ansible.builtin.svr4pkg (v2.9.27) — module

Manage Solaris SVR4 packages

| "added in version" 0.9 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Boyd Adamson (@brontitall)

preview | supported by community

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27

Description

Manages SVR4 packages on Solaris 10 and 11.

These were the native packages on Solaris <= 10 and are available as a legacy feature in Solaris 11.

Note that this is a very basic packaging system. It will not enforce dependencies on install or remove.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Install a package from an already copied file
- svr4pkg:
    name: CSWcommon
    src: /tmp/cswpkgs.pkg
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Install a package directly from an http site
- svr4pkg:
    name: CSWpkgutil
    src: 'http://get.opencsw.org/now'
    state: present
    zone: current
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Install a package with a response file
- svr4pkg:
    name: CSWggrep
    src: /tmp/third-party.pkg
    response_file: /tmp/ggrep.response
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Ensure that a package is not installed.
- svr4pkg:
    name: SUNWgnome-sound-recorder
    state: absent
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Ensure that a category is not installed.
- svr4pkg:
    name: FIREFOX
    state: absent
    category: true

Inputs

    
src:
    description:
    - Specifies the location to install the package from. Required when C(state=present).
    - 'Can be any path acceptable to the C(pkgadd) command''s C(-d) option. e.g.: C(somefile.pkg),
      C(/dir/with/pkgs), C(http:/server/mypkgs.pkg).'
    - If using a file or directory, they must already be accessible by the host. See the
      M(copy) module for a way to get them there.

name:
    description:
    - Package name, e.g. C(SUNWcsr)
    required: true

zone:
    choices:
    - current
    - all
    default: all
    description:
    - Whether to install the package only in the current zone, or install it into all
      zones.
    - The installation into all zones works only if you are working with the global zone.
    required: false
    version_added: '1.6'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

proxy:
    description:
    - HTTP[s] proxy to be used if C(src) is a URL.

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    description:
    - Whether to install (C(present)), or remove (C(absent)) a package.
    - If the package is to be installed, then I(src) is required.
    - The SVR4 package system doesn't provide an upgrade operation. You need to uninstall
      the old, then install the new package.
    required: true

category:
    description:
    - Install/Remove category instead of a single package.
    required: false
    type: bool
    version_added: '1.6'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

response_file:
    description:
    - Specifies the location of a response file to be used if package expects input on
      install. (added in Ansible 1.4)
    required: false