community.general.slackpkg (2.5.9) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.general:==2.5.9

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.general
      version: 2.5.9

Description

Manage binary packages for Slackware using 'slackpkg' which is available in versions after 12.2.

Requirements

• Slackware >= 12.2

Usage examples

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- name: Install package foo
  community.general.slackpkg:
    name: foo
    state: present

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- name: Remove packages foo and bar
  community.general.slackpkg:
    name: foo,bar
    state: absent

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- name: Make sure that it is the most updated package
  community.general.slackpkg:
    name: foo
    state: latest

Inputs

    
name:
    aliases:
    - pkg
    description:
    - name of package to install/remove
    elements: str
    required: true
    type: list

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    - latest
    - installed
    - removed
    default: present
    description:
    - state of the package, you can use "installed" as an alias for C(present) and removed
      as one for C(absent).
    required: false
    type: str

update_cache:
    aliases:
    - update-cache
    default: false
    description:
    - update the package database first
    - Alias C(update-cache) has been deprecated and will be removed in community.general
      5.0.0.
    required: false
    type: bool