Issue #1822 has been updated by Nigel Kersten. Status changed from Accepted to Duplicate Assignee set to Nigel Kersten
I'm closing as a duplicate in favor of #2406 which has more details around the issue. ---------------------------------------- Feature #1822: specifying version in package declaration should pin apt to that version https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/1822 Author: Sam Quigley Status: Duplicate Priority: Normal Assignee: Nigel Kersten Category: package Target version: unplanned Affected Puppet version: 0.24.6 Keywords: Branch: the issue is that specifying a version in a package declaration -- eg <pre> package { "libxen3": ensure => "3.2.0-0ubuntu10", } </pre> installs the right version -- but doesn't pin apt to that version. the result being that if you then manually run @apt-get upgrade@ you'll end up with the newest version, regardless of what you specified. and that can be, er, "awkward":https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-3.3/+bug/297077 it'd be great if specifying the version would magically add the relevant clause to "apt's preferences":http://wiki.debian.org/AptPinning in order to do the right thing... -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
