X-Git-Url: https://review.fuel-infra.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=3a7bc8ca0c2a061fc2d99266336cb041d9650f24;hb=ef7d149d5a6b014b53b12925bb5d6638192ac08d;hp=402d7ab021982244b61a07ab923405c536418cd3;hpb=46d47f79d27b24a4c8a7b43e070810087c8e190b;p=puppet-modules%2Fpuppetlabs-apt.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 402d7ab..3a7bc8c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ apt [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt) ## Description + Provides helpful definitions for dealing with Apt. + ======= + Overview -------- -The APT module provides a simple interface for managing APT source, key, and definitions with Puppet. +The APT module provides a simple interface for managing APT source, key, and definitions with Puppet. Module Description ------------------ @@ -28,11 +31,11 @@ Setup * authentication keys * wget (optional) -###Beginning with APT +### Beginning with APT To begin using the APT module with default parameters, declare the class - class { 'apt': } + include apt Puppet code that uses anything from the APT module requires that the core apt class be declared. @@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ Usage Using the APT module consists predominantly in declaring classes that provide desired functionality and features. -###apt +### apt `apt` provides a number of common resources and options that are shared by the various defined types in this module, so you MUST always include this class in your manifests. @@ -54,20 +57,21 @@ The parameters for `apt` are not required in general and are predominantly for d proxy_port => '8080', purge_sources_list => false, purge_sources_list_d => false, - purge_preferences_d => false + purge_preferences_d => false, + update_timeout => undef } Puppet will manage your system's `sources.list` file and `sources.list.d` directory but will do its best to respect existing content. If you declare your apt class with `purge_sources_list` and `purge_sources_list_d` set to 'true', Puppet will unapologetically purge any existing content it finds that wasn't declared with Puppet. -###apt::builddep +### apt::builddep Installs the build depends of a specified package. apt::builddep { 'glusterfs-server': } -###apt::force +### apt::force Forces a package to be installed from a specific release. This class is particularly useful when using repositories, like Debian, that are unstable in Ubuntu. @@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ Forces a package to be installed from a specific release. This class is particu require => Apt::Source['debian_unstable'], } -###apt::key +### apt::key Adds a key to the list of keys used by APT to authenticate packages. @@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ Adds a key to the list of keys used by APT to authenticate packages. Note that use of `key_source` requires wget to be installed and working. -###apt::pin +### apt::pin Adds an apt pin for a certain release. @@ -111,13 +115,17 @@ Note you can also specifying more complex pins using distribution properties. label => 'Debian' } -###apt::ppa +If you wish to pin a number of packages you may specify the packages as a space +delimited string using the `packages` attribute or pass in an array of package +names. + +### apt::ppa Adds a ppa repository using `add-apt-repository`. apt::ppa { 'ppa:drizzle-developers/ppa': } -###apt::release +### apt::release Sets the default apt release. This class is particularly useful when using repositories, like Debian, that are unstable in Ubuntu. @@ -125,7 +133,7 @@ Sets the default apt release. This class is particularly useful when using repos release_id => 'precise', } -###apt::source +### apt::source Adds an apt source to `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/`. @@ -149,11 +157,11 @@ If you would like to configure your system so the source is the Puppet Labs APT key_server => 'pgp.mit.edu', } -###Testing +### Testing The APT module is mostly a collection of defined resource types, which provide reusable logic that can be leveraged to manage APT. It does provide smoke tests for testing functionality on a target system, as well as spec tests for checking a compiled catalog against an expected set of resources. -####Example Test +#### Example Test This test will set up a Puppet Labs apt repository. Start by creating a new smoke test in the apt module's test folder. Call it puppetlabs-apt.pp. Inside, declare a single resource representing the Puppet Labs APT source and gpg key @@ -182,7 +190,7 @@ The above example used a smoke test to easily lay out a resource declaration and Implementation -------------- -###apt::backports +### apt::backports Adds the necessary components to get backports for Ubuntu and Debian. The release name defaults to `$lsbdistcodename`. Setting this manually can cause undefined behavior (read: universe exploding).