ansiblebit.oracle-java

This is an Ansible role for installing the Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK).

Important: Using this role means you agree to the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE.

Tests

Family	Distribution	Version	Test Status
Debian	Debian	Jessie
Debian	Debian	Stretch
Debian	Ubuntu	Precise
...	...	...	...
RedHat	Centos	7

Requirements

• Ansible version 2.x or higher

Facts

• oracle_java_installed: Indicates if Java is installed.
• oracle_java_version_installed: Shows the version of Java that is installed.

Role Variables

• debug: Makes the output more detailed.
• oracle_java_set_as_default: Set to yes to make Java the default version (default is yes).
• oracle_java_use_defaults: Set to yes to use default values (default is yes). Setting to no will require you to provide all variables manually.

Debian

Note: To change any variable below, set oracle_java_use_defaults: no and provide values for all variables listed.

• oracle_java_apt_repository: The PPA to install Java from.
• oracle_java_deb_package: Name of the Debian package.
• oracle_java_home: Location of the Java home directory.
• oracle_java_state: The package state.

RedHat-specific

Note: Same as above; set oracle_java_use_defaults: no to provide your own values.

• oracle_java_dir_source: Directory for storing RPM files.
• oracle_java_home: Location of the Java home directory.
• oracle_java_rpm_url: URL for accessing the RPM file.

Playbooks

# Generic playbook example
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: ansiblebit.oracle-java

# Debian and Java 11 example
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: ansiblebit.oracle-java
      oracle_java_deb_package: 'oracle-java11-installer'
      oracle_java_home: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-oracle"

Skip debugging information with --skip-tags=debug.

Testing

You can run tests using the following commands:

tox -e py27-ansible26 -- --box centos7-64.vagrant.dev
tox -e py27-ansible26 -- --box bionic64.vagrant.dev

Links

• Linux Uprising > Oracle Java