taktus.package

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Package

This role helps manage software packages on different operating systems.

Currently, it works with apt, yum, dnf, brew, zypper, pacman, and portage. Feel free to suggest new package managers!

Note:

This role takes care of name differences between package managers but not between different systems using the same package manager.
Testing is not very extensive, so please report any bugs!

Requirements

Hosts should be set up for Ansible (have Python, etc.)
Must have root access, e.g., become: yes

Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default Value
`package_list`	List of packages (see details!)	`[]`
`package_list_host`	List of packages (see details!)	`[]`
`package_list_group`	List of packages (see details!)	`[]`
`package_state`	Default package state	'present'
`package_update_cache`	Update the cache?	`yes`
`package_cache_valid_time`	How long is the package cache valid? (in seconds)	3600

`package_list` Details

package_list, package_list_host, and package_list_group are combined when managing packages. You can specify packages for each host or group.

The package list allows you to define which packages to manage. Each item can have the following attributes:

Variable	Description	Required
`name`	Name of the package	yes
`state`	State of the package	no
`apt`	Name of the package for apt	no
`apt_ignore`	Ignore this package for apt	no
`apt_install_recommends`	Install recommended dependencies for apt?	no
`yum`	Name of the package for yum	no
`yum_ignore`	Ignore this package for yum	no
`dnf`	Name of the package for dnf	no
`dnf_ignore`	Ignore this package for dnf	no
`brew`	Name of the package for brew	no
`brew_ignore`	Ignore this package for brew	no
`zypper`	Name of the package for zypper	no
`zypper_ignore`	Ignore this package for zypper	no
`pacman`	Name of the package for pacman	no
`pacman_ignore`	Ignore this package for pacman	no
`portage`	Name of the package for portage	no
`portage_ignore`	Ignore this package for portage	no

By default, package_state and item.name are used when managing packages. If item.state is defined or a specific package name (like item.apt), those will be used instead. If you want a package to be ignored for certain package managers, you can set ***_ignore: yes.

`package_list` Example

package_list:
  - name: package
  - name: package1
    state: absent
  - name: package2
    apt: package2_apt_name
  - name: package3
    apt_ignore: yes
    yum: package3_yum_name
    pacman: package3_pacman_name
    portage: package3_portage_name

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: servers
  roles:
  - { role: GROG.package,
      become: yes,
        package_list: [
          { name: htop,
            brew: htop-osx },
          { name: tree }
        ]
    }