community.general.rpm_ostree_pkg module – Install or uninstall overlay additional packages

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 4.8.3).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.rpm_ostree_pkg.

New in version 2.0.0: of community.general

Synopsis

  • Install or uninstall overlay additional packages using rpm-ostree command.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

name

aliases: pkg

list / elements=string / required

Name of overlay package to install or remove.

state

string

State of the overlay package.

present simply ensures that a desired package is installed.

absent removes the specified package.

Choices:

  • absent

  • present ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Does not support check_mode.

Examples

- name: Install overlay package
  community.general.rpm_ostree_pkg:
    name: nfs-utils
    state: present

- name: Remove overlay package
  community.general.rpm_ostree_pkg:
    name: nfs-utils
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

action

string

Action performed.

Returned: always

Sample: “install”

changed

boolean

State changes.

Returned: always

Sample: true

cmd

string

Full command used for performed action.

Returned: always

Sample: “rpm-ostree uninstall –allow-inactive –idempotent –unchanged-exit-77 nfs-utils”

packages

list / elements=string

A list of packages specified.

Returned: always

Sample: [“nfs-utils”]

rc

integer

Return code of rpm-ostree command.

Returned: always

Sample: 0

stderr

string

Stderr of rpm-ostree command.

Returned: always

Sample: “”

stdout

string

Stdout of rpm-ostree command.

Returned: always

Sample: “Staging deployment…done\\n…”

Authors

  • Dusty Mabe (@dustymabe)

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)