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How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2 (AWS EC2) - Ansible install

How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2 using the Amazon Extras Library "amazon-linux-extras" and the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repositories.

December 6, 2021
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How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux version 2? Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Amazon Linux 2 using the Amazon Extras Library and EPEL repositories. I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.

How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2

Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2. The good news is that Ansible is included in the Extras Library included in Amazon Linux 2 repository using the “amazon-linux-extras” command. Another option is to install and maintain Ansible inside Amazon Linux 2 is using the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) additional repository. This repository is maintained by the Fedora Special Interest Group and manages a high-quality set of additional packages for Enterprise Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux and Scientific Linux (SL), Oracle Linux (OL), and Amazon Linux.

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Install Ansible in Amazon Linux (EC2) 2 using the Amazon Extras Library and EPEL repositories.

Here are the steps on how to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2 (AWS EC2):

  1. Update the package list:
$ sudo yum update -y
  1. Install the Ansible package:
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install ansible2 -y
  1. Check the Ansible version:
$ ansible --version
  1. Verify that Ansible is installed correctly by running a simple playbook:
$ ansible localhost -m ping

This playbook will print the following output:

localhost | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": false,
    "ping": "pong"
}

If you see this output, then Ansible is installed and configured correctly.

Amazon Extras Library code

#!/bin/bash
$ sudo yum update -y
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install ansible2 -y
$ ansible --version

Amazon Extras Library execution

$ ssh -i key.pem [email protected]

