cdist-type__package_apt7
Manage packages with apt-get
Overview
apt-get is usually used on Debian and variants (like Ubuntu) to manage packages. The package will be installed without recommended or suggested packages. If such packages are required, install them separatly or use the parameter --install-recommends.
This type will also update package index, if it is older than one day, to avoid missing package error messages.
Required parameters
None
Optional parameters
name-
If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.
state-
Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"
target-release-
Passed on to apt-get install, see apt-get(8). Essentially allows you to retrieve packages from a different release
version-
The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version chosen by the local package manager.
Boolean parameters
install-recommends-
If the package will be installed, it also installs recommended packages with it. It will not install recommended packages if the original package is already installed.
In most cases, it is recommended to install recommended packages separatly to control which additional packages will be installed to avoid useless installed packages.
purge-if-absent-
If this parameter is given when state is absent, the package is purged from the system (using --purge).
Examples
# Ensure zsh in installed __package_apt zsh --state present # In case you only want *a* webserver, but don't care which one __package_apt webserver --state present --name nginx # Remove obsolete package __package_apt puppet --state absent
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Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Releases
5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.