The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
|
build
bool (added in 2.1) |
|
Build the package from source instead of downloading and installing a binary. Requires that the port source tree is already installed. Automatically builds and installs the 'sqlports' package, if it is not already installed.
|
|
clean
bool (added in 2.3) |
|
When updating or removing packages, delete the extra configuration file(s) in the old packages which are annotated with @extra in the packaging-list.
|
|
name
required |
A name or a list of names of the packages.
|
|
|
ports_dir
(added in 2.1) |
Default: "/usr/ports"
|
When used in combination with the
build option, allows overriding the default ports source directory. |
|
quick
bool (added in 2.3) |
|
Replace or delete packages quickly; do not bother with checksums before removing normal files.
|
| state |
|
present will make sure the package is installed. latest will make sure the latest version of the package is installed. absent will make sure the specified package is not installed. |
Note
- name: Make sure nmap is installed
openbsd_pkg:
name: nmap
state: present
- name: Make sure nmap is the latest version
openbsd_pkg:
name: nmap
state: latest
- name: Make sure nmap is not installed
openbsd_pkg:
name: nmap
state: absent
- name: Make sure nmap is installed, build it from source if it is not
openbsd_pkg:
name: nmap
state: present
build: yes
- name: Specify a pkg flavour with '--'
openbsd_pkg:
name: vim--no_x11
state: present
- name: Specify the default flavour to avoid ambiguity errors
openbsd_pkg:
name: vim--
state: present
- name: Specify a package branch (requires at least OpenBSD 6.0)
openbsd_pkg:
name: python%3.5
state: present
- name: Update all packages on the system
openbsd_pkg:
name: '*'
state: latest
- name: Purge a package and it's configuration files
openbsd_pkg:
name: mpd
clean: yes
state: absent
- name: Quickly remove a package without checking checksums
openbsd_pkg:
name: qt5
quick: yes
state: absent
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