ExecuteAptUpdate

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The department is: Chef/Modernize

The full name of the cop is: Chef/Modernize/ExecuteAptUpdate


Enabled by default Supports autocorrection Target Chef Version
Enabled Yes All Versions

Instead of using the execute resource to run the apt-get update use Chef Infra Client’s built-n apt_update resource which is available in Chef Infra Client 12.7 and later.

Examples

incorrect

execute 'apt-get update'

execute 'Apt all the apt cache' do
  command 'apt-get update'
end

execute 'some execute resource' do
  notifies :run, 'execute[apt-get update]', :immediately
end

correct

apt_update

apt_update 'update apt cache'

execute 'some execute resource' do
  notifies :update, 'apt_update[update apt cache]', :immediately
end

Configurable attributes

Name Default value Configurable values
Version Added 5.3.0 String
Exclude
  • **/metadata.rb
Array

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https://docs.chef.io/workstation/cookstyle/chef_modernize_executeaptupdate/