X-Git-Url: https://review.fuel-infra.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=a30b72eaf4055c4d7b1a8a8218be9a0d2f9fab22;hb=08c1283437e2a7072e788f489f1de73dbc9a6c5d;hp=402d7ab021982244b61a07ab923405c536418cd3;hpb=c00888f6d05d4930c91f7d2a7e0446ac9fdb05ac;p=puppet-modules%2Fpuppetlabs-apt.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 402d7ab..a30b72e 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). @@ -200,6 +208,13 @@ We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes so that our modules You can read the complete module contribution guide [on the Puppet Labs wiki.](http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/module-site/wiki/Module_contributing) +License +------- + +The original code for this module comes from Evolving Web and was licensed under the MIT license. Code added since the fork of this module is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License like the rest of the Puppet Labs products. + +The LICENSE contains both licenses. + Contributors ------------