puppet-packages

Module to handle package management via hiera

Usage

in a manifest:

  include packages::manage

or

  class { 'packages::manage': }

in a hiera yaml:

---

classes:
  - packages::manage

Configuration

This module exposes several configurable options. While you can pass these options through a manifest, this module works best when pulling data out of hiera.

From a manifest:

class { 'packages::manage':
  install_packages => [''], # an array of packages which should have
                            # state => installed. Bulk install, default
                            # provider.
  latest_packages  => [''], # an array of packages which should have
                            # state => latest. Bulk install, default
                            # provider
  remove_packages  => [''], # an array of packages which should have
                            # state => purged. Bulk remove.
  install_version  => [''], # a hashed array of packages to manage,
                            # see hiera details.  Respects standard
                            # 'package' options.
}

From hiera:

---

packages::install:
  - nano
  - curl
  - unzip

packages::latest:
  - puppet
  - hiera

packages::versioned:
  nethack-console:
    ensure: purged

• note, when using 'packages::versioned', you may pass any standard packaging parameter to the entry. for example:

packages::versioned
  gear:
    ensure: latest
    provider: pip

packages::versioned:
  deep_merge:
    ensure: latest
    provider: gem