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.TH "CDIST-TYPE__PACKAGE" "7" "Sep 26, 2023" "7.0.0" "cdist"
.SH NAME
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cdist\-type__package \- Manage packages
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This cdist type allows you to install or uninstall packages on the target.
It dispatches the actual work to the package system dependent types.
.SH REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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None
.SH OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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.B name
The name of the package to install. Default is to use the object_id as the
package name.
.TP
.B version
The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version
chosen by the local package manager.
.TP
.B type
The package type to use. Default is determined based on the $os explorer
variable.
e.g.
* __package_apt for Debian
* __package_emerge for Gentoo
.TP
.B state
Either \(dqpresent\(dq or \(dqabsent\(dq, defaults to \(dqpresent\(dq
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.EX
# Install the package vim on the target
__package vim \-\-state present

# Same but install specific version
__package vim \-\-state present \-\-version 7.3.50

# Force use of a specific package type
__package vim \-\-state present \-\-type __package_apt
.EE
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.SH AUTHORS
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Steven Armstrong <\fI\%steven\-cdist\-\-@\-\-armstrong.cc\fP>
.SH COPYING
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Copyright (C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
.SH COPYRIGHT
ungleich GmbH 2021
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