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 * System repositories
 * Authentication keys
 
-**Note**: By default, this module will **destroy** any existing content in `sources.list` and `sources.list.d` that was not declared with Puppet.
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 ### Beginning with apt
 
 To begin using the apt module with default parameters, declare the class with `include apt`.