ansible_mod_xbps

Ansible module for xbps package manager

Install

put xbps.py into library/ directory, next to your playbook/role

Arguments

one of "name", "update_cache" and "upgrade" required, but you can use up to all three at a time

• name:

  • name or list of packages
  • "*" same as "upgrade=yes"

• update_cache: (yes|no), default: no

  • sync remote repo index (xbps-install -S)

• upgrade: (yes|no), default: no

  • update/upgrade all installed packages (xbps-install -u)

• state: (present|latest|absent), default: present

  • desired state of name package(s)

• recurse: (yes|no), default: no

  • if state=absent recursively remove dependencies

Example:

• ansible localhost -m xbps -a "name=screen" installs "screen" package

• ansible localhost -m xbps -a "name=screen state=latest" installs/updates "screen" package

• ansible localhost -m xbps -a "name=screen state=absent" removes "screen" package

• ansible localhost -m xbps -a "update_cache=yes" syncs remote repo index

• ansible localhost -m xbps -a "upgrade=yes" upgrades all installed packages

• ansible localhost -m xbps -a "name=screen update_cache=yes upgrade=yes" sync repo index, upgrades all installed packages and (maybe) installs screen