Adapted chef apt default recipe

apt_default.rb

# Adapted because otherwise it will do an update everytime
#http://blog.kumina.nl/2010/11/puppet-tipstricks-running-apt-get-update-only-when-needed/

#
# Cookbook Name:: apt
# Recipe:: default
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e = execute "apt-get update" do
  command "/usr/bin/apt-get update && touch /tmp/apt.update"
  only_if "/bin/sh -c '[ ! -f /tmp/apt.update ] || /usr/bin/find /etc/apt -cnewer /tmp/apt.update | /bin/grep . > /dev/null'"
  action :nothing
end

e.run_action(:run)

%w{/var/cache/local /var/cache/local/preseeding}.each do |dirname|
  directory dirname do
    owner "root"
    group "root"
    mode  0755
    action :create
  end
end