Puppet users - Mar 2012 - Overriding package installation source

Hi,

I use a module (for Varnish in this case) which has the typical install,
service, package classes.

-- modules/varnish/manifests/install.pp:

    class varnish::install {
        package { $varnish::params::package_name:
            ensure => installed,
        }
    }

-- modules/project/manifests/proxy.pp

class project::proxy {
    include varnish
}

-- manifests/site.pp

node proxy {
    include project::users
    include project::proxy
}

On certain nodes I want to install the package from another source e.g.
debian-backports. I use puppetlabs/apt to manage my repositories.

If I modify the Varnish module I have to backport all the bugfixes and changes
made by the original author. So, how can I install the package from another
source without modifying the original module?

Thanks for your help,
Kai

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You can use apt pinning in /etc/apt/preferences. Deploy a different
version of that file on different hosts and you should be good :)

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 23:45, Kai Weber <kai.weber@glorybox.de>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use a module (for Varnish in this case) which has the typical install,
> service, package classes.
>
> -- modules/varnish/manifests/install.pp:
>
>    class varnish::install {
>        package { $varnish::params::package_name:
>            ensure => installed,
>        }
>    }
>
> -- modules/project/manifests/proxy.pp
>
> class project::proxy {
>    include varnish
> }
>
> -- manifests/site.pp
>
> node proxy {
>    include project::users
>    include project::proxy
> }
>
> On certain nodes I want to install the package from another source e.g.
> debian-backports. I use puppetlabs/apt to manage my repositories.
>
> If I modify the Varnish module I have to backport all the bugfixes and
changes
> made by the original author. So, how can I install the package from another
> source without modifying the original module?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Kai
>
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