class { 'apt':
always_apt_update => false,
+ apt_update_frequency => undef,
disable_keys => undef,
proxy_host => false,
proxy_port => '8080',
At first glance, it seems this issue could also be solved by passing the version required to the ensure attribute---but that only means that Puppet will install that
version after it processes the package. It does not inform apt that we want
-this package to be held; that is, should another package want to upgrade this one (because of a version requirement in a dependency, for example), we want apt to refuse.
+this package to be held; that is, should another package want to upgrade this one (because of a version requirement in a dependency, for example), we want apt to refuse.
-To solve this issue, use apt::hold. Implement this by creating a preferences file with a priority of 1001. Under normal circumstances, this preference will always win. Because the priority is > 1000, apt will maintain the required version, downgrading the current package if necessary.
+To solve this issue, use apt::hold. Implement this by creating a preferences file with a priority of 1001. Under normal circumstances, this preference will always win. Because the priority is > 1000, apt will maintain the required version, downgrading the current package if necessary.
With this, you can now set a package's ensure attribute to 'latest' but get the version specified by apt::hold:
### apt::update
-Runs `apt-get update`, updating the list of available packages and their versions without installing or upgrading any packages.
+Runs `apt-get update`, updating the list of available packages and their versions without installing or upgrading any packages.
The update runs on the first Puppet run after you include the class, then whenever `notify => Exec['apt_update']` occurs---this should happen when config files get updated or other relevant changes occur. If you set the `always_apt_update` parameter, the update will run on every Puppet run.
* `apt_updates` --- the number of updates available on the system
* `apt_security_updates` --- the number of updates which are security updates
* `apt_package_updates` --- the package names that are available for update. In Facter 2.0 and later, this will be a list type; in earlier versions, it is a comma-delimited string.
+* `apt_update_last_success` --- The date in epochtime that `apt-get update` last ran successfully. This is determined by reading the mtime of the file `/var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp`. That file is generated by the `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/15update-stamp` file.
#### Hiera example
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* Zach Leslie <zach@puppetlabs.com>
* Daniele Sluijters <github@daenney.net>
* Daniel Paulus <daniel@inuits.eu>
+* Wolf Noble <wolf@wolfspyre.com>