pkg5_publisher – Manages Solaris 11 Image Packaging System publishers

New in version 1.9.

Synopsis

  • IPS packages are the native packages in Solaris 11 and higher.
  • This modules will configure which publishers a client will download IPS packages from.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Is the repository enabled or disabled?
mirror
-
A path or URL to the repository mirror.
Multiple values may be provided.
name
- / required
The publisher's name.

aliases: publisher
origin
-
A path or URL to the repository.
Multiple values may be provided.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether to ensure that a publisher is present or absent.
sticky
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Packages installed from a sticky repository can only receive updates from that repository.

Examples

# Fetch packages for the solaris publisher direct from Oracle:
- pkg5_publisher:
    name: solaris
    sticky: true
    origin: https://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/support/

# Configure a publisher for locally-produced packages:
- pkg5_publisher:
    name: site
    origin: 'https://pkg.example.com/site/'

Status

Authors

  • Peter Oliver (@mavit)

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