Example of extending Package::Apt to prohibit service start-up. Warning: Unreliable.

gistfile1.txt

class Chef::Provider::Package::Apt
  def install_package(name, version)
    package_name = "#{name}=#{version}"
    package_name = name if @is_virtual_package
    run_command_with_systems_locale(:command => "printf '#!/bin/sh\n\exit 101' > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d && chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d") if @new_resource.prohibit_start
    begin
      run_command_with_systems_locale(:command => "apt-get -q -y#{expand_options(@new_resource.options)} install #{package_name}",
                                      :environment => {
                                        "DEBIAN_FRONTEND" => "noninteractive"
                                      }
                                      )
    ensure
      run_command_with_systems_locale(:command => "rm /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d") if @new_resource.prohibit_start
    end
  end
end


class Chef::Resource::Package
  def initialize(name, run_context=nil)
    super
    @resource_name = :package
    @package_name = name
    @version = nil
    @candidate_version = nil
    @response_file = nil
    @source = nil
    @action = :install
    @options = nil
    @prohibit_start = false
    @allowed_actions.push(:install, :upgrade, :remove, :purge)
  end

  def prohibit_start(arg=nil)
    set_or_return(:prohibit_start,
                  arg,
                  :kind_of => [TrueClass, FalseClass])
  end
end