       __|  __|_  )
       _|  (     /   Amazon Linux 2 AMI
      ___|\___|___|

https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (UTF-8): No such file or directory
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-36-49 ~]$ sudo su
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# cat /etc/image-id
image_name="amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm"
image_version="2"
image_arch="x86_64"
image_file="amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20211201.0-x86_64.xfs.gpt"
image_stamp="7143-c998"
image_date="20211201182203"
recipe_name="amzn2 ami"
recipe_id="d46c60d3-613d-8f76-a3cd-4476-405e-a3e2-088c7229"
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Amazon Linux"
VERSION="2"
ID="amzn"
ID_LIKE="centos rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="2"
PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux 2"
ANSI_COLOR="0;33"
CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:amazon:amazon_linux:2"
HOME_URL="https://amazonlinux.com/"
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Amazon Linux"
VERSION="2"
ID="amzn"
ID_LIKE="centos rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="2"
PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux 2"
ANSI_COLOR="0;33"
CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:amazon:amazon_linux:2"
HOME_URL="https://amazonlinux.com/"
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum update
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core                                                                  | 3.7 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-docker                                                           | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10                                                      | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
No packages marked for update
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# amazon-linux-extras install ansible2
Installing ansible
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Cleaning repos: amzn2-core amzn2extra-ansible2 amzn2extra-docker amzn2extra-kernel-5.10
17 metadata files removed
6 sqlite files removed
0 metadata files removed
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core                                                                  | 3.7 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-ansible2                                                         | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-docker                                                           | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10                                                      | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
(1/9): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/group_gz                                         | 2.5 kB  00:00:00     
(2/9): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/updateinfo                                       | 424 kB  00:00:00     
(3/9): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/primary_db                                |  86 kB  00:00:00     
(4/9): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/updateinfo                           |   76 B  00:00:00     
(5/9): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/primary_db                           | 5.3 MB  00:00:00     
(6/9): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/primary_db                              |  39 kB  00:00:00     
(7/9): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/updateinfo                                | 4.7 kB  00:00:00     
(8/9): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/updateinfo                              |   76 B  00:00:00     
(9/9): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/primary_db                                       |  58 MB  00:00:00     
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: sshpass for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-paramiko for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-keyczar for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-httplib2 for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-crypto for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python-keyczar.noarch 0:0.71c-2.amzn2 will be installed
---> Package python2-crypto.x86_64 0:2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libtomcrypt.so.1()(64bit) for package: python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
---> Package python2-httplib2.noarch 0:0.18.1-3.amzn2 will be installed
---> Package python2-paramiko.noarch 0:1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: python2-ecdsa for package: python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch
---> Package sshpass.x86_64 0:1.06-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libtomcrypt.x86_64 0:1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libtommath >= 1.0 for package: libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libtommath.so.1()(64bit) for package: libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
---> Package python2-ecdsa.noarch 0:0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libtommath.x86_64 0:1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
 Package                 Arch          Version                    Repository                  Size
===================================================================================================
Installing:
 ansible                 noarch        2.9.23-1.amzn2             amzn2extra-ansible2         17 M
Installing for dependencies:
 libtomcrypt             x86_64        1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1         amzn2extra-ansible2        409 k
 libtommath              x86_64        1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1          amzn2extra-ansible2         36 k
 python-keyczar          noarch        0.71c-2.amzn2              amzn2extra-ansible2        218 k
 python2-crypto          x86_64        2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3         amzn2extra-ansible2        476 k
 python2-ecdsa           noarch        0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1         amzn2extra-ansible2         94 k
 python2-httplib2        noarch        0.18.1-3.amzn2             amzn2extra-ansible2        125 k
 python2-paramiko        noarch        1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2         amzn2extra-ansible2        259 k
 sshpass                 x86_64        1.06-1.amzn2.0.1           amzn2extra-ansible2         22 k
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install  1 Package (+8 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 19 M
Installed size: 110 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
(1/9): libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64.rpm                            | 409 kB  00:00:00     
(2/9): libtommath-1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64.rpm                              |  36 kB  00:00:00     
(3/9): python-keyczar-0.71c-2.amzn2.noarch.rpm                              | 218 kB  00:00:00     
(4/9): python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm                         | 476 kB  00:00:00     
(5/9): ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch.rpm                                    |  17 MB  00:00:00     
(6/9): python2-ecdsa-0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch.rpm                          |  94 kB  00:00:00     
(7/9): python2-httplib2-0.18.1-3.amzn2.noarch.rpm                           | 125 kB  00:00:00     
