diff --git a/cairo/manifests/init.pp b/cairo/manifests/init.pp
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+# Install cairo.
+#
+class cairo {
+
+    package { "cairo":
+        name   => $operatingsystem ? {
+            debian  => "libcairo2",
+            ubuntu  => "libcairo2",
+            default => "cairo",
+        },
+        ensure => installed,
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+# Install python bindings for cairo.
+#
+class cairo::python inherits cairo {
+
+    package { "pycairo":
+        name   => $operatingsystem ? {
+            debian  => "python-cairo",
+            ubuntu  => "python-cairo",
+            default => "pycairo",
+        },
+        ensure => installed,
+    }
+
+}