Ansible Java

A role to install Java packages. It currently supports:

• OpenJDK on either Ubunu/Debian, or CentOS/RHEL; or
• Oracle on Ubuntu/Debian.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

• java_type: Can either be openjdk or oracle to install the selected type of Java on the system. Note: At this time oracle is only supported on Ubuntu or Debian systems.
• java_version: The version of the JDK to install; either 6, 7, 8, or 9. Not all versions are supports on all types for all releases and distributions.
• java_debain_oracle_accept_licence: If you are running on a Debian (or Ubuntu system), then you will need to accept a licence as part of the install process. This is set to no by default, so you will need to set this in the appropriate group_vars/ or host_vars/ file (or the play) to allow debconf to set the propery and therefore allow Oracle Java to be installed.

Example Playbook

Here are some examples on how to use this role:

- hosts: all
  vars:
    java_type: openjdk
    java_version: 8
  roles:
    - java

- hosts: debian
  vars:
    java_debain_oracle_accept_licence: yes
  roles:
    - { role: java, java_type: oracle, java_version: 9 }

License

This project is under the BSD License. See the LICENSE file for the full license text.

Author Information

Jonathan Wright jon@than.io