[Puppet Users] Using yum provider to install local RPM

Hey guys, puppet n00b here. I think I already found an answer for my question here, but the topic was dated back in november of 2011, so I'm hoping things have changed since then! Here's the topic I'm referring to. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/puppet-users/oSHWWjMX-sE I'm r

Re: [Puppet Users] Using yum provider to install local RPM

Totally agree with both of you, and we had planned on setting up our custom repo in the near future. This was really just going to be an interim solution for us, and more generally an optional solution for adhoc/masterless puppet deployments. While I think having a custom repo is the elegant an

[Puppet Users] Puppet, Yum, Cassandra, openjdk and --nodeps

Hello, puppet n00b here. Trying to install cassandra via puppet. Works great, only caveat is cassandra (dsc12 package) lists openjdk as a dependency. Ironically enough, the datastax guys themselves recommend using Oracle JRE instead of openjdk, and there is even a bug

[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet, Yum, Cassandra, openjdk and --nodeps

m? Or are most people okay with letting puppet install dependencies automagically? Paul On Monday, July 29, 2013 10:58:11 AM UTC-7, jcbollinger wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 4:29:44 PM UTC-5, Paul Pham wrote: >> >> Hello, puppet n00b here. >> >> Tryin

Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet, Yum, Cassandra, openjdk and --nodeps

tunate. The only way that I can think of is to > change the deb/rpm package and serve that on your own. > > We are using cassandra on some deployment too but force JAVA_HOME > explicitly in configuration files to the oracle jdk > > > -- > Nikola > > On Wed, Jul 24,