layman – Manage Gentoo overlays¶
Synopsis¶
- Uses Layman to manage an additional repositories for the Portage package manager on Gentoo Linux. Please note that Layman must be installed on a managed node prior using this module.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- layman python module
Parameters¶
Examples¶
# Install the overlay 'mozilla' which is on the central overlays list.
- layman:
name: mozilla
# Install the overlay 'cvut' from the specified alternative list.
- layman:
name: cvut
list_url: 'http://raw.github.com/cvut/gentoo-overlay/master/overlay.xml'
# Update (sync) the overlay 'cvut', or install if not installed yet.
- layman:
name: cvut
list_url: 'http://raw.github.com/cvut/gentoo-overlay/master/overlay.xml'
state: updated
# Update (sync) all of the installed overlays.
- layman:
name: ALL
state: updated
# Uninstall the overlay 'cvut'.
- layman:
name: cvut
state: absent
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Jakub Jirutka (@jirutka)
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