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@@ -253,25 +253,19 @@ Example usage: If this variable is set the default repositories list ("main contrib non-free") is overriden. -### custom_preferences +### manage_preferences - For historical reasons (Debian Lenny's version of APT did not support the use - of the `preferences.d` directory for putting fragments of 'preferences'), this - module will manage a default generic apt/preferences file with more - recent releases pinned to very low values so that any package - installation will not accidentally pull in packages from those suites - unless you explicitly specify the version number. This file will be - complemented with all of the preferences_snippet calls (see below). + Setting this variable to `false` will delete all the files in `preferences.d` + managed by Puppet. By default, this parameter is set to `true`. - If the default preferences template doesn't suit your needs, you can create a - template located in your `site_apt` module, and set custom_preferences with the - content (eg. custom_preferences => template('site_apt/preferences') ) +### custom_preferences - Setting this variable to false before including this class will force the - `apt/preferences` file to be absent: + If the default preferences template doesn't suit your needs, you can create a + template located in your `apt` module, and set `custom_preferences` to your + preferred template: class { 'apt': - custom_preferences => false, + custom_preferences => 'apt/my_super_template.erb', } ### custom_sources_list |