(8/9): sshpass-1.06-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64.rpm                                  |  22 kB  00:00:00     
(9/9): python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch.rpm                       | 259 kB  00:00:00     
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                               44 MB/s |  19 MB  00:00:00     
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : sshpass-1.06-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64                                                 1/9 
  Installing : python2-httplib2-0.18.1-3.amzn2.noarch                                          2/9 
  Installing : libtommath-1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64                                             3/9 
  Installing : libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64                                           4/9 
  Installing : python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64                                        5/9 
  Installing : python-keyczar-0.71c-2.amzn2.noarch                                             6/9 
  Installing : python2-ecdsa-0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch                                         7/9 
  Installing : python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch                                      8/9 
  Installing : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch                                                   9/9 
  Verifying  : python2-ecdsa-0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch                                         1/9 
  Verifying  : libtommath-1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64                                             2/9 
  Verifying  : python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64                                        3/9 
  Verifying  : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch                                                   4/9 
  Verifying  : python-keyczar-0.71c-2.amzn2.noarch                                             5/9 
  Verifying  : libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64                                           6/9 
  Verifying  : python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch                                      7/9 
  Verifying  : python2-httplib2-0.18.1-3.amzn2.noarch                                          8/9 
  Verifying  : sshpass-1.06-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64                                                 9/9
Installed:
  ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2
Dependency Installed:
  libtomcrypt.x86_64 0:1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1           libtommath.x86_64 0:1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1          
  python-keyczar.noarch 0:0.71c-2.amzn2             python2-crypto.x86_64 0:2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3     
  python2-ecdsa.noarch 0:0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1         python2-httplib2.noarch 0:0.18.1-3.amzn2       
  python2-paramiko.noarch 0:1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2      sshpass.x86_64 0:1.06-1.amzn2.0.1
Complete!
  0  ansible2=latest          enabled      \
        [ =2.4.2  =2.4.6  =2.8  =stable ]
  2  httpd_modules            available    [ =1.0  =stable ]
  3  memcached1.5             available    \
        [ =1.5.1  =1.5.16  =1.5.17 ]
  5  postgresql9.6            available    \
        [ =9.6.6  =9.6.8  =stable ]
  6  postgresql10             available    [ =10  =stable ]
  9  R3.4                     available    [ =3.4.3  =stable ]
 10  rust1                    available    \
        [ =1.22.1  =1.26.0  =1.26.1  =1.27.2  =1.31.0  =1.38.0
          =stable ]
 11  vim                      available    [ =8.0  =stable ]
 15  php7.2                   available    \
        [ =7.2.0  =7.2.4  =7.2.5  =7.2.8  =7.2.11  =7.2.13  =7.2.14
          =7.2.16  =7.2.17  =7.2.19  =7.2.21  =7.2.22  =7.2.23
          =7.2.24  =7.2.26  =stable ]
 17  lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2  available    \
        [ =10.2.10_7.2.0  =10.2.10_7.2.4  =10.2.10_7.2.5
          =10.2.10_7.2.8  =10.2.10_7.2.11  =10.2.10_7.2.13
          =10.2.10_7.2.14  =10.2.10_7.2.16  =10.2.10_7.2.17
          =10.2.10_7.2.19  =10.2.10_7.2.22  =10.2.10_7.2.23
          =10.2.10_7.2.24  =stable ]
 18  libreoffice              available    \
        [ =5.0.6.2_15  =5.3.6.1  =stable ]
 19  gimp                     available    [ =2.8.22 ]
 20  docker=latest            enabled      \
        [ =17.12.1  =18.03.1  =18.06.1  =18.09.9  =stable ]
 21  mate-desktop1.x          available    \
        [ =1.19.0  =1.20.0  =stable ]
 22  GraphicsMagick1.3        available    \
        [ =1.3.29  =1.3.32  =1.3.34  =stable ]
 23  tomcat8.5                available    \
        [ =8.5.31  =8.5.32  =8.5.38  =8.5.40  =8.5.42  =8.5.50
          =stable ]
 24  epel                     available    [ =7.11  =stable ]
 25  testing                  available    [ =1.0  =stable ]
 26  ecs                      available    [ =stable ]
 27  corretto8                available    \
        [ =1.8.0_192  =1.8.0_202  =1.8.0_212  =1.8.0_222  =1.8.0_232
          =1.8.0_242  =stable ]
 28  firecracker              available    [ =0.11  =stable ]
 29  golang1.11               available    \
        [ =1.11.3  =1.11.11  =1.11.13  =stable ]
 30  squid4                   available    [ =4  =stable ]
 31  php7.3                   available    \
        [ =7.3.2  =7.3.3  =7.3.4  =7.3.6  =7.3.8  =7.3.9  =7.3.10
          =7.3.11  =7.3.13  =stable ]
 32  lustre2.10               available    \
        [ =2.10.5  =2.10.8  =stable ]
 33  java-openjdk11           available    [ =11  =stable ]
 34  lynis                    available    [ =stable ]
 35  kernel-ng                available    [ =stable ]
 36  BCC                      available    [ =0.x  =stable ]
 37  mono                     available    [ =5.x  =stable ]
 38  nginx1                   available    [ =stable ]
 39  ruby2.6                  available    [ =2.6  =stable ]
 40  mock                     available    [ =stable ]
 41  postgresql11             available    [ =11  =stable ]
 42  php7.4                   available    [ =stable ]
 43  livepatch                available    [ =stable ]
 44  python3.8                available    [ =stable ]
 45  haproxy2                 available    [ =stable ]
 46  collectd                 available    [ =stable ]
 47  aws-nitro-enclaves-cli   available    [ =stable ]
 48  R4                       available    [ =stable ]
  _  kernel-5.4               available    [ =stable ]
 50  selinux-ng               available    [ =stable ]
 51  php8.0                   available    [ =stable ]
 52  tomcat9                  available    [ =stable ]
 53  unbound1.13              available    [ =stable ]
 54  mariadb10.5              available    [ =stable ]
 55  kernel-5.10=latest       enabled      [ =stable ]
 56  redis6                   available    [ =stable ]
 57  ruby3.0                  available    [ =stable ]
 58  postgresql12             available    [ =stable ]
 59  postgresql13             available    [ =stable ]
 60  mock2                    available    [ =stable ]
 61  dnsmasq2.85              available    [ =stable ]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# ansible --version
ansible 2.9.23
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.18 (default, Jun 10 2021, 00:11:02) [GCC 7.3.1 20180712 (Red Hat 7.3.1-13)]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]#

