xbps – Manage packages with XBPS
xbps – Manage packages with XBPS
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Manage packages with the XBPS package manager.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
name - |
Name of the package to install, upgrade, or remove. | |
recurse boolean |
|
When removing a package, also remove its dependencies, provided that they are not required by other packages and were not explicitly installed by a user. |
state - |
|
Desired state of the package. |
update_cache boolean |
|
Whether or not to refresh the master package lists. This can be run as part of a package installation or as a separate step. |
upgrade boolean |
|
Whether or not to upgrade whole system |
Examples
# Install package foo
- xbps: name=foo state=present
# Upgrade package foo
- xbps: name=foo state=latest update_cache=yes
# Remove packages foo and bar
- xbps: name=foo,bar state=absent
# Recursively remove package foo
- xbps: name=foo state=absent recurse=yes
# Update package cache
- xbps: update_cache=yes
# Upgrade packages
- xbps: upgrade=yes
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
msg string |
success |
Message about results
Sample: System Upgraded |
packages list |
success |
Packages that are affected/would be affected
Sample: ['ansible'] |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Dino Occhialini (@dinoocch)
- Michael Aldridge (@the-maldridge)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/xbps_module.html