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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
name
 no
    Name of package to install/remove;
    multiple names may be given, separated by commas
    state
    		 no present
    • present
    • absent
    Intended state of the package
    update_cache
    (added in 2.1)
    		 no
    • yes
    • no
    Update repository database. Can be run with other steps or on it's own.

    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

    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.

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