# pin a release in apt, useful for unstable repositories
define apt::pin(
+ $ensure = present,
$packages = '*',
$priority = 0
) {
include apt::params
+ $preferences_d = $apt::params::preferences_d
+
file { "${name}.pref":
- ensure => file,
- path => "${apt::params::root}/preferences.d/${name}",
+ ensure => $ensure,
+ path => "${preferences_d}/${name}",
owner => root,
group => root,
mode => '0644',