Ansible Role: Installs Java 11 Open JDK

This guide shows a simple way to install Java 11 Open JDK on Linux. It supports downloading from the internet, using a local official package, linking to the latest version, and adjusting settings for alternatives.

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Table of Contents

1. Requirements
2. Installation
3. Role Variables
4. Dependencies
5. Example Playbook
6. Licensing
7. Author Information
8. Support
9. Contributing
10. Donation

Requirements

None are needed.

Installation

To install, run:

ansible-galaxy install kami911.java-open-jdk11

Role Variables

Here are the options you can set, along with their default values (found in defaults/main.yml):

• force_java_install: False
  Force installation of Java even if it is already installed.

• java_installer_force_overwrite: False
  Force the installer to overwrite the existing Java installer.

• java_installer_keep: False
  Do not delete the Java installer after installation.

• java_installer_local: False
  Use a local JDK/Server JRE instead of downloading it to the target machine.

• java_type: jdk
  Type of Java to install - options are jdk or serverjre.

• java_version: 11
  Major version of Java to install.

• java_update: 0
  Minor version of Java.

• java_build: "10"
  Micro version of Java.

• java_platform: linux-x64
  Target platform for Java installation.

• java_bins:
  List of binaries to update alternatives for.

• java_bins_priority: 9
  Priority level for alternatives on these binaries.

• java_usr_folder: /usr/java
  Location of your installed Java.

• java_latest_folder: /usr/java/latest
  Where the latest Java version is linked.

• java_download_base_url: https://download.java.net/java/ga/
  Base URL for downloading Java installers.

Dependencies

None are required.

Example Playbook

Here's an example of how to use this role in an Ansible playbook:

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - java-open-jdk11

Licensing

This application and its documentation are licensed under MIT/BSD terms. You can find the license copy in the LICENSE file in the source package.

Author Information

This role was created by Kálmán Szalai - KAMI during 2016-2019.

Support

If you have questions, feel free to reach out. To report a bug or request a feature, please create an issue.

Using as a Submodule in an AWX Playbook

Add as a Submodule

git submodule add --force [email protected]:KAMI911/ansible-role-java-open-jdk11.git roles/java-open-jdk11

Update as a Submodule

To update just this submodule:

git submodule update --remote roles/java-open-jdk11/

To update all submodules:

git submodule foreach git pull origin master

Contributing

You can help improve ansible-role-java-open-jdk11 in many ways: sending patches, testing, reporting bugs, or improving documentation. All contributions are welcome!

For more details, please read the contributing chapter.

Fork Me on GitHub

SSH:

[email protected]:KAMI911/ansible-role-java-open-jdk11.git

HTTPS:

https://github.com/KAMI911/ansible-role-java-open-jdk11

To add a new remote upstream:

git remote add upstream https://github.com/KAMI911/ansible-role-java-open-jdk11.git

To pull updates to your fork's master branch:

git fetch --all
git pull upstream HEAD

Donation

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