Puppet users - Apr 2012 - Why latest stable Debian Squeeze package is 2.6.2-5+squeeze4 please ?

Hello,

I have installed puppet on debian-squeeze using aptitude / apt-get but
I got the version 2.6.2 of Puppet.

After some research, I have found that the last stable debian package
version is
puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet

and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html

But on the puppet documentation, it is written that
The latest stable release is 2.7.12
The latest maintenance release is 2.6.14

Could you explain me the reason why the "latest stable" release of
puppet is considered as "unstable" on debian squeeze please ?

Is there a way to install puppet 2.7.12 on debian squeeze and what are
the risks if I do so please ?

Thanks in advance for your answers

Best regards,
Christophe

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Latest stable means two different things between the maintainers of Debian
and puppet.

On Apr 5, 2012 7:19 AM, "Christophe L"
<cl.subscription@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I have installed puppet on debian-squeeze using aptitude / apt-get but
I got the version 2.6.2 of Puppet.

After some research, I have found that the last stable debian package
version is
puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet

and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html

But on the puppet documentation, it is written that
The latest stable release is 2.7.12
The latest maintenance release is 2.6.14

Could you explain me the reason why the "latest stable" release of
puppet is considered as "unstable" on debian squeeze please ?

Is there a way to install puppet 2.7.12 on debian squeeze and what are
the risks if I do so please ?

Thanks in advance for your answers

Best regards,
Christophe

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You can try the Debian packages at  http://apt.puppetlabs.com/ to see if
the Squeeze ones are more up to date (they will be, I think!)

On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Christophe L
<cl.subscription@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have installed puppet on debian-squeeze using aptitude / apt-get but
> I got the version 2.6.2 of Puppet.
>
> After some research, I have found that the last stable debian package
> version is
> puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet
>
> and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
> http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html
>
> But on the puppet documentation, it is written that
> The latest stable release is 2.7.12
> The latest maintenance release is 2.6.14
>
> Could you explain me the reason why the "latest stable" release
of
> puppet is considered as "unstable" on debian squeeze please ?
>
> Is there a way to install puppet 2.7.12 on debian squeeze and what are
> the risks if I do so please ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers
>
> Best regards,
> Christophe
>
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On 12-04-05 07:19 AM, Christophe L wrote:
> After some research, I have found that the last stable debian package
> version is
> puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet
> 
> and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
> http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html
In Debian''s release cycle, the packages are freezed before a release.
when this happens it means that package versions that are currently in
the "testing" branch will be used for the next debian release, and
will
be used until the next release.

the "stable" part in all that is the debian branch name that
represents
the current release, so what software they support.

security patches will be backported to 2.6 as much as possible for as
long as the current "stable" branch is the current one.

for now, you can use the squeeze-backports[1] branch, in which you can
find puppet 2.7

[1]: http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/

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Thank you all for your answers !

As a suggestion for the documentation, that would be nice to have
information about the http://apt.puppetlabs.com/ apt repository on the
puppet installation page.

Best regards,
Christophe

On 5 avr, 20:58, Gabriel Filion <lelu...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 12-04-05 07:19 AM, Christophe L wrote:
>
> > After some research, I have found that the last stable debian package
> > version is
> > puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
> >http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet
>
> > and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
> >http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html
>
> In Debian''s release cycle, the packages are freezed before a
release.
> when this happens it means that package versions that are currently in
> the "testing" branch will be used for the next debian release,
and will
> be used until the next release.
>
> the "stable" part in all that is the debian branch name that
represents
> the current release, so what software they support.
>
> security patches will be backported to 2.6 as much as possible for as
> long as the current "stable" branch is the current one.
>
> for now, you can use the squeeze-backports[1] branch, in which you can
> find puppet 2.7
>
> [1]:http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
>
> --
> Gabriel Filion
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On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Christophe L <cl.subscription@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thank you all for your answers !
>
> As a suggestion for the documentation, that would be nice to have
> information about the http://apt.puppetlabs.com/ apt repository on the
> puppet installation page.
That is currently undergoing some work, and will be there.  If you
happen to know pages exactly you were referencing, I''ll be sure to
them updated.

Mike
>
> Best regards,
> Christophe
>
> On 5 avr, 20:58, Gabriel Filion <lelu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 12-04-05 07:19 AM, Christophe L wrote:
>>
>> > After some research, I have found that the last stable debian
package
>> > version is
>> > puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
>> >http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet
>>
>> > and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
>> >http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html
>>
>> In Debian''s release cycle, the packages are freezed before a
release.
>> when this happens it means that package versions that are currently in
>> the "testing" branch will be used for the next debian
release, and will
>> be used until the next release.
>>
>> the "stable" part in all that is the debian branch name that
represents
>> the current release, so what software they support.
>>
>> security patches will be backported to 2.6 as much as possible for as
>> long as the current "stable" branch is the current one.
>>
>> for now, you can use the squeeze-backports[1] branch, in which you can
>> find puppet 2.7
>>
>> [1]:http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
>>
>> --
>> Gabriel Filion
>
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Hello Mike,

Sorry for the late feedback.

