reformat the README to be easier on the eyes

add more detailed information for $custom_sources_list with an example
add information about $custom_preferences with an example
add information about $custom_key_dir
add information about the apt::preseeded_package resource
add information about the apt::upgrade_package resource
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Variables
=========
$apt_clean: Sets DSelect::Clean, defaults to 'auto' on normal hosts and
'pre-auto' in vservers, since the latter are usually more space-bound and
have better recovery mechanisms via the host
From apt.conf(5), 0.7.2: "Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of
always, prompt, auto, pre-auto and never. always and prompt will
remove all packages from the cache after upgrading, prompt (the
default) does so conditionally. auto removes only those
packages which are no longer downloadable (replaced with a new
version for instance). pre-auto performs this action before
downloading new packages."
$apt_clean
----------
Sets DSelect::Clean, defaults to 'auto' on normal hosts and 'pre-auto'
in vservers, since the latter are usually more space-bound and have
better recovery mechanisms via the host:
From apt.conf(5), 0.7.2:
"Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of always, prompt, auto,
pre-auto and never. always and prompt will remove all packages
from the cache after upgrading, prompt (the default) does so
conditionally. auto removes only those packages which are no
longer downloadable (replaced with a new version for
instance). pre-auto performs this action before downloading new
packages."
$lsbdistcodename: Contains the codename ("etch", "lenny", ...) of the client's
release. While these values come from lsb-release by default, this value
can be set manually too, e.g. to enable forced upgrades
$lsbdistcodename
----------------
Contains the codename ("etch", "lenny", ...) of the client's
release. While these values come from lsb-release by default, this
value can be set manually too, e.g. to enable forced upgrades
$custom_sources_list: If non-empty, the contents of this variable are used as
new sources.list for the node.
$custom_sources_list
--------------------
By default this module will use a basic apt/sources.list with a
generic debian mirror. If you need to set more specific sources,
e.g. for country proximity, proxies, etc. you can set this variable to
the location of your sources.list template. For example, setting the
following variable before including this class will pull in the
templates/apt/sources.list file:
$custom_sources_list ='template("apt/sources.list")'
$custom_preferences
--------------------
By default this module will use a basic apt/preferences file with
unstable and testing pinned to very low values so that any package
installation will not accidentally pull in packages from those suites
unless you explicitly specify the version number. You can set this
variable to pull in a customized apt/preferences template, for
example, setting the following variable before including this class
will pull in the templates/apt/preferences file:
$custom_preferences = 'template("apt/preferences")'
$custom_key_dir
---------------
If you have different apt-key files that you want to get added to your
apt keyring, you can set this variable to a path in your fileserver
where individual key files can be placed. If this is set and keys
exist there, this module will apt-key add each key
Classes
=======
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Resources
=========
File[apt_config]: Use this resource to depend on or add to a completed apt
configuration
File[apt_config]
----------------
Use this resource to depend on or add to a completed apt configuration
Exec[apt_updated]: After this point, current packages can installed via apt,
usually used like this:
Package { require => Exec[apt_updated] }
Exec[apt_updated]
-----------------
After this point, current packages can installed via apt, usually used
like this:
Package { require => Exec[apt_updated] }
apt::preseeded_package
----------------------
This simplifies installation of packages that you wish to preseed the
answers to debconf. For example, if you wish to provide a preseed file
for the locales package, you would place the locales.seed file in
templates/$debian_version/locales.seeds and then include the following
in your manifest:
apt::preseeded_package { locales: }
apt::upgrade_package
--------------------
This simplifies upgrades for DSA security announcements or point-releases. This
will ensure that the named package is upgrade to the version specified, only if the
package is installed, otherwise nothing happens. If the specified version is 'latest' (the
default), then the package is ensured to be upgraded to the latest package revision when
it becomes available.
For example, the following upgrades the perl package to version 5.8.8-7etch1 (if it is
installed), it also upgrades the syslog-ng and perl-modules packages to their latest (also,
only if they are installed):
upgrade_package { "perl":
version => '5.8.8-7etch1';
"syslog-ng":
version => latest;
"perl-modules":
}
TODO
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