test.pp:

       package { "couchdb":
                name     => "couchdb",
                ensure   => latest,
                provider => "zypper",
                }


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server:~ # /usr/bin/zypper list-updates|grep -E "couchdb|Current"

S | Repository        | Name    | Current Version | Available Version |Arch
v | Buildservice_11.3 | couchdb | 1.0.2-7.3       | 1.1.0-2.1         | x86_64

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server:~ # puppet apply --verbose --debug < test.pp
info: Loading facts in domus
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: Executing '/bin/rpm --version'
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: Executing '/bin/rpm --version'
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql rpm'
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: Executing '/bin/rpm -ql rpm'
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderOpenbsd: file pkg_add does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptitude: file /usr/bin/aptitude does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderNim: file /usr/sbin/nimclient does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderFink: file /sw/bin/fink does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderDpkg: file /usr/bin/dpkg does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUp2date: file /usr/sbin/up2date-nox does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAix: file /usr/bin/lslpp does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderApt: file /usr/bin/apt-get does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: file urpmi does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPortage: file /usr/bin/emerge does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderFreebsd: file /usr/sbin/pkg_add does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: file apt-get does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderSunfreeware: file pkg-get does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderHpux: file /usr/sbin/swremove does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderGem: file gem does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRug: file /usr/bin/rug does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPkg: file /usr/bin/pkg does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPorts: file /usr/local/sbin/portversion does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: file yum does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPortupgrade: file /usr/local/sbin/portversion does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderSun: file /usr/sbin/pkgadd does not exist
debug: Creating default schedules
debug: Failed to load library 'rubygems' for feature 'rubygems'
debug: Failed to load library 'selinux' for feature 'selinux'
debug: Puppet::Type::User::ProviderPw: file pw does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::User::ProviderLdap: true value when expecting false
debug: Puppet::Type::User::ProviderDirectoryservice: file /usr/bin/dscl does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::User::ProviderUser_role_add: file roleadd does not exist
debug: Puppet::Type::File::ProviderMicrosoft_windows: feature microsoft_windows is missing
debug: Failed to load library 'ldap' for feature 'ldap'
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/private_keys/helios-web1.backyard.wlwonline.de.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/private_keys]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/public_keys]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/clientbucket]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/state/state.yaml]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/state]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/certs/helios-web1.backyard.wlwonline.de.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/certs]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/state/graphs]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/state]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/facts]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/crl.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/state]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/client_yaml]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/certs/ca.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/certs]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/private]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/public_keys/helios-web1.backyard.wlwonline.de.pem]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/public_keys]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/lib]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/etc/puppet/namespaceauth.conf]: Autorequiring File[/etc/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/certificate_requests]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/certs]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl/private_keys]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet/ssl]
debug: /File[/var/lib/puppet/client_data]: Autorequiring File[/var/lib/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/log/puppet/http.log]: Autorequiring File[/var/log/puppet]
debug: /File[/var/log/puppet/puppetd.log]: Autorequiring File[/var/log/puppet]
debug: Finishing transaction 70163631106300
debug: Loaded state in 0.00 seconds
debug: Prefetching zypper resources for package
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderZypper: Executing '/bin/rpm --version'
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderZypper: Executing '/bin/rpm -qa --nosignature --nodigest --qf '%{NAME} %|EPOCH?{%{EPOCH}}:{0}| %{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{ARCH}
''
info: Applying configuration version '1310469791'
debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderZypper: Executing '/usr/bin/zypper list-updates'
debug: Finishing transaction 70163631479800
debug: Storing state
debug: Stored state in 0.01 seconds


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server:~ # rpm -q couchdb
couchdb-1.0.2-7.3.x86_64