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: sukhorukovmv.java
      become: yes

Example Playbook (install OpenJDK 8)

For RHEL / CentOS:

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

Example Playbook (install OracleJDK 8)

vars: java_oracle_jdk_install: true java_version: 8 java_oracle_jdk_version: "1.{{ java_version }}.0_221" java_oracle_jdk_url: "http://nexus/repository/repo/java/jdk/{{ java_oracle_jdk_version }}/jdk-{{ java_oracle_jdk_version }}.tar.gz"

pre_tasks: - name: Update apt cache. apt: update_cache: true when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' changed_when: false

roles: - {role: sukhorukovmv.java}

License

MIT / BSD