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Reputation: 2295

Install a list of software via apt using a list variable

While it's possible to install a list of software the following way:

- name: Install what I want
  apt:
    name:
      - docker
      - nmap

Is it also possible to use a variable that contains a list of software names instead? Like so:

vars:
  my_list:
    - docker
    - nmap

- name: Install what I want
  apt:
    name: "{{ my_list }}"

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1415

Answers (2)

Slava Rozhnev
Slava Rozhnev

Reputation: 10163

I last ansible version you can use next syntax:

vars:
  my_list: [docker, nmap]

tasks:
  - name: Install APPS
    apt:
      name: "{{ my_list }}"
      state: present
      update_cache: yes

Upvotes: 2

Vladimir Botka
Vladimir Botka

Reputation: 68179

Yes. It's possible. name is "A list of package names". Both versions of the code are equivalent.

vars:
  my_list:
    - docker
    - nmap
tasks:
  - name: Install what I want
    apt:
      name: "{{ my_list }}"

It's also possible to use a loop. But, this is less efficient.

vars:
  my_list:
    - docker
    - map
tasks:
  - name: Install what I want
    apt:
      name: "{{ item }}"
    loop: "{{ my_list }}"

Upvotes: 6

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