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apt_repository - Add and remove APT repositories

Synopsis

  • Add or remove an APT repositories in Ubuntu and Debian.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python-apt (python 2)
  • python3-apt (python 3)

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
codename
(added in 2.3)
Override the distribution codename to use for PPA repositories. Should usually only be set when working with a PPA on a non-Ubuntu target (e.g. Debian or Mint)
filename
(added in 2.1)
Sets the name of the source list file in sources.list.d. Defaults to a file name based on the repository source url. The .list extension will be automatically added.
mode
(added in 1.6)
 Default:
"0644"
The octal mode for newly created files in sources.list.d
repo
required
A source string for the repository.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
A source string state.
update_cache
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Run the equivalent of apt-get update when a change occurs. Cache updates are run after making changes.
validate_certs
bool

(added in 1.8)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates for the target repo will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

  • This module works on Debian, Ubuntu and their derivatives.
  • This module supports Debian Squeeze (version 6) as well as its successors.

Examples

# Add specified repository into sources list.
- apt_repository:
    repo: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
    state: present

# Add specified repository into sources list using specified filename.
- apt_repository:
    repo: deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
    state: present
    filename: google-chrome

# Add source repository into sources list.
- apt_repository:
    repo: deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
    state: present

# Remove specified repository from sources list.
- apt_repository:
    repo: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
    state: absent

# Add nginx stable repository from PPA and install its signing key.
# On Ubuntu target:
- apt_repository:
    repo: ppa:nginx/stable

# On Debian target
- apt_repository:
    repo: 'ppa:nginx/stable'
    codename: trusty

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as core which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Core Team, see here.

Support

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author

  • Alexander Saltanov (@sashka)

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