snap – Manages snaps

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Ansible/docs/2.8/modules/snap module


snap – Manages snaps

New in version 2.8.


Synopsis

  • Manages snaps packages.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

channel

string

Default:

"stable"

Define which release of a snap is installed and tracked for updates. This option can only be specified if there is a single snap in the task.

classic

boolean

  • no

  • yes

Confinement policy. The classic confinement allows a snap to have the same level of access to the system as "classic" packages, like those managed by APT. This option corresponds to the --classic argument. This option can only be specified if there is a single snap in the task.

name

- / required

Name of the snap to install or remove. Can be a list of snaps.

state

-

  • absent
  • present

Desired state of the package.



Examples

# Install "foo" and "bar" snap
- name: Install foo
  snap:
    name:
      - foo
      - bar

# Remove "foo" snap
- name: Remove foo
  snap:
    name: foo
    state: absent

# Install a snap with classic confinement
- name: Install "foo" with option --classic
  snap:
    name: foo
    classic: yes

# Install a snap with from a specific channel
- name: Install "foo" with option --channel=latest/edge
  snap:
    name: foo
    channel: latest/edge

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

channel

string

When snaps are installed

The channel the snaps were installed from


classic

boolean

When snaps are installed

Whether or not the snaps were installed with the classic confinement


cmd

string

When changed is true

The command that was executed on the host


snaps_installed

list

When any snaps have been installed

The list of actually installed snaps


snaps_removed

list

When any snaps have been removed

The list of actually removed snaps





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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/snap_module.html