On this page
http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/installation.html
it is written
"
OS Packages

If installing from a distribution maintained package, such as those
listed on the Downloading Puppet Wiki Page all OS prerequisites should
be handled by your package manager.
"

On this page
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/Downloading_Puppet
it is written
"
Debian Packages

Debian packages are available from the Debian Packages site.
"

So there is no information about the apt.puppetlabs.com debian package
repository on those two pages, and I think it would be nice to have
this information on at least one of them.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Christophe


On 8 avr, 00:42, Michael Stahnke <stah...@puppetlabs.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Christophe L
<cl.subscript...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thank you all for your answers !
>
> > As a suggestion for the documentation, that would be nice to have
> > information about the http://apt.puppetlabs.com/apt repository on the
> > puppet installation page.
>
> That is currently undergoing some work, and will be there.  If you
> happen to know pages exactly you were referencing, I''ll be sure to
> them updated.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Best regards,
> > Christophe
>
> > On 5 avr, 20:58, Gabriel Filion <lelu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 12-04-05 07:19 AM, Christophe L wrote:
>
> >> > After some research, I have found that the last stable debian
package
> >> > version is
> >> > puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
> >> >http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet
>
> >> > and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
> >> >http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html
>
> >> In Debian''s release cycle, the packages are freezed
before a release.
> >> when this happens it means that package versions that are
currently in
> >> the "testing" branch will be used for the next debian
release, and will
> >> be used until the next release.
>
> >> the "stable" part in all that is the debian branch name
that represents
> >> the current release, so what software they support.
>
> >> security patches will be backported to 2.6 as much as possible for
as
> >> long as the current "stable" branch is the current one.
>
> >> for now, you can use the squeeze-backports[1] branch, in which you
can
> >> find puppet 2.7
>
> >> [1]:http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
>
> >> --
> >> Gabriel Filion
>
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Added a pull request to puppet-docs

https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-docs/pull/67

Updated the wiki as well.

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Christophe L <cl.subscription@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello Mike,
>
> Sorry for the late feedback.
>
> On this page
> http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/installation.html
> it is written
> "
> OS Packages
>
> If installing from a distribution maintained package, such as those
> listed on the Downloading Puppet Wiki Page all OS prerequisites should
> be handled by your package manager.
> "
>
> On this page
> http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet/wiki/Downloading_Puppet
> it is written
> "
> Debian Packages
>
> Debian packages are available from the Debian Packages site.
> "
>
> So there is no information about the apt.puppetlabs.com debian package
> repository on those two pages, and I think it would be nice to have
> this information on at least one of them.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards,
> Christophe
>
>
> On 8 avr, 00:42, Michael Stahnke <stah...@puppetlabs.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Christophe L
<cl.subscript...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thank you all for your answers !
>>
>> > As a suggestion for the documentation, that would be nice to have
>> > information about the http://apt.puppetlabs.com/apt repository on
the
>> > puppet installation page.
>>
>> That is currently undergoing some work, and will be there.  If you
>> happen to know pages exactly you were referencing, I''ll be
sure to
>> them updated.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Best regards,
>> > Christophe
>>
>> > On 5 avr, 20:58, Gabriel Filion <lelu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On 12-04-05 07:19 AM, Christophe L wrote:
>>
>> >> > After some research, I have found that the last stable
debian package
>> >> > version is
>> >> > puppet (2.6.2-5+squeeze4) [security]
>> >> >http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/puppet
>>
>> >> > and that 2.7.12-3 is considered as unstable
>> >> >http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/puppet.html
>>
>> >> In Debian''s release cycle, the packages are freezed
before a release.
>> >> when this happens it means that package versions that are
currently in
>> >> the "testing" branch will be used for the next
debian release, and will
>> >> be used until the next release.
>>
>> >> the "stable" part in all that is the debian branch
name that represents
>> >> the current release, so what software they support.
>>
>> >> security patches will be backported to 2.6 as much as possible
for as
>> >> long as the current "stable" branch is the current
one.
>>
>> >> for now, you can use the squeeze-backports[1] branch, in which
you can
>> >> find puppet 2.7
>>
>> >> [1]:http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
>>
>> >> --
>> >> Gabriel Filion
>>
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