[chef] Re: Re: Managing package preferences within chef (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, etc.)

[Edward Morbius < >]

I don't care about mechanism so much as I care about result.

I'd like to specify a set of packages and the state in which they
should exist on the system (including "not existing" as a state).

I'd like to do this in as simple, intuitive, and maintainable manner
as possible.

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Ranjib Dey 
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 wrote:
> do you mean an array of packages?
> %w{ pkg1 pkg2 pkg3}.each do |pkg|
>    action :remove
> end
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> On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 1:09 AM, Edward Morbius 
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> wrote:
>>
>> We're looking for a lightweight way to specify package preferences
>> (inclusion and exclusion) on chef-managed hosts.
>>
>> Ideally this would simply be a list of packages and desired
>> installation states.  Primary target is Ubuntu / Debian, so:
>>
>> <packagename> <install|remove|purge>
>>
>> ... would be the general form.
>>
>>
>> I'm not seeing an obvious established way of doing this, but it seems
>> like the sort of thing that should exist.
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Ed Morbius
>> Chief Scientist / Philologist / Robot Wrangler / Powerplant Operator
>> Krell Power Systems Unlimited
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-- 
Dr. Ed Morbius
Chief Scientist / Philologist / Robot Wrangler / Powerplant Operator
Krell Power Systems Unlimited