Ansible Role: repository_epel

This role adds the epel Repository to your system.

GitHub	Downloads	Version

Example Playbook

This example is from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested with each update.

---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true
  roles:
    - role: "mullholland.repository_epel"

Before using the playbook, make sure your machine is ready. In CI, this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true
  roles:
    - role: mullholland.repository_powertools
      when:
        - ansible_distribution in [ "CentOS", "Rocky", "AlmaLinux" ]
        - ansible_distribution_major_version == "8"

Role Variables

Default variable values are in defaults/main.yml:

---
repository_epel_key_url: "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-{{ repository_epel_version }}"

_repository_epel_version:
  RedHat:
    "7": 7
    "8": 8
  CentOS:
    "7": 7
    "8": 8
    "9": 9
  Rocky:
    "8": 8
  AlmaLinux:
    "8": 8
  Amazon:
    "2": 7

repository_epel_version: "{{ _repository_epel_version[ansible_distribution][ansible_distribution_major_version] }}"

repository_epel_packages:
  RedHat:
    "7":
      - "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm"
    "8":
      - "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm"
  CentOS:
    "7":
      - "epel-release"
    "8":
      - "epel-release"
      - "epel-next-release"
    "9":
      - "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm"
      - "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-next-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm"
  Rocky:
    "8":
      - "epel-release"
  AlmaLinux:
    "8":
      - "epel-release"
  Amazon:
    "2":
      - "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm"

Requirements

• Install the pip packages listed in requirements.txt.

Context

This role works with many other compatible roles. Check the documentation of these roles for more information.

Here's a visual overview of related roles:

Compatibility

The role has been tested with these container images:

Ansible version 2.10 or newer is required. Testing has been done on:

• Previous versions
• Current version
• Development version

If you encounter issues, please report them on GitHub.

License

This role is licensed under the MIT License.

Author Information

Created by Mullholland.