Amazon Extras Library after execution

# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch

EPEL code

#!/bin/bash
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel -y
$ sudo yum repolist
$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable epel
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras disable ansible2
$ sudo yum --enablerepo epel install ansible
$ ansible --version

EPEL execution

# yum remove ansible
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
 Package           Arch             Version                   Repository                      Size
===================================================================================================
Removing:
 ansible           noarch           2.9.23-1.amzn2            @amzn2extra-ansible2           105 M
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Remove  1 Package
Installed size: 105 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Erasing    : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch                                                   1/1 
  Verifying  : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch                                                   1/1
Removed:
  ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2
Complete!
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# amazon-linux-extras install epel
Installing epel-release
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Cleaning repos: amzn2-core amzn2extra-ansible2 amzn2extra-docker amzn2extra-epel
              : amzn2extra-kernel-5.10
22 metadata files removed
8 sqlite files removed
0 metadata files removed
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core                                                                  | 3.7 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-ansible2                                                         | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-docker                                                           | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-epel                                                             | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10                                                      | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
(1/11): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/group_gz                                        | 2.5 kB  00:00:00     
(2/11): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/updateinfo                                      | 424 kB  00:00:00     
(3/11): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/primary_db                               |  86 kB  00:00:00     
(4/11): amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64/updateinfo                                 |   76 B  00:00:00     
(5/11): amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64/primary_db                                 | 1.8 kB  00:00:00     
(6/11): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/updateinfo                          |   76 B  00:00:00     
(7/11): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/primary_db                          | 5.3 MB  00:00:00     
(8/11): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/updateinfo                             |   76 B  00:00:00     
(9/11): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/updateinfo                               | 4.7 kB  00:00:00     
(10/11): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/primary_db                            |  39 kB  00:00:00     
(11/11): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/primary_db                                     |  58 MB  00:00:00     
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:7-11 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
 Package                  Arch               Version             Repository                   Size
===================================================================================================
Installing:
 epel-release             noarch             7-11                amzn2extra-epel              15 k
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install  1 Package
Total download size: 15 k
Installed size: 24 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
epel-release-7-11.noarch.rpm                                                |  15 kB  00:00:00     
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : epel-release-7-11.noarch                                                        1/1 
  Verifying  : epel-release-7-11.noarch                                                        1/1
Installed:
  epel-release.noarch 0:7-11
Complete!
  0  ansible2=latest          enabled      \
        [ =2.4.2  =2.4.6  =2.8  =stable ]
  2  httpd_modules            available    [ =1.0  =stable ]
  3  memcached1.5             available    \
