Debian puppet manifest example

debian_desktop.pp

class debian_desktop {

  # Install desktop environment
  package { 'xfce4':
    ensure => installed,
  }

  # Install common applications
  package { ['firefox', 'thunderbird', 'libreoffice', 'gimp']:
    ensure => installed,
  }

  # Set timezone
  file { '/etc/timezone':
    ensure  => file,
    content => 'America/Los_Angeles',
  }

  # Configure locale
  exec { 'dpkg-reconfigure locales':
    command => 'dpkg-reconfigure locales',
    unless  => 'grep -q en_US.UTF-8 /etc/default/locale',
  }

  # Create user account
  user { 'user':
    ensure     => present,
    password   => '$6$rounds=4096$...',
    groups     => ['sudo'],
    managehome => true,
  }

  # Copy SSH authorized keys
  file { '/home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys':
    ensure  => file,
    owner   => 'user',
    group   => 'user',
    mode    => '0600',
    content => 'ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCwINnRY0c3lq6CD1Lx75KqrJMEz8C/f9onzrqc8f8c+nWp/g+gjU4JILCkqOZblzM3h6rOJm+e8J1k8cYbf0tLTvLEaxfSnxQe9h2r9g+Y3/GPOHJhdl5NMGtW8uFA5fBqihR7qJdyEmTvphzDq0YVgBbyU9k+we6oKFQDY6rbDfrX73Tp1LlYROyKC4UD6h+L+WpCp+s9cFJE6EnD1wK2Mqj+DxXzBKkE3Y5e7QN0QAzWKg93bKNA1ujK5yHE3VaUwEgw2oKfTQXVZRrF6l1g6iIy3RODgzyPPbJ3/WLX/D3l8S4iUu0cAwEAAQ== user@laptop',
  }

  # Disable root login
  file { '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':
    ensure  => file,
    owner   => 'root',
    group   => 'root',
    mode    => '0600',
    content => inline_template('...'),
  }

}