package_install_version_cmp_update - Rudder techniques

package_install_version_cmp_update

Install a package or verify if it is installed in a specific version, or higher or lower version than a version specified, optionally test update or not (Debian-, Red Hat- or SUSE-like systems only).

⚙️ Compatible targets: Linux

⚠️ Deprecated: This method is deprecated and should not be used.

Parameters

Name	Documentation
name	Name of the package to install or verify. This parameter is required.
version_comparator	Comparator between installed version and defined version, can be ==,<=,>=,<,>,!=. Choices: `==` `<=` `>=` `<` `>` `!=` This parameter is required.
package_version	The version of the package to verify (can be "latest" for latest version). This parameter is required.
action	Action to perform, can be add, verify (defaults to verify). This parameter is required.
update_policy	While verifying packages, check against latest version ("true") or just installed ("false"). This parameter is required.

Outcome conditions

You need to replace ${name} with its actual canonified value.

✅ Ok: package_install_${name}_ok
- ☑️ Already compliant: package_install_${name}_kept
- 🟨 Repaired: package_install_${name}_repaired
❌ Error: package_install_${name}_error

Example

method: package_install_version_cmp_update
params:
  version_comparator: ==
  name: VALUE
  action: VALUE
  update_policy: VALUE
  package_version: VALUE

Documentation

Example:

methods:
    "any" usebundle => package_install_version_cmp_update("postgresql", ">=", "9.1", "verify", "false");