        [ =1.5.1  =1.5.16  =1.5.17 ]
  5  postgresql9.6            available    \
        [ =9.6.6  =9.6.8  =stable ]
  6  postgresql10             available    [ =10  =stable ]
  9  R3.4                     available    [ =3.4.3  =stable ]
 10  rust1                    available    \
        [ =1.22.1  =1.26.0  =1.26.1  =1.27.2  =1.31.0  =1.38.0
          =stable ]
 11  vim                      available    [ =8.0  =stable ]
 15  php7.2                   available    \
        [ =7.2.0  =7.2.4  =7.2.5  =7.2.8  =7.2.11  =7.2.13  =7.2.14
          =7.2.16  =7.2.17  =7.2.19  =7.2.21  =7.2.22  =7.2.23
          =7.2.24  =7.2.26  =stable ]
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          =10.2.10_7.2.8  =10.2.10_7.2.11  =10.2.10_7.2.13
          =10.2.10_7.2.14  =10.2.10_7.2.16  =10.2.10_7.2.17
          =10.2.10_7.2.19  =10.2.10_7.2.22  =10.2.10_7.2.23
          =10.2.10_7.2.24  =stable ]
 18  libreoffice              available    \
        [ =5.0.6.2_15  =5.3.6.1  =stable ]
 19  gimp                     available    [ =2.8.22 ]
 20  docker=latest            enabled      \
        [ =17.12.1  =18.03.1  =18.06.1  =18.09.9  =stable ]
 21  mate-desktop1.x          available    \
        [ =1.19.0  =1.20.0  =stable ]
 22  GraphicsMagick1.3        available    \
        [ =1.3.29  =1.3.32  =1.3.34  =stable ]
 23  tomcat8.5                available    \
        [ =8.5.31  =8.5.32  =8.5.38  =8.5.40  =8.5.42  =8.5.50
          =stable ]
 24  epel=latest              enabled      [ =7.11  =stable ]
 25  testing                  available    [ =1.0  =stable ]
 26  ecs                      available    [ =stable ]
 27  corretto8                available    \
        [ =1.8.0_192  =1.8.0_202  =1.8.0_212  =1.8.0_222  =1.8.0_232
          =1.8.0_242  =stable ]
 28  firecracker              available    [ =0.11  =stable ]
 29  golang1.11               available    \
        [ =1.11.3  =1.11.11  =1.11.13  =stable ]
 30  squid4                   available    [ =4  =stable ]
 31  php7.3                   available    \
        [ =7.3.2  =7.3.3  =7.3.4  =7.3.6  =7.3.8  =7.3.9  =7.3.10
          =7.3.11  =7.3.13  =stable ]
 32  lustre2.10               available    \
        [ =2.10.5  =2.10.8  =stable ]
 33  java-openjdk11           available    [ =11  =stable ]
 34  lynis                    available    [ =stable ]
 35  kernel-ng                available    [ =stable ]
 36  BCC                      available    [ =0.x  =stable ]
 37  mono                     available    [ =5.x  =stable ]
 38  nginx1                   available    [ =stable ]
 39  ruby2.6                  available    [ =2.6  =stable ]
 40  mock                     available    [ =stable ]
 41  postgresql11             available    [ =11  =stable ]
 42  php7.4                   available    [ =stable ]
 43  livepatch                available    [ =stable ]
 44  python3.8                available    [ =stable ]
 45  haproxy2                 available    [ =stable ]
 46  collectd                 available    [ =stable ]
 47  aws-nitro-enclaves-cli   available    [ =stable ]
 48  R4                       available    [ =stable ]
  _  kernel-5.4               available    [ =stable ]
 50  selinux-ng               available    [ =stable ]
 51  php8.0                   available    [ =stable ]
 52  tomcat9                  available    [ =stable ]
 53  unbound1.13              available    [ =stable ]
 54  mariadb10.5              available    [ =stable ]
 55  kernel-5.10=latest       enabled      [ =stable ]
 56  redis6                   available    [ =stable ]
 57  ruby3.0                  available    [ =stable ]
 58  postgresql12             available    [ =stable ]
 59  postgresql13             available    [ =stable ]
 60  mock2                    available    [ =stable ]
 61  dnsmasq2.85              available    [ =stable ]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum repolist
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 4695.
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
  The other application is: yum
    Memory : 110 M RSS (402 MB VSZ)
    Started: Sun Dec  5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:09 ago
    State  : Running, pid: 4695
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
  The other application is: yum
    Memory : 273 M RSS (565 MB VSZ)
    Started: Sun Dec  5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:11 ago
    State  : Running, pid: 4695
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
  The other application is: yum
    Memory : 318 M RSS (610 MB VSZ)
    Started: Sun Dec  5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:13 ago
    State  : Running, pid: 4695
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
  The other application is: yum
    Memory : 322 M RSS (614 MB VSZ)
    Started: Sun Dec  5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:15 ago
