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

# cdist-type\_\_package\_apt(7)

Manage packages with apt-get

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_package\_apt - Manage packages with apt-get

## DESCRIPTION

apt-get is usually used on Debian and variants (like Ubuntu) to manage packages. The package will be installed without recommended or suggested packages. If such packages are required, install them separatly or use the parameter **--install-recommends**.

This type will also update package index, if it is older than one day, to avoid missing package error messages.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **name**

  If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

- **state**

  Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"

- **target-release**

  Passed on to apt-get install, see [apt-get(8)](/apt-get/8.md). Essentially allows you to retrieve packages from a different release

- **version**

  The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version chosen by the local package manager.

## BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

- **install-recommends**

  If the package will be installed, it also installs recommended packages with it. It will not install recommended packages if the original package is already installed.

  In most cases, it is recommended to install recommended packages separatly to control which additional packages will be installed to avoid useless installed packages.

- **purge-if-absent**

  If this parameter is given when state is *absent*, the package is purged from the system (using *--purge*).

## EXAMPLES

```
# Ensure zsh in installed
__package_apt zsh --state present
# In case you only want *a* webserver, but don't care which one
__package_apt webserver --state present --name nginx
# Remove obsolete package
__package_apt puppet --state absent
```

## SEE ALSO

[**cdist-type\_\_package**(7)](/cdist-type__package/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Nico Schottelius \<*nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. 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