---
name: "cdist-type__apt_default_release"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__apt_default_release"
---

# cdist-type\_\_apt\_default\_release(7)

Configure the default release for apt

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_apt\_default\_release - Configure the default release for apt

## DESCRIPTION

Configure the default release for apt, using the APT::Default-Release configuration value.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

- **release**

  The value to set APT::Default-Release to.

  This can contain release name, codename or release version. Examples: 'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', 'stretch', 'buster', '4.0', '5.0\*'.

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

None.

## EXAMPLES

```
__apt_default_release --release stretch
```

## AUTHORS

Matthijs Kooijman \<*matthijs--@--stdin.nl*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2017 Matthijs Kooijman. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021