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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This module manages apt on Debian. It keeps dpkg's and apt's databases as well as the keyrings for securing package download current. -backports.org is added and an archive key is provided[1]. +backports.debian.org is added. dselect is switched to expert mode to suppress superfluous help screens. @@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ example, setting the following variable before including this class will pull in the templates/apt/preferences file: $custom_preferences = 'template("apt/preferences")' +Also, if you need the preferences file to be absent, set this variable to false: + +$custom_preferences = false + $custom_key_dir --------------- If you have different apt-key files that you want to get added to your @@ -82,12 +86,27 @@ Classes This module contains only the apt class, which sets up all described functionality. +Defines +======= + +apt::preferences_snippet +------------------------ + +A way to add pinning information to /etc/apt/preferences + +Example: + + apt::preferences_snippet{ + 'irssi-plugin-otr': + release => 'lenny-backports', + priority => 999; + } Resources ========= -File[apt_config] ----------------- +Concatenated_file[apt_config] +----------------------------- Use this resource to depend on or add to a completed apt configuration Exec[apt_updated] @@ -139,7 +158,3 @@ Sometimes -- especially when initially starting management or deploying new packages -- a immediate update is really needed to be able to install the right packages without errors. Thus a method should be devised to be able to specify with high fidelity when a update should be run and when it is not needed. - - - -[1] Of course, you should check the validity of _this_ key yourself. |