apt

Manage packages and up(date|grade)s in Debian-like systems.

Requirements

• python3-apt (or python-apt for Debian 7)
• aptitude

Variables

• apt_manage_sources_list: [default: false]: Whether to manage /etc/apt/sources.list

• apt_ubuntu_mirror: [default: mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt]: The mirror to use

• apt_ubuntu_security_mirror: [default: https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu]: The security-mirror to use

• apt_src_enable: [default: true]: Whether to enable source code repositories

• apt_backports_enable: [default: true]: Whether to enable the backports repository

• apt_ubuntu_universe_enable: [default: true]: Whether to enable the universe repository

• apt_ubuntu_multiverse_enable: [default: true]: Whether to enable the multiverse repository

• apt_ubuntu_backports_enable: [default: true]: Whether to enable the backports repository [deprecated in favour of apt_backports_enable]

• apt_ubuntu_partner_enable: [default: false]: Whether to enable the partner repository

• apt_ubuntu_extras_enable: [default: false]: Whether to enable the extras repository (only applies to < 16.04)

• apt_debian_mirror: [default: https://deb.debian.org/debian/]: The mirror to use

• apt_debian_security_mirror: [default: https://security.debian.org/]: The security-mirror to use

• apt_debian_contrib_nonfree_enable: [default: false]: Whether to enable the contrib non-free non-free-firmware repository

• apt_dependencies: [default: [python3-apt, aptitude]]: General dependencies for apt modules to work

• apt_update: [default: true]: Whether to update

• apt_update_cache_valid_time: [default: 3600]: Number of seconds the apt cache stays valid

• apt_upgrade: [default: true]: Whether to upgrade

• apt_upgrade_type: [default: dist]: If yes or safe, performs an aptitude safe-upgrade. If full, performs an aptitude full-upgrade. If dist, performs an apt-get dist-upgrade

• apt_upgrade_dpkg_options: [default: ['force-confdef', 'force-confold']]: Add dpkg options to apt command

• apt_clean: [default: true]: Whether to clean

• apt_dpkg_configure: [default: false]: Whether to run dpkg --configure -a

• apt_autoremove: [default: true]: Whether to autoremove

• apt_install: [default: []]: Packages to install

• apt_install_state: [default: latest]: State of packages to install (e.g. present)

• apt_remove: [default: []]: Packages to remove

• apt_remove_purge: [default: false]: Whether to purge

• apt_etc_apt_apt_conf: [default: []]: List of lines to be added to /etc/apt/apt.conf

• apt_etc_apt_apt_conf_d_files_absent: [default: []]: List of files to be removed from /etc/apt/apt.conf.d

Dependencies

None

Example

---
- hosts: all
  roles:
    - oefenweb.apt
  vars:
    apt_etc_apt_apt_conf:
      - |
        APT {
          Install-Recommends "false";
          Install-Suggests "false";
          Get {
            Fix-Broken "true";
          };
        };
    apt_etc_apt_apt_conf_d_files_absent:
      - 20auto-upgrades

License

MIT

Author Information

Mischa ter Smitten (based on work of kosssi and Ansibles)

Feedback, bug-reports, requests, ...

Are welcome!