sscheib.openwrt_bootstrap

openwrt_bootstrap

Bootstrap Python on OpenWrt devices by installing the required Python packages for Ansible to run.

Please note:

Since Python is probably not installed on the OpenWrt device at this point, please make sure to disable gathering of facts in the playbook (gather_facts: false - see the example playbook)

Requirements

A device that has enough flash storage space available to hold either a full-blown python3 installation or the minimal set of Python dependencies:

python3-light
python3-base
libffi
python3-logging
python3-multiprocessing
python3-distutils
python3-email
python3-urllib

Role Variables

variable	default	required	description
`bts_minimal_required_package`	See `defaults/main.yml`	false	Minimal required packages for Ansible to work
`bts_full_required_packages`	`['python3']`	false	Python3 full installation packages
`bts_install_full_python`	`false`	false	Whether to install the full Python3 version
`bts_update_opkg_cache`	`true`	false	Whether to update `opkg` cache before attempting to install the packages

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: 'all'
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    install_full_python: true
  roles:
    - 'openwrt_bootstrap'
...

Contributing

First off, thanks for taking the time to contribute! ❤️

All types of contributions are encouraged and valued. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for different ways to help and details about how this project handles contributions.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later

About

This role bootstraps Python on OpenWrt by installing the required Python packages for Ansible to run.

role bootstrap openwrt

Install

ansible-galaxy install sscheib.openwrt_bootstrap

GitHub repository

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License

gpl-2.0

Downloads

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Owner

Steffen Scheib

Software Developer, Sysadmin, Linux and Open Source enthusiast