openbsd_pkg - Manage packages on OpenBSD
Synopsis
- Manage packages on OpenBSD using the pkg tools.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- python >= 2.5
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| build
(added in 2.1)
|
no | no |
|
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
(added in 2.3)
|
no | no |
|
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 |
yes |
Name of the package.
|
||
| ports_dir
(added in 2.1)
|
no | /usr/ports |
When used in combination with the
build option, allows overriding the default ports source directory.
|
|
| quick
(added in 2.3)
|
no | no |
|
Replace or delete packages quickly; do not bother with checksums before removing normal files.
|
| state |
no | present |
|
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.
|
Examples
- 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
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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