ubuntu apt bootstrap template can and should be generic and non version specific

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: Unknown Unknown
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: 0.10.0
  • Fix Version/s: 0.10.0
  • Component/s: Knife
  • Labels:
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  • Environment:

    ubuntu 10.04, ubuntu 10.10

Description

When using the ubuntu10.04-apt bootstrap template, it sets up the distro for lucid specifically making it unusable for other ubuntu distros that aren't exactly compatible in package installations. For example, the yajl package on maverick is different from apt.opscode.com than lucid. We can use the generic `lsb_release -c` command in the template like instructed on the wiki.

http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Package+Installation+on+Debian+and+Ubuntu

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jtimberman added a comment -

resolved in jtimberman/CHEF-2257

new distro template is "ubuntu-apt.erb", uses lsb_release -c to get the codename for the apt source. Also updated the man/html doc for knife bootstrap.

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jtimberman added a comment - resolved in jtimberman/ CHEF-2257 new distro template is "ubuntu-apt.erb", uses lsb_release -c to get the codename for the apt source. Also updated the man/html doc for knife bootstrap.
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

Since debian systems don't have the lsb-release package providing the lsb_release binary in the base install, and we don't have another bootstrap template for debian than this one, we're going to reopen this ticket to avoid the breaking change.

The bootstrap templates are also an open problem, where we need to decide their future home. Another Knife plugin sounds best, but we're reluctant to produce another Opscode sponsored project so lightly.

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - Since debian systems don't have the lsb-release package providing the lsb_release binary in the base install, and we don't have another bootstrap template for debian than this one, we're going to reopen this ticket to avoid the breaking change. The bootstrap templates are also an open problem, where we need to decide their future home. Another Knife plugin sounds best, but we're reluctant to produce another Opscode sponsored project so lightly.

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    jtimberman
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    jtimberman
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