install a custom .deb using states

[Adrien Saladin]

Hi, 

I'm very new to salt. I would like to install a custom mypackage.deb using states. The file sould be retrieved from the master for example with the built-in file server. 

I suppose it is a rather common task. Is there an example somewhere because I'm a little bit lost with how to assemble salt states ?

The lines below are just to show that I tried something. I expect it to be wrong in many aspects. 

Here is mypackage.sls:

mypackage:

   pkg:

     - installed

     - require:

         - file: /tmp/mypackage.deb

   cmd.run: 

     - names:

         - dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

/tmp/mypackage.deb:

   file.managed:

      - source: salt://mypackage.deb

When running salt '*' state.highstate I get this result:

minion1.mynetwork:

(in blue) ----------

    State: - cmd                                                                                                 

    Name:      dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

    Function:  run

        Result:    True

        Comment:   Command "dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb" run

        Changes:   pid: 3963

                   retcode: 0                                                                                    

                   stderr:                                                                                       

                   stdout: (Reading database ... 131989 files and directories currently installed.)              

Preparing to replace mypackage 20121022-1 (using /tmp/mypackage.deb) ...                                                     

Unpacking replacement mypackage ...                                                                                    

Setting up mypackage (20121022-1) ... 

(/in blue)                                                                                 

                                                                                                                 

(in red) ----------

    State: - pkg                                                                                                 

    Name:      dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

    Function:  installed

        Result:    False

        Comment:   Package dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb failed to install

        Changes:   

(/in red)

I'm using salt 0.10.1 since it is the one available with debian backports. 

Thanks

[Ben Hosmer]

If you just run this:

dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

Do you get the same error?

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[Ben Hosmer]

Or even this maybe:

mypackage:

   cmd.run: 

     - names: dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

     - require:

       - file: /tmp/mypackage.deb

/tmp/mypackage.deb:

   file.managed:

      - source: salt://mypackage.deb

[Adrien Saladin]

On Monday, October 22, 2012 5:46:56 PM UTC+2, Ben Hosmer wrote:

If you just run this:

dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

Do you get the same error?

No, the .deb seems to install correctly:

# dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

(Reading database ... 131989 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace mypackage 20121022-1 (using /tmp/mypackage.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement mypackage ...

Setting up mypackage (20121022-1) ...

root@minion1:~#

Same result if installed with salt 'minion1' cmd.run "dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb"

[Sean Channel]

Look at Ben's example here. You have to use cmd.run and not 'pkg' for
this case. the pkg module works only through the system's repositories
or on already installed packages.

_S.

[Adrien Saladin]

On Monday, October 22, 2012 5:54:11 PM UTC+2, Ben Hosmer wrote:

Or even this maybe:

mypackage:

   cmd.run: 

     - names: dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

     - require:

       - file: /tmp/mypackage.deb

/tmp/mypackage.deb:

   file.managed:

      - source: salt://mypackage.deb

I have no more red text. But the package is installed with every state.highstate command. I would like to install it only when needed. 

[Jack Kuan]

You can add a '– unless:' check so that the cmd.run will only be executed when the package is not already installed. See http://docs.saltstack.org/en/latest/ref/states/all/salt.states.cmd.html for an example with 'unless' and details.

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[Sean Channel]

This is a good one, and there's been a commit in git that adds support
for doing this on one step. However, what you have right now is a
cmd.run that needs a requisite.

You could add an "unless" to the cmd.run that first checks to see if it
is already installed, for example:

mypackage:
cmd.run:
- names: dpkg -i /tmp/mypackage.deb

- unless: dpkg -s mypackage

- require:
- file: /tmp/mypackage.deb

_S.

[Adrien Saladin]

Thank you very much, Ben, Sean and Jack. This works now. 

Cheers

[Ben Hosmer]

You're welcome Adrien.

I wonder if the recent 10.4 adds this functionality?

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:11 AM, Adrien Saladin <adrien....@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you very much, Ben, Sean and Jack. This works now. 

Cheers