@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ cdist-type__debian_backports(7)
NAME
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cdist-type__debian_backports - Install backports for Debain system s
cdist-type__apt_backports - Install backport s
DESCRIPTION
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This singleton type installs backports for the current Debian version .
It aborts if backports are not supported for the specified os or no
This singleton type installs backports for the current OS release .
It aborts if backports are not supported for the specified OS or no
version codename could be fetched (like Debian unstable).
@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ state
Will be directly passed to :strong: `cdist-type__apt_source` \ (7).
mirror
The mirror to fetch the backports from. Will defaults to the Debian default
`<http://deb.debian.org/debian/>`_ .
The mirror to fetch the backports from. Will defaults to the generic
mirror of the current OS .
Will be directly passed to :strong: `cdist-type__apt_source` \ (7).
@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ EXAMPLES
.. code-block :: sh
# setup the backports
__debian _backports
__debian _backports --state absent
__debian _backports --state present --mirror "http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/"
__apt _backports
__apt _backports --state absent
__apt _backports --state present --mirror "http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/"
# update
require="__debian _backports" __apt_update_index
require="__apt _backports" __apt_update_index
# install a backports package
# currently for the buster release backports
@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ Aborts if no distribuition codename could be detected. This is common for the
unstable distribution, but there is no backports repository for it already.
CAVEATS
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For Ubuntu, it setup all componenents for the backports repository: `` main `` ,
`` restricted `` , `` universe `` and `` multiverse `` . The user may not want to
install proprietary packages, which will only be installed if the user
explicitly uses the backports target-release. The user may change this behavior
to install backports packages without the need of explicitly select it.
SEE ALSO
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`Official Debian Backports site <https://backports.debian.org/> `_