dnf - Manages packages with the dnf package manager
New in version 1.9.
Synopsis
Installs, upgrade, removes, and lists packages and groups with the dnf package manager.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- python >= 2.6
- python-dnf
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| conf_file |
no | The remote dnf configuration file to use for the transaction. | ||
| disable_gpg_check |
no | no |
|
Whether to disable the GPG checking of signatures of packages being installed. Has an effect only if state is present or latest. |
| disablerepo |
no | Repoid of repositories to disable for the install/update operation. These repos will not persist beyond the transaction. When specifying multiple repos, separate them with a ",". | ||
| enablerepo |
no | Repoid of repositories to enable for the install/update operation. These repos will not persist beyond the transaction. When specifying multiple repos, separate them with a ",". | ||
| list |
no | Various (non-idempotent) commands for usage with /usr/bin/ansible and not playbooks. See examples. | ||
| name |
yes | Package name, or package specifier with version, like name-1.0. When using state=latest, this can be '*' which means run: dnf -y update. You can also pass a url or a local path to a rpm file. | ||
| state |
no | present |
|
Whether to install ( present, latest), or remove (absent) a package. |
Examples
- name: install the latest version of Apache dnf: name=httpd state=latest - name: remove the Apache package dnf: name=httpd state=absent - name: install the latest version of Apache from the testing repo dnf: name=httpd enablerepo=testing state=present - name: upgrade all packages dnf: name=* state=latest - name: install the nginx rpm from a remote repo dnf: name=http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/noarch/RPMS/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm state=present - name: install nginx rpm from a local file dnf: name=/usr/local/src/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm state=present - name: install the 'Development tools' package group dnf: name="@Development tools" state=present
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