package_facts – package information as facts

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Ansible/docs/2.7/modules/package facts module


package_facts – package information as facts

New in version 2.5.


Synopsis

  • Return information about installed packages as facts

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

manager

-

  • auto

  • rpm
  • apt

The package manager used by the system so we can query the package information



Examples

- name: get the rpm package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: "auto"

- name: show them
  debug: var=ansible_facts.packages

Returned Facts

Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.

Fact Returned Description

packages

dictionary

when operating system level package manager is specified or auto detected manager

list of dicts with package information





Status

Authors

  • Matthew Jones
  • Brian Coca
  • Adam Miller

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