dpkg_selections – Dpkg package selection selections

Synopsis

• Change dpkg package selection state via –get-selections and –set-selections.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
name - / required		Name of the package
selection - / required	Choices: install hold deinstall purge	The selection state to set the package to.

Notes

Note

• This module won’t cause any packages to be installed/removed/purged, use the apt module for that.

Examples

# Prevent python from being upgraded.
- dpkg_selections:
    name: python
    selection: hold

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Brian Brazil (@brian-brazil) <brian.brazil@boxever.com>

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