pkgin - Package manager for SmartOS, NetBSD, et al.
Synopsis
- The standard package manager for SmartOS, but also usable on NetBSD or any OS that uses
pkgsrc
. (Home: http://pkgin.net/)
Options
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
clean
(added in 2.1)
|
no |
|
Clean packages cache
|
|
force
(added in 2.1)
|
no |
|
Force package reinstall
|
|
full_upgrade
(added in 2.1)
|
no |
|
Upgrade all packages to their newer versions
|
|
name |
no |
Name of package to install/remove;
multiple names may be given, separated by commas
|
||
state |
no | present |
|
Intended state of the package
|
update_cache
(added in 2.1)
|
no |
|
Update repository database. Can be run with other steps or on it's own.
|
|
upgrade
(added in 2.1)
|
no |
|
Upgrade main packages to their newer versions
|
Examples
# install package foo - pkgin: name: foo state: present # Update database and install "foo" package - pkgin: name: foo update_cache: yes # remove package foo - pkgin: name: foo state: absent # remove packages foo and bar - pkgin: name: foo,bar state: absent # Update repositories as a separate step - pkgin: update_cache: yes # Upgrade main packages (equivalent to C(pkgin upgrade)) - pkgin: upgrade: yes # Upgrade all packages (equivalent to C(pkgin full-upgrade)) - pkgin: full_upgrade: yes # Force-upgrade all packages (equivalent to C(pkgin -F full-upgrade)) - pkgin: full_upgrade: yes force: yes # clean packages cache (equivalent to C(pkgin clean)) - pkgin: clean: yes
Notes
Note
- Known bug with pkgin < 0.8.0: if a package is removed and another package depends on it, the other package will be silently removed as well. New to Ansible 1.9: check-mode support.
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/pkgin_module.html