1

I am trying to install a package in Centos using puppet.

The package can be installed using yum install (sudo yum install bash-completion), but puppet says it doen't exist! (I have had this problem when trying to install several other packages too).

Here is what I am using:

    file { '/etc/bash_completion.d/symfony2-autocomplete.bash':
        ensure => present,
        owner => 'vagrant',
        group => 'vagrant',
        mode => '0777',
        require => Package['bash-completion'],
        content => template('extras/symfony2-autocomplete.bash'),
    }

Is there a list of puppet packages available? (or maybe have I forgotten to include something somewhere?)

Thanks!

Improve this question

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
2

You have not instructed Puppet to install a package at all.

file { '...': require => Package['...'] }

will not result in package installation. It just builds a relationship between a file resource and the named package.

package { 'bash-completion': ensure => 'installed' }

will do what you need. The require metaparameter will then work as well.

Improve this answer
2
  • that worked thanks. After lots of trial and error, I realised that I needed to put the whole package name (xorg-x11-server-Xvfb instead of Xvfb, even though sudo yum install Xvfb works) using yum info -v was also quite helpful for anyone else reading!
    – timhc22
    Dec 1, 2014 at 11:45
  • 1
    Yes, the package resource will not behave just like yum in all contexts. For example, resources that can be provided by more than one package (which I suspect is the case for Xvfb) cannot be managed through Puppet so easily. You should indeed use the exact name of the package(s) in question.
    – Felix Frank
    Dec 1, 2014 at 12:00
2

On CentOS 6, bash-completion is in the EPEL repository. You either forgot to add EPEL, or your manifest is trying to install bash-completion before adding the EPEL repo.

It's in the base repositories in CentOS 7.

Oh, and your file ownership and permissions are wrong, but you probably knew that already...

Improve this answer
1
  • Ah ha makes sense! Thanks! And yes, I thought someone might pick up on that, thanks :P
    – timhc22
    Nov 28, 2014 at 17:38

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .