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swupd - Manages updates and bundles in ClearLinux systems.

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Manages updates and bundles with the swupd bundle manager, which is used by the Clear Linux Project for Intel Architecture.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
contenturl
URL pointing to the contents of available bundles. If not specified, the contents are retrieved from clearlinux.org.
format
The format suffix for version file downloads. For example [1,2,3,staging,etc]. If not specified, the default format is used.
manifest
The manifest contains information about the bundles at certaion version of the OS. Specify a Manifest version to verify against that version or leave unspecified to verify against the current version.

aliases: release, version
name
Name of the (I)bundle to install or remove.

aliases: bundle
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Indicates the desired (I)bundle state. present ensures the bundle is installed while absent ensures the (I)bundle is not installed.
update
Updates the OS to the latest version.
url
Overrides both contenturl and versionurl.
verify
Verify content for OS version.
versionurl
URL for version string download.

Examples

- name: Update the OS to the latest version
  swupd:
    update: yes

- name: Installs the "foo" bundle
  swupd:
    name: foo
    state: present

- name: Removes the "foo" bundle
  swupd:
    name: foo
    state: absent

- name: Check integrity of filesystem
  swupd:
    verify: yes

- name: Downgrade OS to release 12920
  swupd:
    verify: yes
    manifest: 12920

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
stderr
string
 always
stderr of swupd
stdout
string
 always
stdout of swupd


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Alberto Murillo (@albertomurillo)

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