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Below my code for installing vcider. I am learning chef but have not seen anything for installing a dpkg. I would like to use version in the script. The code below works.
script "install_vcider" do interpreter "bash" user "root" cwd "/tmp" code <<-EOH wget https://my.vcider.com/m/downloads/vcider_2.0.1b_amd64.deb dpkg -i vcider__amd64.deb EOH end Even with the code above can I replace 2.0.1b with #{version}? attribute file -> default[:vcider][:version] 2.0.1b
recipe file - > version = node[:vcider][:version] 
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Installing Packages from Third-Party RepoStep 1 − Edit the default recipe of the cookbook. Step 2 − Edit the metadata to add dependency on the apt cookbook. Step 3 − Upload the modified cookbook to the Chef server. Step 4 − Validate that the package you are trying to install, is not yet installed.
The extension . deb is used to signify a collection of files managed by the Debian packages management system. So, deb is an abbreviation for Debian package, as opposed to source package. You can install a downloaded Debian package using dpkg in a terminal: dpkg -i *.
The Right Thing is to use the built-in resource types. Presuming you've set the version and arch variables appropriately:
remote_file "/tmp/vcider_#{version}_#{arch}.deb" do source "https://my.vcider.com/m/downloads/vcider_#{version}_#{arch}.deb" mode 0644 checksum "" # PUT THE SHA256 CHECKSUM HERE end dpkg_package "vcider" do source "/tmp/vcider_#{version}_#{arch}.deb" action :install end If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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