New in version 2.5.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
For ‘portage’ support it requires the qlist utility, which is part of ‘app-portage/portage-utils’.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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manager
list
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["auto"]
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The package manager used by the system so we can query the package information.
Since 2.8 this is a list and can support multiple package managers per system.
The 'portage' and 'pkg' options were added in version 2.8.
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strategy
-
added in 2.8 |
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This option controls how the module queres the package managers on the system.
first means it will return only informatino for the first supported package manager available. all will return information for all supported and available package managers on the system. |
- name: Gather the rpm package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
- name: Print the rpm package facts
debug:
var: ansible_facts.packages
Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars
host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.
Fact | Returned | Description |
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packages
dictionary
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when operating system level package manager is specified or auto detected manager |
list of dicts with package information
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This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Matthew Jones (@matburt)
Brian Coca (@bcoca)
Adam Miller (@maxamillion)
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