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urpmi – Urpmi manager

Synopsis
Parameters
Examples
Status

Synopsis

Manages packages with urpmi (such as for Mageia or Mandriva)

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
force boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Assume "yes" is the answer to any question urpmi has to ask. Corresponds to the `--force` option for urpmi.
name - / required added in 2.6		A list of package names to install, upgrade or remove. aliases: package, pkg
no-recommends boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Corresponds to the `--no-recommends` option for urpmi. aliases: no-recommends
root - added in 2.4	Default: "/"	Specifies an alternative install root, relative to which all packages will be installed. Corresponds to the `--root` option for urpmi. aliases: installroot
state -	Choices: absent present ←	Indicates the desired package state.
update_cache boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Update the package database first `urpmi.update -a`.

Examples

- name: Install package foo
  urpmi:
    pkg: foo
    state: present

- name: Remove package foo
  urpmi:
    pkg: foo
    state: absent

- name: Remove packages foo and bar
  urpmi:
    pkg: foo,bar
    state: absent

- name: Update the package database (urpmi.update -a -q) and install bar (bar will be the updated if a newer version exists)
- urpmi:
    name: bar
    state: present
    update_cache: yes

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

Philippe Makowski (@pmakowski)

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