Install a specific version

[sebastiaanluca]

I can't seem to find this anywhere, but how should I handle things if I want to install a specific version of Redis that's crucial to my server setup?

[arioch]

This should do the trick:

class { 'redis:
  package_ensure => '2.6.16';
}

[sebastiaanluca]

Thanks for quick help!

Works great, but I do have to specify the version very detailed. Like package_ensure => "2:2.4.14-1". Running sudo apt-cache show redis-server shows me what versions are available. And I only have that one, so not many options. Anything else gives me:

E: Version '2.6.16' for 'redis-server' was not found

[sebastiaanluca]

Another issue, partially related (should I create a new?):

$ sudo service redis-server start
Starting redis-server: 
*** FATAL CONFIG FILE ERROR ***
Reading the configuration file, at line 107
>>> 'stop-writes-on-bgsave-error yes'
Bad directive or wrong number of arguments
failed

Redis server version 2.4.14 (00000000:0)

[arioch]

That's because 2.4 is no longer supported using this module.
It works with 2.6 and the current stable version 2.8.

[v6]

// , Excellent support Arioch. I had this same question, and this answers it for me.

Much better to control this the way that you have outlined, rather than a "redis version" value or something.