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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.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
pkg
 yes
    name of package to install, upgrade or remove.
    state
    		 no present
    • absent
    • present
    Indicates the desired package state
    update_cache
    		 no
    • yes
    • no
    update the package database first apt-get update.

    Examples

    # install package foo
- apt_rpm: pkg=foo state=present
# remove package foo
- apt_rpm: pkg=foo state=absent
# description: remove packages foo and bar
- apt_rpm: pkg=foo,bar state=absent
# description: update the package database and install bar (bar will be the updated if a newer version exists)
- apt_rpm: name=bar state=present update_cache=yes

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