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Debian/Ubuntu package configuration

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Version information

  • 0.1.1 (latest)
  • 0.1.0
released Jul 20th 2014
This version is compatible with:
  • Debian, Ubuntu

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mod 'rlenglet-debconf_package', '0.1.1'
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rlenglet/debconf_package — version 0.1.1 Jul 20th 2014

#debconf_package

####Table of Contents

  1. Overview - What is the debconf_package module?
  2. Module Description - What does the debconf_package module do?
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with debconf_package
  4. Usage - The custom type available for configuration
  5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module
  7. Contributors
  8. License

##Overview

Configures Debian/Ubuntu packages using debconf preseed files and reconfigures them when the preseed files are modified.

##Module Description

The debconf_package module adds a type that installs and configures a Debian/Ubuntu package using a debconf preseed file and executes dpkg-reconfigure when the preseed file is updated.

##Setup

The best way to install this module is by executing the following command on your puppet master or local Puppet install:

$ puppet module install [--modulepath <path>] rlenglet/debconf_package

The above command also includes the optional argument to specify your puppet master's modulepath as the location to install the module.

###What debconf_package affects

  • Debian packages.
  • Debian debconf preseed selections.

###Beginning with debconf_package

The ::debconf_package type is a simplified version of the standard package type, which optionally allows specifying debconf selections in the content or source attribute.

Specify the optional ensure and content or source attributes:

debconf_package { openssh-server:
  ensure => present,
  content => 'openssh-server    ssh/use_old_init_script boolean true
openssh-server  ssh/disable_cr_auth boolean false
'
}

##Usage

###Defined Type: debconf_package

####Parameters

#####ensure

The ensure attribute for the package. Accepts the same values as in the standard package type.

#####source

The file to use as source for the debconf preseed file. Mutually exclusive with content.

#####content

The contents of the debconf preseed file. Mutually exclusive with source.

##Limitations

This module is compatible only with Debian and Ubuntu.

##Development

Feedback and contributions are appreciated, in the form of issues or pull requests on the Github project page.

##Contributors

The debconf_package module is based on Erik Dalén's preseed_package module.

##License

Copyright 2012 Erik Dalén Copyright 2013, 2014 Romain Lenglet

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.