Ansible Git Role for Linux

This is an Ansible role to install Git on Linux operating systems. You can install it from a package repository or build it from source.

Supported Versions

• Git versions 1.9.x and 2.x.y

Supported Operating Systems

• CentOS 6/7
• RedHat 6/7
• Ubuntu Xenial/Bionic
• Debian Jessie/Stretch

Role Variables

• install_from_source: Set this to true to install from source, or false to install from a repository.
• v_major: Major version of Git to install when building from source.
• v_minor: Minor version of Git to install when building from source.
• v_patch: Patch version of Git to install when building from source.
• from_github: Set to true to download the source from GitHub; set to false for the kernel repository.
• required_packages: Packages needed before building Git from source. Default includes common build packages.
• force_install: Set to true to force installation even if Git is already installed.
• install_doc: Set to true to build and install documentation when installing from source; default is false.
• packages: List of packages to install when using a repository; default is git-all.
• additional_repos: Additional repositories to enable for RedHat-based systems when installing Git from a repository.

Usage

• To install the role:

  ansible-galaxy install jetune.git
  

• Example playbook for installing from a repository:

  ---
  - hosts: all
    roles:
     - role: jetune.git
       vars:
        install_from_source: false
        additional_repos: ""
        packages:
         - git-all
         - git-svn
  

• Example playbook for installing from source:

  ---
  - hosts: all
    roles:
     - role: jetune.git
       vars:
        v_major: 2
        v_minor: 20
        v_patch: 0
        install_from_source: true
        from_github: true
        install_doc: false
        force_install: true