How to install Ansible in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 9.1?
Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain up-to-date Ansible inside RHEL 9.1 with the distribution tools. I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.
How to install Ansible in RHEL 9.1
- The Ansible Core package
ansible-coreincluded in the RHEL 9.1 AppStream repository
Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in RHEL 9.1. The good news is that the Ansible Core package (ansible-core) is included out-of-the-box in the RHEL 9.1 AppStream repository. No more additional repository (Ansible Engine or EPEL) like previous versions for basic automation. However, for additional support for the underlying platform and Core-maintained modules is required the Ansible Automation Platform subscription.
See also: Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages.
Link
- Scope of support for the Ansible Core package included in the RHEL 9.1 AppStream
- Using Ansible in RHEL 9.1
Playbook
Install latest Ansible-Core in RHEL 9.1.
code
- Install-Ansible-RHEL9.1.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo dnf install ansible-core
execution
# dnf install ansible-core
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Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
ansible-core aarch64 2.13.3-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 2.7 M
Installing dependencies:
git-core aarch64 2.31.1-2.el9.2
rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 3.7 M
python3-cffi aarch64 1.14.5-5.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 261 k
python3-cryptography
aarch64 36.0.1-2.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 1.2 M
python3-packaging noarch 20.9-5.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 81 k
python3-ply noarch 3.11-14.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 111 k
python3-pycparser noarch 2.20-6.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 139 k
python3-pyparsing noarch 2.4.7-9.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-baseos-rpms 154 k
python3-resolvelib noarch 0.5.4-5.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 38 k
sshpass aarch64 1.09-4.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 30 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 10 Packages
Total download size: 8.3 M
Installed size: 34 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/10): python3-pyparsing-2.4.7-9.el9.noarch.rpm 87 kB/s | 154 kB 00:01
(2/10): python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch.rp 21 kB/s | 38 kB 00:01
(3/10): sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64.rpm 66 kB/s | 30 kB 00:00
(4/10): python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64.rpm 373 kB/s | 261 kB 00:00
(5/10): python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch.rpm 271 kB/s | 111 kB 00:00
(6/10): python3-packaging-20.9-5.el9.noarch.rpm 100 kB/s | 81 kB 00:00
(7/10): python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch.rpm 523 kB/s | 139 kB 00:00
(8/10): git-core-2.31.1-2.el9.2.aarch64.rpm 791 kB/s | 3.7 MB 00:04
(9/10): python3-cryptography-36.0.1-2.el9.aarch6 497 kB/s | 1.2 MB 00:02
(10/10): ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.aarch64.rpm 1.1 MB/s | 2.7 MB 00:02
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Total 1.5 MB/s | 8.3 MB 00:05
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch 1/10
Installing : python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch 2/10
Installing : python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64 3/10
Installing : python3-cryptography-36.0.1-2.el9.aarch64 4/10
Installing : sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64 5/10
Installing : python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch 6/10
Installing : git-core-2.31.1-2.el9.2.aarch64 7/10
Installing : python3-pyparsing-2.4.7-9.el9.noarch 8/10
Installing : python3-packaging-20.9-5.el9.noarch 9/10
Installing : ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.aarch64 10/10
Running scriptlet: ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.aarch64 10/10
Verifying : python3-pyparsing-2.4.7-9.el9.noarch 1/10
Verifying : git-core-2.31.1-2.el9.2.aarch64 2/10
Verifying : python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch 3/10
Verifying : sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64 4/10
Verifying : python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64 5/10
Verifying : python3-packaging-20.9-5.el9.noarch 6/10
Verifying : python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch 7/10
Verifying : python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch 8/10
Verifying : python3-cryptography-36.0.1-2.el9.aarch64 9/10
Verifying : ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.aarch64 10/10
Installed products updated.
Installed:
ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.aarch64
git-core-2.31.1-2.el9.2.aarch64
python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64
python3-cryptography-36.0.1-2.el9.aarch64
python3-packaging-20.9-5.el9.noarch
python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch
python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch
python3-pyparsing-2.4.7-9.el9.noarch
python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch
sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64
Complete!
[root@localhost ~]# dnf list ansible-core
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Installed Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.13.3-1.el9 @rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost ~]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.13.3]
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/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /bin/ansible
python version = 3.9.14 (main, Nov 7 2022, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.3.1 20220421 (Red Hat 11.3.1-2)]
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
before execution
# dnf list ansible-core
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Available Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.13.3-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
# dnf info ansible-core
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Available Packages
Name : ansible-core
Version : 2.13.3
Release : 1.el9
Architecture : aarch64
Size : 2.7 M
Source : ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.src.rpm
Repository : rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
Summary : SSH-based configuration management, deployment, and task execution
: system
URL : http://ansible.com
License : GPLv3+
Description : 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.
after execution
# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Installed Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.13.3-1.el9 @rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
# dnf info ansible-core
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Installed Packages
Name : ansible-core
Version : 2.13.3
Release : 1.el9
Architecture : aarch64
Size : 11 M
Source : ansible-core-2.13.3-1.el9.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
Summary : SSH-based configuration management, deployment, and task execution
: system
URL : http://ansible.com
License : GPLv3+
Description : 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.
# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.13.3]
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/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /bin/ansible
python version = 3.9.14 (main, Nov 7 2022, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.3.1 20220421 (Red Hat 11.3.1-2)]
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
Conclusion
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