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Salt state: can I decide the order in which packages are installed?

I have the following state:

# windows.sls

windows:
  pkg.installed:
    - pkgs:
      - python2_x64
      - vcforpython27

When executing salt -G 'os:Windows' state.highstate, these packages are installed in a different order than specified in the sls file. The order which will be used can be previewed by running salt -G 'os:Windows' state.highstate test=true.

How can I force the order in which packages are going to be installed?

Solution

  • A straightforward way would be:

    python2_x64:
  pkg.installed

vcforpython27:
  pkg.installed

# continue for all other packages ...

    Saltstack will use the order specified in the file to install the packages.