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apt_rpm - apt_rpm package manager

New in version 1.5.

Synopsis

Manages packages with apt-rpm. Both low-level (rpm) and high-level (apt-get) package manager binaries required.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
pkg
yes
name of package to install, upgrade or remove.
state
no present
  • absent
  • present
Indicates the desired package state
update_cache
no
  • yes
  • no
update the package database first apt-get update.

Examples

# 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

This is a Core Module

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.

© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
© 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/apt_rpm_module.html