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Chef/Modernize/SimplifyAptPpaSetup

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The apt_repository resource allows setting up PPAs without using the full URL to ppa.launchpad.net, which should be used to simplify the resource code in your cookbooks.

Examples

incorrect

  apt_repository 'atom-ppa' do
    uri 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/atom/ubuntu'
    components ['main']
    keyserver 'keyserver.ubuntu.com'
    key 'C2518248EEA14886'
  end

correct

  apt_repository 'atom-ppa' do
    uri 'ppa:webupd8team/atom'
    components ['main']
    keyserver 'keyserver.ubuntu.com'
    key 'C2518248EEA14886'
  end

Configurable attributes

NameDefault valueConfigurable values
Version Added5.21.0String
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