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  1. Puppet
  2. PUP-3317

Extend Package Source to include HTTP Urls (Windows)

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    • Night's Watch
    • 3
    • NW - 2021-06-30, NW - 2021-07-14
    • Reviewed
    • Enhancement
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      Puppet supports installing .exe packages using https as a package source. For example:
      package { 'mysql':
        ensure => '5.5.16',
        source => 'https://example.com/packages/mysql-5.5.16-winx64.exe',
        install_options => ['INSTALLDIR=C:\mysql-5.5'],
      }
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      Puppet supports installing .exe packages using https as a package source. For example: package { 'mysql':   ensure => '5.5.16',   source => ' https://example.com/packages/mysql-5.5.16-winx64.exe',   install_options => ['INSTALLDIR=C:\mysql-5.5'], }

    Description

      Currently,

      The package resource type for windows does not include the http url as a valid value.

      windows
      		 
       
      		 
      Windows package management.
      		 
       
      		 
      This provider supports either MSI or self-extracting executable installers.
      		 
       
      		 
      This provider requires a source attribute when installing the package. It accepts paths to local files, mapped drives, or UNC paths.
      		 
       
      		 
      This provider supports the install_options and uninstall_options attributes, which allow command-line flags to be passed to the installer. These options should be specified as a string (e.g. ‘–flag’), a hash (e.g. {‘–flag’ => ‘value’}), or an array where each element is either a string or a hash.
      		 
       
      		 
      If the executable requires special arguments to perform a silent install or uninstall, then the appropriate arguments should be specified using the install_options or uninstall_options attributes, respectively. Puppet will automatically quote any option that contains spaces.
      		 
       
      		 
      Default for operatingsystem == windows.
      		 
      Supported features: install_options, installable, uninstall_options, uninstallable, versionable.

      Many windows users that use puppet to install tools with large binaries have the need to install software without downloading the file locally or have a specific UNC path for it.

      using file -> package is not an option since i don't really care about the file but i care about the package to be installed.

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          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-394 Install windows packages from remote sources

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Accepted

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. PUP-1098 Package/source should accept puppet:// files

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Accepted

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. PUP-3691 Windows - Support puppet URLs for package's source attribute

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Accepted

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. PUP-3189 Support https, http, other URI schemes in file resource source parameter

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

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              dorin.pleava Dorin Pleava
              lmayorga1980 Louis Mayorga
              Eric Thompson Eric Thompson
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