cdist-type__package_apt(7)
cdist-type__package_apt - Manage packages with apt-get
apt-get is usually used on Debian and variants (like Ubuntu) to
manage packages.
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name
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If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.
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state
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Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"
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target-release
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Passed on to apt-get install, see apt-get(8).
Essentially allows you to retrieve packages from a different release
# 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
Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).