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apt_rpm - apt_rpm package manager
New in version 1.5.
Synopsis
- Manages packages with apt-rpm. Both low-level (rpm) and high-level (apt-get) package manager binaries required.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| pkg  
        required
         | 
      
        
        name of package to install, upgrade or remove.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates the desired package state.
         | 
     
| update_cache  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        update the package database first  apt-get update.
        | 
     
Examples
- name: Install package foo
  apt_rpm:
    pkg: foo
    state: present
- name: Remove package foo
  apt_rpm:
    pkg: foo
    state: absent
- name: Remove packages foo and bar
  apt_rpm:
    pkg: foo,bar
    state: absent
# bar will be the updated if a newer version exists
- name: Update the package database and install bar
  apt_rpm:
    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
- Evgenii Terechkov (@evgkrsk)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/apt_rpm_module.html