---
name: "cdist-type__package_update_index"
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_update_index"
---

# cdist-type\_\_package\_update\_index(7)

Update the package index

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_update\_index - Update the package index

## DESCRIPTION

This cdist type allows you to update the package index on the target. It will automatically use the appropriate package manager.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **type**

  The package manager to use. Default is determined based on the $os explorer variable. e.g. \* apt for Debian \* yum for Red Hat \* pacman for Arch Linux

- **maxage**

  Available for package manager apt and pacman, max time in seconds since last update. Repo update is skipped if maxage is not reached yet.

## MESSAGES

- **apt-cache updated (age was: currage)**

  apt-cache was updated (run of *apt-get update*). *currage* is the time in seconds since the previous run.

## EXAMPLES

```
# Update the package index on the target
__package_update_index
# Force use of a specific package manager
__package_update_index --type apt
# Only update every hour:
__package_update_index --maxage 3600 --type apt
# same as above (on apt-type systems):
__package_update_index --maxage 3600
```

## AUTHORS

```
Ricardo Catalinas Jiménez <jimenezrick--@--gmail.com>
Thomas Eckert <tom--@--it-eckert.de>
Stu Zhao <z12y12l12--@--gmail.com>
```

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2014 Ricardo Catalinas Jiménez. 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