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version: 0.4.3 |  date: 02/22/2025 |  Generic package manager. Installs packages using OS specific package managers (yum,apt-get,apk) |  source code

SYNOPSIS

Generic package manager. Installs packages using OS specific package managers.

OS supported:

  • Debian, Ubuntu - apt
  • CentOS, Fedora - yum
  • Alpine Linux - apk
  • Archlinux - pacman

INSTALL

$ s6 --install package-generic

USAGE

Cli

$ s6 --plg-run package-generic@list='curl telnet nano'

API

task-run 'install my packages', 'package-generic', %(
  list => 'nano hunspell mc'
);

DSL shortcut:

package-install 'nano hunspell mc';

Plugin parameters

list

Should be space separated list of packages to install

list nano hunspell mc

action

Should be one of two: install|autoremove. Autoremove is only supported for Debian, Ubuntu systems. Default value is install;

Installing OS depended packages

One may install OS dependent packages using list HASH notation:

task-run 'install apache web server', 'package-generic', %(
  list => %(
    'debian' => ( 'apache2' ),
    'centos7' => ( 'httpd', 'mod_ssl' ),
  )
);

AUTHOR

Alexey Melezhik