Data type: `Optional[String]`
Specifies a distribution of the Apt repository containing the backports to manage. Used in populating the `source.list` configuration file.
-Default: on Debian and Ubuntu, '${lsbdistcodename}-backports'. We recommend keeping this default, except on other operating
+Default: on Debian and Ubuntu, `${facts['os']['distro']['codename']}-backports`. We recommend keeping this default, except on other operating
systems.
Default value: ``undef``
Data type: `Optional[String]`
-Optional if lsb-release is installed (unless you're using a different release than indicated by lsb-release, e.g., Linux Mint).
Specifies the operating system of your node. Valid options: a string containing a valid LSB distribution codename.
+Optional if `puppet facts show os.distro.codename` returns your correct distribution release codename.
-Default value: `$facts['lsbdistcodename']`
+Default value: `$facts['os']['distro']['codename']`
##### `dist`
Data type: `Optional[String]`
-Optional if lsb-release is installed (unless you're using a different release than indicated by lsb-release, e.g., Linux Mint).
Specifies the distribution of your node. Valid options: a string containing a valid distribution codename.
+Optional if `puppet facts show os.name` returns your correct distribution name.
-Default value: `$facts['lsbdistid']`
+Default value: `$facts['os']['name']`
##### `package_name`