Ansible Role: Java

Installs Java for RedHat/CentOS and Debian/Ubuntu linux servers.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values:

# The defaults provided by this role are specific to each distribution.
java_packages:
  - java-1.8.0-openjdk

Set the version/development kit of Java to install, along with any other necessary Java packages. Some other options include are included in the distribution-specific files in this role's 'defaults' folder.

java_home: ""

If set, the role will set the global environment variable JAVA_HOME to this value.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook (using default package)

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: geerlingguy.java
      become: yes

Example Playbook (install OpenJDK 8)

For RHEL / CentOS:

- hosts: server
  roles:
    - role: geerlingguy.java
      when: "ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'"
      java_packages:
        - java-1.8.0-openjdk

For Ubuntu < 16.04:

- hosts: server
  tasks:
    - name: installing repo for Java 8 in Ubuntu
        apt_repository: repo='ppa:openjdk-r/ppa'

- hosts: server
  roles:
    - role: geerlingguy.java
      when: "ansible_os_family == 'Debian'"
      java_packages:
        - openjdk-8-jdk

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was originally created in 2014 by Jeff Geerling, author of Ansible for DevOps.

Modified by Joel Castillo for the NYC Department of Records and Information Services.