remote_install Cookbook

Provides a highly-opinionated way to download, extract, and compile software from a remote source.

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Requirements

Platforms

• Debian/Ubuntu
• RHEL/CentOS/Scientific/Amazon/Oracle

Chef

• Chef 12.7+

Cookbooks

• none

Usage

Install bash:

remote_install 'bash' do
  source 'http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.3.tar.gz'
  version '4.3'
  checksum 'afc687a28e0e24dc21b988fa159ff9dbcf6b7caa92ade8645cc6d5605cd024d4'
  build_command './configure'
  compile_command 'make'
  install_command 'make install'
end

The remote_install resource has the following attributes:

Attribute	Description
source	the URL to download
checksum	the SHA256 checksum for the downlaoded asset from source
build_command	the command to "build"
compile_command	the command to "compile"
install_command	the command to "install"
environment	the environment to set while building

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