Install Puppet Agent on Ubuntu curl https://raw.github.com/joslinm/ubuntu-puppet-agent-quickstart/master/puppet-agent-quickstart.sh | bash

Supported Releases

• Debian 6 “Squeeze” (current stable release) (also supported by Puppet Enterprise)
• Debian “Wheezy” (current testing distribution)
• Debian “Sid” (current unstable distribution)
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS “Precise Pangolin” (also supported by Puppet Enterprise)
• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS “Lucid Lynx” (also supported by Puppet Enterprise)
• Ubuntu 8.04 LTS “Hardy Heron”
• Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal”
• Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot”

How does this work?
It sources /etc/lsb-release to get the Ubuntu codename, which can then be used to pull down the appropriate package. For more information, see here