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@@ -337,15 +337,16 @@ Use this resource to depend on or add to a completed apt configuration Exec[apt_updated] ----------------- -After this point, current packages can be installed via apt. It is usually used -like this: +After this point the APT indexes are up-to-date. -Package { require => Exec[apt_updated] } +This resource is usually used like this to ensure current packages are +installed by Package resources: -TODO -==== + include apt::update + Package { require => Exec[apt_updated] } -Sometimes -- especially when initially starting management or deploying new -packages -- a immediate update is really needed to be able to install the right -packages without errors. Thus a method should be devised to be able to specify -with high fidelity when a update should be run and when it is not needed. +Please note that the apt::upgrade_package define automatically uses +this resource so you don't have to manage this yourself if you need to +make sure APT indexes are up-to-date before a package upgrade is +attempted, but don't want "apt-get update" to happen on every Puppet +run. |