monolithprojects.system_update

System Update

This system update role will update all software packages on RHEL/CentOS and Debian/Ubuntu systems.
You can choose to update packages to a specific version of the distribution (by default, it updates to the latest version).
It also has a feature called smart reboot, which will reboot the system after specific packages listed in smart_reboot_pkg: are updated.

Requirements

The system needs to have access to a package repository (like the Internet or Red Hat Satellite).

Role Variables

Here are the default settings copied from defaults/main.yml:

# Automatically remove unneeded packages for all modules.
autoremove_pkgs: no

# Reboot the server if certain packages are updated
# smart_reboot_pkg:
#     - kernel
#     - dbus

# Specifies the Linux distribution version for installing packages.
# By default, it will update to the latest version.

# Debian or Ubuntu version (e.g., xenial)
# deb_release_ver:

# RHEL/CentOS version (e.g., 6.10)
# el6_release_ver:

# RHEL/CentOS version (e.g., 7.6.1810)
# el7_release_ver:

# RHEL/CentOS version (e.g., 8.1.1911)
# el8_release_ver:

Example Playbook

Here’s a simple example that updates all packages to the latest version.

---
- name: Example
  hosts: all
  become: true
  roles:
    - role: ansible-system_update

In this example, packages on an el7 system (like RHEL7 or CentOS7) will be updated to version 7.7.1908. If you enable autoremove_pkgs, unneeded dependencies will be removed automatically. The system will reboot if the kernel or dbus packages are updated.

---
- name: Example
  hosts: all
  become: true
  vars:
    el7_release_ver: "7.7.1908"
    autoremove_pkgs: true
    smart_reboot_pkg:
      - kernel
      - dbus
  roles:
    - role: ansible-system_update