cdist-type__package_apt(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>


NAME
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cdist-type__package_apt - Manage packages with apt-get


DESCRIPTION
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apt-get is usually used on Debian and variants (like Ubuntu) to
manage packages.


REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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state::
   Either "installed" or "deinstalled".


OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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name::
   If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

preseed::
   If supplied, use the given filename as input for debconf-set-selections(1)


EXAMPLES
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# Ensure zsh in installed
__package_apt zsh --state installed

# In case you only want *a* webserver, but don't care which one
__package_apt webserver --state installed --name nginx

# Install package with defaults (from a type)
__package_apt postfix --state installed --preseed "$__type/files/postfix-seed"

# Remove obsolete package
__package_apt puppet --state deinstalled
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SEE ALSO
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- cdist-type(7)
- cdist-type__package(7)


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2011 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).