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urpmi - Urpmi manager

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urpmi - Urpmi manager¶

New in version 1.3.4.

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Synopsis ¶

Manages packages with urpmi (such as for Mageia or Mandriva)

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
force	no	True	yes no	Assume "yes" is the answer to any question urpmi has to ask. Corresponds to the `--force` option for urpmi.
no-recommends	no	True	yes no	Corresponds to the `--no-recommends` option for urpmi.
pkg	yes			name of package to install, upgrade or remove.
root (added in 2.4)	no	/		Specifies an alternative install root, relative to which all packages will be installed. Corresponds to the `--root` option for urpmi. aliases: installroot
state	no	present	absent present	Indicates the desired package state
update_cache	no		yes no	update the package database first `urpmi.update -a`.

Examples ¶

# install package foo
- urpmi:
    pkg: foo
    state: present

# remove package foo
- urpmi:
    pkg: foo
    state: absent

# description: remove packages foo and bar
- urpmi:
    pkg: foo,bar
    state: absent

# description: update the package database (urpmi.update -a -q) and install bar (bar will be the updated if a newer version exists)
- urpmi:
    name: bar
    state: present
    update_cache: yes

Status ¶

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