How to install Ansible in Debian 11 - Ansible install
The easier way to install the latest version of Ansible and maintain up-to-date in Debian 11 using APT and the "main" default repository.
December 3, 2021
How to install Ansible in Debian version 11? Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Debian using the default “main” repository. I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.
How to install Ansible in Debian
- Included in the “main” default repository
Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in Debian. The good news is that Ansible is included in the default repository so you could install it simply with your usual package manager “apt”. You could expect the latest version of Ansible in the “main” repository.
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Install Ansible in Debian using the apt package manager and the “main” default repository.
code
- install-ansible-debian.sh
#!/bin/bash
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ansible
$ sudo apt list –installed ansible
execution
ansible-pilot $ ssh [email protected]
Linux debian 5.10.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.70-1 (2021-09-30) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
$ sudo su
root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/deb
debconf.conf debian_version
root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/debian_version
11.1
root@debian:/home/devops# apt-get update
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Reading package lists... Done
root@debian:/home/devops# apt-cache search ansible
ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
ansible-lint - lint tool for Ansible playbooks
ansible-mitogen - Fast connection strategy for Ansible
shade-inventory - Ansible inventory script for OpenStack clouds
python3-reclass - hierarchical inventory backend for configuration management systems
reclass - hierarchical inventory backend for configuration management systems
reclass-doc - reclass documentation
vim-syntastic - Syntax checking hacks for vim
root@debian:/home/devops# apt-cache show ansible
Package: ansible
Version: 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 198790
Maintainer: Lee Garrett <[email protected]>
Architecture: all
Replaces: ansible-base (<= 2.10.5+dfsg-2)
Depends: python3-cryptography, python3-jinja2, python3-packaging, python3-yaml, python3:any, openssh-client | python3-paramiko (>= 2.6.0), python3-pycryptodome, python3-distutils, python3-dnspython, python3-httplib2, python3-netaddr
Recommends: python3-argcomplete, python3-jmespath, python3-kerberos, python3-libcloud, python3-selinux, python3-winrm, python3-xmltodict
Suggests: cowsay, sshpass
Breaks: ansible-base (<= 2.10.5+dfsg-2)
Description-en: Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
Ansible is a radically simple model-driven configuration management,
multi-node deployment, and remote task execution system. Ansible works
over SSH and does not require any software or daemons to be installed
on remote nodes. Extension modules can be written in any language and
are transferred to managed machines automatically.
.
This package contains ansible-base 2.10.x and ansible-collections 2.10.x merged
into one package.
Description-md5: de0a87781a6b6efa86ca20d1d1c64ce8
Homepage: https://www.ansible.com
Tag: admin::automation, admin::configuring, admin::file-distribution,
admin::package-management, implemented-in::python,
interface::commandline, role::program, use::configuring,
works-with::software:running
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/ansible/ansible_2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 17685468
MD5sum: 159657e0be3d3f212fde43db1ac986cd
SHA256: 66474117b31f9b0bc816331c7b5f7424c77a496db5063da0d761cdbc814ef644
root@debian:/home/devops# apt-get install ansible
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
ieee-data libyaml-0-2 python3-argcomplete python3-cffi-backend python3-cryptography
python3-distutils python3-dnspython python3-jinja2 python3-jmespath python3-kerberos
python3-lib2to3 python3-libcloud python3-lockfile python3-markupsafe python3-netaddr
python3-ntlm-auth python3-packaging python3-pycryptodome python3-pyparsing
python3-requests-kerberos python3-requests-ntlm python3-requests-toolbelt python3-selinux
python3-simplejson python3-winrm python3-xmltodict python3-yaml
Suggested packages:
cowsay sshpass python-cryptography-doc python3-cryptography-vectors python3-sniffio
python3-trio python-jinja2-doc python-lockfile-doc ipython3 python-netaddr-docs
python-pyparsing-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ansible ieee-data libyaml-0-2 python3-argcomplete python3-cffi-backend python3-cryptography
python3-distutils python3-dnspython python3-jinja2 python3-jmespath python3-kerberos
python3-lib2to3 python3-libcloud python3-lockfile python3-markupsafe python3-netaddr
python3-ntlm-auth python3-packaging python3-pycryptodome python3-pyparsing
python3-requests-kerberos python3-requests-ntlm python3-requests-toolbelt python3-selinux
python3-simplejson python3-winrm python3-xmltodict python3-yaml
0 upgraded, 28 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 280 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
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root@debian:/home/devops# ansible --version
ansible 2.10.8
config file = None
configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
python version = 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44) [GCC 10.2.1 20210110]
root@debian:/home/devops# apt list | grep ansible
WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.
ansible-lint/stable 4.3.7-1 all
ansible-mitogen/stable 0.3.0~rc1-4 all
ansible/stable,now 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 all [installed]
root@debian:/home/devops# dpkg -l | grep ansible
ii ansible 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 all Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
root@debian:/home/devops#
before execution
$ ssh [email protected]
Linux debian 5.10.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.70-1 (2021-09-30) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
$ sudo su
root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/deb
debconf.conf debian_version
root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/debian_version
11.1
root@debian:/home/devops# apt list ansible --installed
Listing... Done
root@debian:/home/devops#
after execution
root@debian:/home/devops# apt list ansible --installed
Listing... Done
ansible/stable,now 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 all [installed]
root@debian:/home/devops# dpkg -l | grep ansible
ii ansible 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 all Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
root@debian:/home/devops#
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