    State  : Running, pid: 4695
225 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
repo id                              repo name                                            status
amzn2-core/2/x86_64                  Amazon Linux 2 core repository                           26819
amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64         Amazon Extras repo for ansible2                             63
amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64           Amazon Extras repo for docker                               55
amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64             Amazon Extras repo for epel                                  1
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64      Amazon Extras repo for kernel-5.10                          86
epel/x86_64                          Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64       13464+225
repolist: 40488
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# amazon-linux-extras disable ansible2
Beware that disabling topics is not supported after they are installed.
  0  ansible2                 available    \
        [ =2.4.2  =2.4.6  =2.8  =stable ]
  2  httpd_modules            available    [ =1.0  =stable ]
  3  memcached1.5             available    \
        [ =1.5.1  =1.5.16  =1.5.17 ]
  5  postgresql9.6            available    \
        [ =9.6.6  =9.6.8  =stable ]
  6  postgresql10             available    [ =10  =stable ]
  9  R3.4                     available    [ =3.4.3  =stable ]
 10  rust1                    available    \
        [ =1.22.1  =1.26.0  =1.26.1  =1.27.2  =1.31.0  =1.38.0
          =stable ]
 11  vim                      available    [ =8.0  =stable ]
 15  php7.2                   available    \
        [ =7.2.0  =7.2.4  =7.2.5  =7.2.8  =7.2.11  =7.2.13  =7.2.14
          =7.2.16  =7.2.17  =7.2.19  =7.2.21  =7.2.22  =7.2.23
          =7.2.24  =7.2.26  =stable ]
 17  lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2  available    \
        [ =10.2.10_7.2.0  =10.2.10_7.2.4  =10.2.10_7.2.5
          =10.2.10_7.2.8  =10.2.10_7.2.11  =10.2.10_7.2.13
          =10.2.10_7.2.14  =10.2.10_7.2.16  =10.2.10_7.2.17
          =10.2.10_7.2.19  =10.2.10_7.2.22  =10.2.10_7.2.23
          =10.2.10_7.2.24  =stable ]
 18  libreoffice              available    \
        [ =5.0.6.2_15  =5.3.6.1  =stable ]
 19  gimp                     available    [ =2.8.22 ]
 20  docker=latest            enabled      \
        [ =17.12.1  =18.03.1  =18.06.1  =18.09.9  =stable ]
 21  mate-desktop1.x          available    \
        [ =1.19.0  =1.20.0  =stable ]
 22  GraphicsMagick1.3        available    \
        [ =1.3.29  =1.3.32  =1.3.34  =stable ]
 23  tomcat8.5                available    \
        [ =8.5.31  =8.5.32  =8.5.38  =8.5.40  =8.5.42  =8.5.50
          =stable ]
 24  epel=latest              enabled      [ =7.11  =stable ]
 25  testing                  available    [ =1.0  =stable ]
 26  ecs                      available    [ =stable ]
 27  corretto8                available    \
        [ =1.8.0_192  =1.8.0_202  =1.8.0_212  =1.8.0_222  =1.8.0_232
          =1.8.0_242  =stable ]
 28  firecracker              available    [ =0.11  =stable ]
 29  golang1.11               available    \
        [ =1.11.3  =1.11.11  =1.11.13  =stable ]
 30  squid4                   available    [ =4  =stable ]
 31  php7.3                   available    \
        [ =7.3.2  =7.3.3  =7.3.4  =7.3.6  =7.3.8  =7.3.9  =7.3.10
          =7.3.11  =7.3.13  =stable ]
 32  lustre2.10               available    \
        [ =2.10.5  =2.10.8  =stable ]
 33  java-openjdk11           available    [ =11  =stable ]
 34  lynis                    available    [ =stable ]
 35  kernel-ng                available    [ =stable ]
 36  BCC                      available    [ =0.x  =stable ]
 37  mono                     available    [ =5.x  =stable ]
 38  nginx1                   available    [ =stable ]
 39  ruby2.6                  available    [ =2.6  =stable ]
 40  mock                     available    [ =stable ]
 41  postgresql11             available    [ =11  =stable ]
 42  php7.4                   available    [ =stable ]
 43  livepatch                available    [ =stable ]
 44  python3.8                available    [ =stable ]
 45  haproxy2                 available    [ =stable ]
 46  collectd                 available    [ =stable ]
 47  aws-nitro-enclaves-cli   available    [ =stable ]
 48  R4                       available    [ =stable ]
  _  kernel-5.4               available    [ =stable ]
 50  selinux-ng               available    [ =stable ]
 51  php8.0                   available    [ =stable ]
 52  tomcat9                  available    [ =stable ]
 53  unbound1.13              available    [ =stable ]
 54  mariadb10.5              available    [ =stable ]
