Manage apt packages

This repository is only a mirror. Development and testing is done on a private gitlab server.

This role enables you to manage packages on debian-based distributions. It can be used on its own , or be called by other roles the install/remove packages on demand.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values. A sample file for the default values is available in default/manage_apt_packages.yml.sample in case you need it for any group_vars or host_vars configuration.

manage_apt_packages_list: # by default, not defined
  - name: nginx
    version: latest # Leaving empty or setting '' will be considered as latest
    state: absent
  - name: ...

This variable is a list of packages, with their name, desired version and state. Note that the role allows version rollbacks, so unless you absolutely need a specific version, it is usualy advised to keep the version on latest on empty (which is considered the same).

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

# calling the role inside a playbook with either the default or group_vars/host_vars
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - ednxzu.manage_apt_packages

# calling the role inside a playbook and injecting variables (in another role for example)
- hosts: servers
  tasks:
    - name: "Install nginx package"
      ansible.builtin.include_role: 
        name: ednxzu.manage_apt_packages
      vars:
        manage_apt_packages_list:
          - name: consul
            version: 1.13.1-1
            state: present

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created by Bertrand Lanson in 2023.