Ansible role for OracleJDK installation

Installs OracleJDK from WebUpd8 team's PPA (http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html).

Role Variables

• oraclejdk_java_ver

  Version of Java to install (default is 8)

• oraclejdk_package

  Name of package to install (default is oracle-java8-installer).

• oraclejdk_jce_package

  Name of Java Cryptographic Extension package to install (default is oracle-java8-unlimited-jce-policy

• oraclejdk_set_as_default

  Setting JDK as default JDK. When this parameter is set to true then alternatvies will be updated and environment variables like JAVA_HOME will be changed. In reality it just installs appropriate oracle-javaX-set-default package. (Default is true).

• oraclejdk_install_jce

  Option to install or not install the Java Cryptographic Extension package. (Default is true)

• oraclejdk_set_urandom

  Option to set urandom as your random generator to avoid JVM delays. (Default is true)

Actions role

• adds webupd8team/java PPA
• updates apt's cache
• accepts Oracle's license
• installs package(s)

How to install

ansible-galaxy install cybera.oraclejdk

For more installation's options/variants read the documentation: http://docs.ansible.com/galaxy.html

Example Playbook

Example of usage with default parameters:

- hosts: all
  roles:
     - cybera.oraclejdk

Example of usage to install OracleJDK 7:

- hosts: all
  roles:
     - { role: cybera.oraclejdk, oraclejdk_package: 'oracle-java7-installer' }

Example of usage to install OracleJDK 9 without Java Cryptographic Extension:

- hosts: all
  roles:
     - { role: cybera.oraclejdk, oraclejdk_java_ver: 9, oraclejdk_install_jce: false}

License

GPLv2

Author Information

Slava Semushin (slava.semushin@gmail.com)

Andrew Klaus (andrewklaus@gmail.com) - Added Java JCE Additions and become module use