 55  kernel-5.10=latest       enabled      [ =stable ]
 56  redis6                   available    [ =stable ]
 57  ruby3.0                  available    [ =stable ]
 58  postgresql12             available    [ =stable ]
 59  postgresql13             available    [ =stable ]
 60  mock2                    available    [ =stable ]
 61  dnsmasq2.85              available    [ =stable ]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum-config-manager --enable epel
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
=========================================== repo: epel ============================================
[epel]
async = True
bandwidth = 0
base_persistdir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2
baseurl = 
cache = 0
cachedir = /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel
check_config_file_age = True
compare_providers_priority = 80
cost = 1000
deltarpm_metadata_percentage = 100
deltarpm_percentage = 
enabled = True
enablegroups = True
exclude = 
failovermethod = priority
ftp_disable_epsv = False
gpgcadir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2/epel/gpgcadir
gpgcakey = 
gpgcheck = True
gpgdir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2/epel/gpgdir
gpgkey = file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
hdrdir = /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel/headers
http_caching = all
includepkgs = 
ip_resolve = 
keepalive = True
keepcache = False
mddownloadpolicy = sqlite
mdpolicy = group:small
mediaid = 
metadata_expire = 21600
metadata_expire_filter = read-only:present
metalink = https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=x86_64
minrate = 0
mirrorlist = 
mirrorlist_expire = 86400
name = Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64
old_base_cache_dir = 
password = 
persistdir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2/epel
pkgdir = /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel/packages
priority = 99
proxy = False
proxy_dict = 
proxy_password = 
proxy_username = 
repo_gpgcheck = False
report_instanceid = False
retries = 7
skip_if_unavailable = False
ssl_check_cert_permissions = True
sslcacert = 
sslclientcert = 
sslclientkey = 
sslverify = True
throttle = 0
timeout = 5.0
ui_id = epel/x86_64
ui_repoid_vars = releasever,
   basearch
username =
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum --enablerepo epel install ansible
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core                                                                  | 3.7 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-docker                                                           | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-epel                                                             | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10                                                      | 3.0 kB  00:00:00     
epel/x86_64/metalink                                                        |  21 kB  00:00:00     
209 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ansible.noarch 0:2.9.25-1.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
 Package               Arch                 Version                       Repository          Size
===================================================================================================
Installing:
 ansible               noarch               2.9.25-1.el7                  epel                17 M
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install  1 Package
Total download size: 17 M
Installed size: 103 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel/packages/ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 352c64e5: NOKEY
Public key for ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch.rpm is not installed
ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch.rpm                                             |  17 MB  00:00:03     
Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
Importing GPG key 0x352C64E5:
 Userid     : "Fedora EPEL (7) <[email protected]>"
 Fingerprint: 91e9 7d7c 4a5e 96f1 7f3e 888f 6a2f aea2 352c 64e5
 Package    : epel-release-7-11.noarch (@amzn2extra-epel)
 From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch                                                     1/1 
  Verifying  : ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch                                                     1/1
Installed:
  ansible.noarch 0:2.9.25-1.el7
Complete!
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# ansible --version
ansible 2.9.25
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.18 (default, Jun 10 2021, 00:11:02) [GCC 7.3.1 20180712 (Red Hat 7.3.1-13)]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]#

EPEL after execution

# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch

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