How to I tell salt to install one package or another?

Question

In order to successfully install something I need the add-apt-repository command, which happens to be inside python-software-properties on some distros or on common-software-properties.

That is the easiest way to write .sls file that will do this and install one of these packages.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '13 at 15:47

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Use jinja conditionals and minion grains.

The following assumes I got the pairing correct for RedHat

add-apt-repository:
  pkgs.installed:
    - pkgs:
      {% if grains['os_family'] == 'RedHat' %}
      - common-software-properties
      {% elif grains['os_family'] == 'Debian' %}
      - python-software-properties
      {% endif %}

answered Oct 30 '13 at 15:47

Dan Garthwaite

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sorin, could you mark Dan's answer as "accepted" if it works for you? His answer is correct. – Utah_Dave Dec 26 '13 at 19:27

How to I tell salt to install one package or another?

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