Ansible Role: Java

Installs Java on Ubuntu LTS using:

• OpenJDK builds PPA
• Oracle Java (JDK) 16 Installer PPA

What is so special about this Java role

• No need to know actual package name(s). Just follow the instructions below
• One role to install OpenJDK and Oracle Java at the same time (if configured)
• Supports Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04 and 20.04 only
• Testing with Molecule 3

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with examples values (see defaults/main.yml):

OpenJDK versions and types to install. OpenJDK currently supports installing JDK 6-17. Not every JDK version is supported for every Ubuntu version. Refer to the PPA page for more details. Also, it's possible to install JRE or JDK:

java_openjdk_packages:
  - version: 11
    type: jre

Oracle Java versions to install. Oracle Java supports installing JDK 16 only. It's not possible to select package type. Only the version key is supported:

java_oracle_packages: []

Example (do not forget to remove square brackets):

java_oracle_packages:
  - version: 16

Default Java to use. Also affects JAVA_HOME environment variable (will be pointing to the same location). Possible keys:

• provider: Java flavor to use. Possible options are oracle or openjdk
• version: Default Java version. Possible options 6-17 (OpenJDK) (however not every Java version is supported for every Ubuntu version) and 16 (Oracle Java)

java_default_alternative:
  provider: openjdk
  version: 11

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - T2L.java

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created in 2017-2021 by Roman Paska.

Changelog

Changelog can be found here CHANGELOG.md