cdist-type__package_dpkg - Manage packages with dpkg
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Boolean Parameters
purge-if-absent
If this parameter is given when state is absent, the package is purged from the system (using
--purge).
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Copyright (C) 2013 Tomas Pospisek. 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. This type is based on __package_apt.
Copyright
ungleich GmbH 2021
7.0.0 Sep 11, 2024 CDIST-TYPE__PACKAGE_DPKG(7)
Description
This type is used on Debian and variants (like Ubuntu) to install packages that are provided locally as
*.deb files.
The object given to this type must be the name of the deb package. The filename of the deb package has
to follow Debian naming conventions, i.e. ${binary:Package}_${Version}_${Architecture}.deb (see
dpkg-query(1) for details).
Examples
# Install foo and bar packages
__package_dpkg foo_0.1_all.deb --source /tmp/foo_0.1_all.deb
__package_dpkg bar_1.4.deb --source $__type/files/bar_1.4.deb
# uninstall baz:
__package_dpkg baz_1.4_amd64.deb \
--source $__type/files/baz_1.4_amd64.deb \
--state "absent"
# uninstall baz and also purge config-files:
__package_dpkg baz_1.4_amd64.deb \
--source $__type/files/baz_1.4_amd64.deb \
--purge-if-absent \
--state "absent"
Explorer
pkg_state
Returns the full package name if package is installed, empty otherwise.
Messages
installed
The deb-file was installed.
removed(--remove)
The package was removed, keeping config.
removed(--purge)
The package was removed including config (purged).
Name
cdist-type__package_dpkg - Manage packages with dpkg
Optional Parameters
statepresent or absent, defaults to present.
Required Parameters
source path to the *.deb package
See Also
cdist-type__package(7), dpkg-query(1)
