# pin a release in apt, useful for unstable repositories
define apt::pin(
- $ensure = present,
- $packages = '*',
- $priority = 0,
- $release = '',
- $origin = ''
+ $ensure = present,
+ $packages = '*',
+ $priority = 0,
+ $release = '',
+ $origin = '',
+ $originator = '',
) {
include apt::params
$pin = "release a=${release}"
} elsif $origin != '' {
$pin = "origin \"${origin}\""
+ } elsif $originator != '' {
+ $pin = "release o=${originator}"
} else {
$pin = "release a=${name}"
}