pkg5 – Manages packages with the Solaris 11 Image Packaging System

Synopsis

• IPS packages are the native packages in Solaris 11 and higher.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
accept_licenses boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Accept any licences. aliases: accept, accept_licences
be_name string added in 2.8		Creates a new boot environment with the given name.
name - / required		An FRMI of the package(s) to be installed/removed/updated. Multiple packages may be specified, separated by ,.
refresh boolean added in 2.8	Choices: no yes ←	Refresh publishers before execution.
state -	Choices: absent latest present ←	Whether to install (present, latest), or remove (absent) a package.

Notes

Note

• The naming of IPS packages is explained at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/ips-package-versioning-2232906.html.

Examples

- name: Install Vim
  pkg5:
    name: editor/vim

- name: Install Vim without refreshing publishers
  pkg5:
    name: editor/vim
    refresh: no

- name: Remove finger daemon
  pkg5:
    name: service/network/finger
    state: absent

- name: Install several packages at once
  pkg5:
    name:
    - /file/gnu-findutils
    - /text/gnu-grep

Status

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

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

Authors

• Peter Oliver (@mavit)

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