package

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with package
   • What package affects
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

A wrapper around the package resource type

Module Description

This module allows one to define package resources in Hiera.

Setup

What package affects

• Packages will be installed/removed/upgraded.

Usage

In a class:

include ::package

In hiera:

package::package:
  bash:
    ensure: 4.2.theonewiththeshellshockpatches
  git: {}

Reference

See https://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#package for the list of available attributes.

Development

Patches welcome.