pkg

install or remove packages

Before the first install of a run on a host, apply refreshes the package index. After a repo step changed something, the next pkg step refreshes it again.

Keys

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
`name`	string or list of strings	required	installed in one apt call
`recommends`	boolean	true	install recommended packages too
`purge`	boolean	false	remove the config files too
`absent`	boolean	false

`pkg.name`

string or list of strings, required

Installed in one apt call.

`pkg.recommends`

boolean, default true

Install recommended packages too.

`pkg.purge`

boolean, default false

Remove the config files too. purge needs absent.

`pkg.absent`

boolean, default false

Remove the packages.

Example

- pkg:
    name: [nginx, certbot]
    recommends: false