package – Generic OS package manager
package – Generic OS package manager
Synopsis
- Installs, upgrade and removes packages using the underlying OS package manager.
- For Windows targets, use the win_package module instead.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- Whatever is required for the package plugins specific for each system.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
name - / required |
Package name, or package specifier with version. Syntax varies with package manager. For example Package names also vary with package manager; this module will not "translate" them per distro. For example | |
state - / required |
Whether to install ( You can use other states like | |
use - |
Default: "auto" |
The required package manager module to use (yum, apt, etc). The default 'auto' will use existing facts or try to autodetect it. You should only use this field if the automatic selection is not working for some reason. |
Notes
Note
- This module actually calls the pertinent package modules for each system (apt, yum, etc).
- For Windows targets, use the win_package module instead.
Examples
- name: install ntpdate
package:
name: ntpdate
state: present
# This uses a variable as this changes per distribution.
- name: remove the apache package
package:
name: "{{ apache }}"
state: absent
- name: install the latest version of Apache and MariaDB
package:
name:
- httpd
- mariadb-server
state: latest
Status
- This module is guaranteed to have backward compatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]
Red Hat Support
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors
- Ansible Core Team
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/package_module.html