community.general.svr4pkg module – Manage Solaris SVR4 packages
Note
This module is part of the community.general collection (version 5.8.3).
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.svr4pkg
.
Synopsis
Manages SVR4 packages on Solaris 10 and 11.
These were the native packages on Solaris <= 10 and are available as a legacy feature in Solaris 11.
Note that this is a very basic packaging system. It will not enforce dependencies on install or remove.
Parameters
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Install/Remove category instead of a single package. Choices:
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Package name, e.g. |
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HTTP[s] proxy to be used if src is a URL. |
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Specifies the location of a response file to be used if package expects input on install. (added in Ansible 1.4) |
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Specifies the location to install the package from. Required when state=present. Can be any path acceptable to the If using a file or directory, they must already be accessible by the host. See the ansible.builtin.copy module for a way to get them there. |
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Whether to install ( If the package is to be installed, then src is required. The SVR4 package system doesn’t provide an upgrade operation. You need to uninstall the old, then install the new package. Choices:
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Whether to install the package only in the current zone, or install it into all zones. The installation into all zones works only if you are working with the global zone. Choices:
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Examples
- name: Install a package from an already copied file
community.general.svr4pkg:
name: CSWcommon
src: /tmp/cswpkgs.pkg
state: present
- name: Install a package directly from an http site
community.general.svr4pkg:
name: CSWpkgutil
src: 'http://get.opencsw.org/now'
state: present
zone: current
- name: Install a package with a response file
community.general.svr4pkg:
name: CSWggrep
src: /tmp/third-party.pkg
response_file: /tmp/ggrep.response
state: present
- name: Ensure that a package is not installed
community.general.svr4pkg:
name: SUNWgnome-sound-recorder
state: absent
- name: Ensure that a category is not installed
community.general.svr4pkg:
name: FIREFOX
state: absent
category: true
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