java

Java

Install and configure java

This role is a part of my OPS project, follow this link to see it in action. OPS provides a lot of stuff, like a vagrant file for development VMs, playbooks for roles orchestration, inventory files, examples for roles configuration, ansible configuration file, and many more.

Compatibility

Tested and approved on :

Debian jessie (8+)
Ubuntu Trusty (14.04 LTS)
Ubuntu Xenial (16.04 LTS)

Role Variables

# java install configuration
java_apt_repositories: []
java_packages:
  - "{% if (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('15.10', '>=')) %}openjdk-8-jre{% else %}openjdk-7-jre{% endif %}"
java_home: no

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: jebovic.java }

Example : config

# Choose a custom apt repo
java_apt_repositories:
  - "{% if (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu') %}ppa:openjdk-r/ppa{% else %}deb http://http.debian.net/debian jessie-backports main{% endif %}"
# Install version you want (for example java 8)
java_packages:
  - openjdk-8-jre