Defined Type: apt::pin

Defined in:
puppet/modules/apt/manifests/pin.pp

Overview

Define: apt::pin

Sets up an APT pin priority for the given packages. See `man 5 apt_preferences` for details on pinning.

Parameters

pin

Package properties to match against.

priority

Pin priority.

package

Package name or pattern. Default: $name.

ensure

Whether or not the preference should exist.

Examples

Ensure Wikimedia packages are installed over those from dist sources.

apt::pin { 'wikimedia':
    package  => '*',
    pin      => 'release o=Wikimedia',
    priority => 1001,
}

Parameters:

  • pin (Any)
  • priority (Any)
  • package (Any) (defaults to: $name)
  • ensure (Any) (defaults to: present) 


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# File 'puppet/modules/apt/manifests/pin.pp', line 30

define apt::pin (
    $pin,
    $priority,
    $package = $name,
    $ensure = present,
) {
    # Validate that $name does not already have a ".pref" suffix.
    if $name =~ /\.pref$/ {
        fail('$name must not have a ".pref" suffix.')
    }

    file { "/etc/apt/preferences.d/${name}.pref":
        ensure  => $ensure,
        owner   => 'root',
        group   => 'root',
        mode    => '0444',
        content => "Package: ${package}\nPin: ${pin}\nPin-Priority: ${priority}\n",
        notify  => Exec['apt-get update'],
    }
}