packages

Install software from the repositories through the distribution's package manager

Requirements

When installing packages for users on Red Hat or CentOS from the Software Collections (SCL), make sure there is a shell file in files/etc/profile.d/ that properly enables the package by setting the user's path and such. See the scl-enable-rh-git218.sh file as an example.

Role Variables

additional_packages:          # a list of packages to install
additional_packages_scl:      # a list of packages to install from the Software Collections repository

When using a file repository on a Red Hat Satellite server, the client needs a certificate to download packages from it

satellite_client_cert:        # location of the Satellite client certificate on the client
local_satellite_client_cert:  # location of the Satellite client certificate on the Ansible server

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

    - hosts: servers
      roles:
         - { role: packages, additional_packages: vim }

License

BSD

Author Information

Ruud Bleeker rbleeker@gmail.com