New in version 1.6.
Manages symbolic links using the ‘update-alternatives’ tool Useful when multiple programs are installed but provide similar functionality (e.g. different editors).
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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| link | no |
The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable.
This option is required on RHEL-based distributions
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| name | yes | The generic name of the link. |
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| path | yes | The path to the real executable that the link should point to. |
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| priority (added in 2.2)
| no | 50 | The priority of the alternative |
- name: correct java version selected alternatives: name=java path=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java - name: alternatives link created alternatives: name=hadoop-conf link=/etc/hadoop/conf path=/etc/hadoop/conf.ansible - name: make java 32 bit an alternative with low priority alternatives: name=java path=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java priority=-10
For more information on what this means please read Extras Modules
For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, developing_test_pr and Developing Modules.
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