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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 19 deletions
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ Ubuntu support is lagging behind but not absent either. ! Upgrade Notice ! + * The `disable_update` parameter has been removed. The main apt class + defaults to *not* run an `apt-get update` on every run anyway so this + parameter seems useless. + You can include the `apt::update` class if you want it to be run every time. + + * The `apt::upgrade_package` now doesn't automatically call an Exec['apt_updated'] + anymore, so you would need to include `apt::update` now by hand. + * The apt::codename parameter has been removed. In its place, the debian_codename fact may be overridden via an environment variable. This will affect all other debian_* facts, and achieve the same result. @@ -188,15 +196,6 @@ Class parameters: If this variable is set the default repositories list ("main contrib non-free") is overriden. -* disable_update - - Disable "apt-get update" which is normally triggered by apt::upgrade_package - and apt::dist_upgrade. - - Note that nodes can be updated once a day by using - APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; - in i.e. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80_apt_update_daily. - * custom_preferences For historical reasons (Debian Lenny's version of APT did not support the use @@ -296,9 +295,6 @@ classes may inherit from this one and add to its subscription list using the plusignment ('+>') operator. A real-world example can be seen in the apt::dist_upgrade::initiator source. -When this class is included the APT indexes are updated on every -Puppet run due to the author's lack of Puppet wizardry. - apt::dist_upgrade::initiator ---------------------------- @@ -555,18 +551,22 @@ Exec['apt_updated'] ------------------- After this point the APT indexes are up-to-date. +This resource is set to `refreshonly => true` so it is not run on +every puppetrun. To run this every time, you can include the `apt::update` +class. This resource is usually used like this to ensure current packages are installed by Package resources: - include apt::update - Package { require => Exec['apt_updated'] } + include apt::update + Package { require => Exec['apt_updated'] } + +Note that nodes can be updated once a day by using + + APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; + +in i.e. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80_apt_update_daily. -Please note that the apt::upgrade_package define automatically uses -this resource so you don't have to manage this yourself if you need to -make sure APT indexes are up-to-date before a package upgrade is -attempted, but don't want "apt-get update" to happen on every Puppet -run. Tests ===== |