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When you install the package you do it as a on-off. When a configuration system does it then it will keep re-happening if anything changes.

Say you install "less", and I remove it. With Chef this will be fixed the next run - with fabric? You'll need to re-run your magic script.

That's the main difference. Automation like Chef/CFEngine/Slaughter will keep fixing breakages - as defined by differences in state from their rules - whereas you'll be playing a game of catchup.




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