How can I get Chef to run apt-get update before running other recipes

Question

Right now I have the following in my Vagrantfile:

config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
    chef.cookbooks_path = \"cookbooks\"
    chef.add_recipe \"apt\"
           


        

Answer 1

To run apt-get update at compile time, do:

e = execute "apt-get update" do
  action :nothing
end

e.run_action(:run)

check https://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Evaluate+and+Run+Resources+at+Compile+Time