New in version 1.5.
Manages packages with apt-rpm. Both low-level (rpm) and high-level (apt-get) package manager binaries required.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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pkg | yes | name of package to install, upgrade or remove. |
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state | no | present |
| Indicates the desired package state |
update_cache | no |
| update the package database first apt-get update . |
# install package foo - apt_rpm: pkg=foo state=present # remove package foo - apt_rpm: pkg=foo state=absent # description: remove packages foo and bar - apt_rpm: pkg=foo,bar state=absent # description: update the package database and install bar (bar will be the updated if a newer version exists) - apt_rpm: name=bar state=present update_cache=yes
For more information on what this means please read Core 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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