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Most packages will have a dedicated module which abstracts the configuration of that package across operating systems -- for example, NRPE plugins may be installed in different directories on different operating systems. | Most packages will have a dedicated module which abstracts the configuration of that package across operating systems -- for example, NRPE plugins may be installed in different directories on different operating systems. | ||
"Installation" here is taken to mean getting the package installed, along with any supporting files(e.g., NRPE plugins). | |||
= Packages = | = Packages = | ||
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The following packages are available: | The following packages are available: | ||
* ''packages::ntp'' - installs the NTP daemon | |||
* ''packages::python'' - installs all available versions of python (below) | |||
* ''packages::python26'' - Python-2.6 in /tools/python26, including devel headers | |||
* ''packages::python27'' - Python-2.7 in /tools/python27, including devel headers | |||
* ''packages::mozilla-tools'' - un-abstracted class that will go away | |||
= Implementation = | = Implementation = | ||
In general, package management resources get set up in the 'packagesetup' stage (see [ReleaseEngineering/PuppetAgain#Stages]), so that subsequent uses of the package manager can assume it is configured. This is done with an invocation of ''packages::setup'' from the ''toplevel::base'' class. | |||
== CentOS == | == CentOS == | ||
On CentOS, packages are installed with the yum provider, and the relevant repositories | On CentOS, packages are installed with the yum provider, and the relevant repositories are added to yum in the packagesetup stage. | ||