alternatives Cookbook

This is a [Chef Infra] cookbook to manage Linux cmd alternatives using alternatives/update-alternatives.

For Production environment, always prefer the most recent release.

Most Recent Release

cookbook 'alternatives', '~> 0.3.0'

From Git

cookbook 'alternatives', github: 'vkhatri/chef-alternatives',  tag: "v0.3.0"

Repository

https://github.com/vkhatri/chef-alternatives

Supported Platforms

• CentOS
• Fedora
• Amazon
• Ubuntu
• Debian

alternatives resource

alternatives resource to install/remove/set/refresh/auto binary alternatives.

install alternatives

alternatives 'python install 2' do
  link_name 'python'
  path '/usr/bin/python2.7'
  priority 100
  action :install
end

set alternative

alternatives 'python set version 3' do
  link_name 'python'
  path '/usr/bin/python3'
  action :set
end

auto alternative

alternatives 'python auto' do
  link_name 'python'
  action :auto
end

refresh alternative

alternatives 'python refresh' do
  link_name 'python'
  action :refresh
end

remove alternative

alternatives 'python remove' do
  link_name 'python'
  path '/usr/bin/python3'
  action :remove
end

Resource Actions

• :install (default)
• :remove
• :set
• :auto
• :refresh

Resource Properties

• link_name (optional, String) - default @name, alternatives link name
• link (optional, String) - alternatives link
• path (optional, String) - alternatives link path
• priority (optional, String) - alternatives link path priority

Contributing

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests (rake & rake knife), ensuring they all pass
6. Write new resource/attribute description to README.md
7. Write description about changes to PR
8. Submit a Pull Request using Github

Copyright & License

Authors:: Virender Khatri and Contributors

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