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urpmi - Urpmi manager
New in version 1.3.4.
Synopsis
- Manages packages with urpmi (such as for Mageia or Mandriva)
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| force  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Assume "yes" is the answer to any question urpmi has to ask. Corresponds to the  --force option for urpmi.
        | 
     
| name  
        required
         
        (added in 2.6)
         | 
      
        
        A list of package names to install, upgrade or remove.
        
       aliases: package, pkg  | 
     |
| no-recommends  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Corresponds to the  
       --no-recommends option for urpmi.
       aliases: no-recommends  | 
     
| root  
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      Default: 
        "/"
         | 
      
        
        Specifies an alternative install root, relative to which all packages will be installed. Corresponds to the  
       --root option for urpmi.
       aliases: installroot  | 
     
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates the desired package state.
         | 
     
| update_cache  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Update the package database first  urpmi.update -a.
        | 
     
Examples
- name: Install package foo
  urpmi:
    pkg: foo
    state: present
- name: Remove package foo
  urpmi:
    pkg: foo
    state: absent
- name: Remove packages foo and bar
  urpmi:
    pkg: foo,bar
    state: absent
- name: 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
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 community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Philippe Makowski (@pmakowski)
 
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