How to install Ansible in Fedora version 37.

Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Fedora 37 using the system repository.

I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.

How to install Ansible in Fedora 37

Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in Fedora 37.

The good news is that Ansible is included in the default repository so you could install it simply with your usual package manager.

You could expect the latest version of Ansible in the updates repository.

At the moment is available the latest 2.14 for ansible-core and 6.4 for ansible.

See also: Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages.

Playbook

Let’s jump in a quick live Playbook of how to install the latest version of Ansible in Fedora.

code

  • install-Ansible-Fedora.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf list available ansible
sudo dnf install ansible
sudo "rpm -qa | grep ansible"
sudo dnf list ansible

execution

[luca@fedora ~]$ sudo su
[sudo] password for luca: 
[root@fedora luca]# cat /etc/redhat-release 
Fedora release 37 (Thirty Seven)
[root@fedora luca]# hostnamectl
   Static hostname: n/a                                  
Transient hostname: fedora
         Icon name: computer-vm
           Chassis: vm 🖴
        Machine ID: d2529b15dd1248ff98eb849bea4769ff
           Boot ID: 25ddcebe009247d285a8acef12f3d2ca
    Virtualization: vmware
  Operating System: Fedora Linux 37 (Workstation Edition)
       CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:37
            Kernel: Linux 6.0.7-301.fc37.aarch64
      Architecture: arm64
   Hardware Vendor: VMware, Inc.
    Hardware Model: VMware20,1
  Firmware Version: VMW201.00V.20432347.BA64.2209100127
[root@fedora luca]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Fedora Linux"
VERSION="37 (Workstation Edition)"
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=37
VERSION_CODENAME=""
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f37"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora Linux 37 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;60;110;180"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:37"
DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="fedora"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f37/system-administrators-guide/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://ask.fedoraproject.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=37
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=37
VARIANT="Workstation Edition"
VARIANT_ID=workstation
[root@fedora luca]# ansible
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] n

[root@fedora luca]# dnf list available ansible
Copr repo for PyCharm owned  375  B/s | 341  B     00:00    
Last metadata expiration check: 1:34:46 ago on Tue 29 Nov 2022 06:32:17 PM GMT.
Available Packages
ansible.noarch            7.0.0~b1-1.fc37             updates
[root@fedora luca]# dnf list available ansible-core
Last metadata expiration check: 1:35:06 ago on Tue 29 Nov 2022 06:32:17 PM GMT.
Available Packages
ansible-core.noarch           2.14.0-1.fc37           updates
[root@fedora luca]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
[root@fedora luca]# ansible --version
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] n


[root@fedora luca]# dnf install ansible
Last metadata expiration check: 1:35:51 ago on Tue 29 Nov 2022 06:32:17 PM GMT.
Dependencies resolved.
=============================================================
 Package             Arch    Version          Repo      Size
=============================================================
Installing:
 ansible             noarch  7.0.0~b1-1.fc37  updates   43 M
Installing dependencies:
 ansible-core        noarch  2.14.0-1.fc37    updates  3.6 M
 python3-jinja2      noarch  3.0.3-5.fc37     fedora   630 k
 python3-resolvelib  noarch  0.5.5-6.fc37     fedora    43 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================
Install  4 Packages

Total download size: 48 M
Installed size: 334 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/4): python3-resolvelib-0.  92 kB/s |  43 kB     00:00    
(2/4): python3-jinja2-3.0.3- 557 kB/s | 630 kB     00:01    
(3/4): ansible-core-2.14.0-1 943 kB/s | 3.6 MB     00:03    
(4/4): ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc 1.5 MB/s |  43 MB     00:29    
-------------------------------------------------------------
Total                        1.5 MB/s |  48 MB     00:31     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                     1/1 
  Installing       : python3-resolvelib-0.5.5-6.fc37.n   1/4 
  Installing       : python3-jinja2-3.0.3-5.fc37.noarc   2/4 
  Installing       : ansible-core-2.14.0-1.fc37.noarch   3/4 
  Installing       : ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc37.noarch      4/4 
  Running scriptlet: ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc37.noarch      4/4 
  Verifying        : python3-jinja2-3.0.3-5.fc37.noarc   1/4 
  Verifying        : python3-resolvelib-0.5.5-6.fc37.n   2/4 
  Verifying        : ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc37.noarch      3/4 
  Verifying        : ansible-core-2.14.0-1.fc37.noarch   4/4 

Installed:
  ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc37.noarch                             
  ansible-core-2.14.0-1.fc37.noarch                          
  python3-jinja2-3.0.3-5.fc37.noarch                         
  python3-resolvelib-0.5.5-6.fc37.noarch                     

Complete!
[root@fedora luca]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.0]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.0 (main, Oct 24 2022, 00:00:00) [GCC 12.2.1 20220819 (Red Hat 12.2.1-2)] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.0.3
  libyaml = True
[root@fedora luca]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-core-2.14.0-1.fc37.noarch
ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc37.noarch
[root@fedora luca]# dnf list installed ansible
Installed Packages
ansible.noarch            7.0.0~b1-1.fc37            @updates
[root@fedora luca]# dnf list installed ansible-core
Installed Packages
ansible-core.noarch          2.14.0-1.fc37           @updates
[root@fedora luca]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.0]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.0 (main, Oct 24 2022, 00:00:00) [GCC 12.2.1 20220819 (Red Hat 12.2.1-2)] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.0.3
  libyaml = True
[root@fedora luca]#

before execution


[root@fedora luca]# ansible
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] n

[root@fedora luca]# dnf list available ansible
Copr repo for PyCharm owned  375  B/s | 341  B     00:00    
Last metadata expiration check: 1:34:46 ago on Tue 29 Nov 2022 06:32:17 PM GMT.
Available Packages
ansible.noarch            7.0.0~b1-1.fc37             updates
[root@fedora luca]# dnf list available ansible-core
Last metadata expiration check: 1:35:06 ago on Tue 29 Nov 2022 06:32:17 PM GMT.
Available Packages
ansible-core.noarch           2.14.0-1.fc37           updates
[root@fedora luca]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
[root@fedora luca]# ansible --version
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] n

after execution


[root@fedora luca]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-core-2.14.0-1.fc37.noarch
ansible-7.0.0~b1-1.fc37.noarch
[root@fedora luca]# dnf list installed ansible
Installed Packages
ansible.noarch            7.0.0~b1-1.fc37            @updates
[root@fedora luca]# dnf list installed ansible-core
Installed Packages
ansible-core.noarch          2.14.0-1.fc37           @updates
[root@fedora luca]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.0]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.0 (main, Oct 24 2022, 00:00:00) [GCC 12.2.1 20220819 (Red Hat 12.2.1-2)] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.0.3
  libyaml = True
[root@fedora luca]#

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Conclusion

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