Linux Mint Support

Feature for a new possibility to replace LinuxMint with Ubuntu

diff --git a/manifests/ppa.pp b/manifests/ppa.pp
index 402961a72a949631b9ba6ebaed7b104abefdefca..ba05485c31c2ed5792cab8f0ae0a5fb85660627b 100644 (file)
--- a/manifests/ppa.pp
+++ b/manifests/ppa.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #   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.
 #
+# @param dist
+#   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.
+#
 # @param package_name
 #   Names the package that provides the `apt-add-repository` command. Default: 'software-properties-common'.
 #
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ define apt::ppa(
   String $ensure                 = 'present',
   Optional[String] $options      = $::apt::ppa_options,
   Optional[String] $release      = $facts['lsbdistcodename'],
+  Optional[String] $dist         = $facts['lsbdistid'],
   Optional[String] $package_name = $::apt::ppa_package,
   Boolean $package_manage        = false,
 ) {
@@ -30,12 +35,12 @@ define apt::ppa(
     fail(translate('lsbdistcodename fact not available: release parameter required'))
   }
 
-  if $facts['lsbdistid'] == 'Debian' {
+  if $dist == 'Debian' {
     fail(translate('apt::ppa is not currently supported on Debian.'))
   }
 
   if versioncmp($facts['lsbdistrelease'], '14.10') >= 0 {
-    $distid = downcase($facts['lsbdistid'])
+    $distid = downcase($dist)
     $dash_filename = regsubst($name, '^ppa:([^/]+)/(.+)$', "\\1-${distid}-\\2")
     $underscore_filename = regsubst($name, '^ppa:([^/]+)/(.+)$', "\\1_${distid}_\\2")
   } else {