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zwl1619
zwl1619

Reputation: 4232

Ansible: yum module's "state" parameter

In the docs of Ansible, http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/yum_module.html#options

There is a comment about "state" parameter:

Whether to install (present or installed, latest), or remove (absent or removed) a package.

My question is:

Are there any differences between the 3 choices(present, installed, latest)?Which one should I use when I run these commands below?

yum clean all && yum makecache 
yum upgrade

Upvotes: 1

Views: 6492

Answers (3)

Zlemini
Zlemini

Reputation: 4973

Yum clean is not available in the yum module, so best to use the command module:

- name: Perform a yum clean
  command: /usr/bin/yum clean all

For makecache you can use the yum module:

- name: Ensure the yum package index is up to Date
  yum:
    update_cache: yes
    name: '*'
    state: latest

And also use the yum module for upgrade:

- name: upgrade all packages
  yum:
    name: '*'
    state: latest

Upvotes: 5

Asier Gomez
Asier Gomez

Reputation: 6588

There is no ways to clean on the yum module. You just have to use command module:

- name: Clean all packages
  command: yum clean all && yum makecache

Upvotes: 1

Konstantin Suvorov
Konstantin Suvorov

Reputation: 68299

present (installed is the same, but deprecated) ensures that package is in the system. If it is there, module exits unchanged; If it is not, package is installed and module exits with changed state.

latest ensures that the latest available version of package is in the system. If the latest version already installed, module exits unchanged; If it is not installed or version is not up-to-date, module installs the latest versions and exits with changed state.

Example from the docs:

- name: upgrade all packages
  yum:
    name: '*'
    state: latest

Upvotes: 2

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