How to install Ansible in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 9.2?
Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain up-to-date Ansible inside RHEL 9.2 with the distribution tools. I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.
How to install Ansible in RHEL 9.2
- The Ansible Core package
ansible-coreincluded in the RHEL 9.2 AppStream repository
Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in RHEL 9.2. The good news is that the Ansible Core package (ansible-core) is included out-of-the-box in the RHEL 9.2 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 9.2 AppStream
- Using Ansible in RHEL 9.2
Playbook
Install latest Ansible-Core in RHEL 9.2.
code
- Install-Ansible-RHEL9.2.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo dnf install ansible-core
execution
[root@localhost luca]# dnf install ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:28:25 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
ansible-core aarch64 2.14.2-5.el9_2 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 3.4 M
Installing dependencies:
git-core aarch64 2.39.3-1.el9_2 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 4.4 M
libnsl2 aarch64 2.0.0-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 32 k
mpdecimal aarch64 2.5.1-3.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 90 k
python3.11 aarch64 3.11.2-2.el9_2.1 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 28 k
python3.11-cffi aarch64 1.15.1-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 319 k
python3.11-cryptography
aarch64 37.0.2-5.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 1.2 M
python3.11-libs aarch64 3.11.2-2.el9_2.1 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 9.8 M
python3.11-ply noarch 3.11-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 141 k
python3.11-pycparser noarch 2.20-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 161 k
python3.11-pyyaml aarch64 6.0-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 224 k
python3.11-six noarch 1.16.0-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 47 k
sshpass aarch64 1.09-4.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 30 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 13 Packages
Total download size: 20 M
Installed size: 88 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/13): libnsl2-2.0.0-1.el9.aarch64.rpm 114 kB/s | 32 kB 00:00
(2/13): sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64.rpm 91 kB/s | 30 kB 00:00
(3/13): python3.11-six-1.16.0-1.el9.noarch.rpm 314 kB/s | 47 kB 00:00
(4/13): python3.11-cryptography-37.0.2-5.el9.aarch64.rpm 1.9 MB/s | 1.2 MB 00:00
(5/13): python3.11-pycparser-2.20-1.el9.noarch.rpm 572 kB/s | 161 kB 00:00
(6/13): python3.11-pyyaml-6.0-1.el9.aarch64.rpm 454 kB/s | 224 kB 00:00
(7/13): mpdecimal-2.5.1-3.el9.aarch64.rpm 416 kB/s | 90 kB 00:00
(8/13): python3.11-cffi-1.15.1-1.el9.aarch64.rpm 1.8 MB/s | 319 kB 00:00
(9/13): python3.11-ply-3.11-1.el9.noarch.rpm 604 kB/s | 141 kB 00:00
(10/13): python3.11-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm 184 kB/s | 28 kB 00:00
(11/13): git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm 4.1 MB/s | 4.4 MB 00:01
(12/13): ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.aarch64.rpm 3.3 MB/s | 3.4 MB 00:01
(13/13): python3.11-libs-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64.rpm 4.9 MB/s | 9.8 MB 00:02
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Total 6.8 MB/s | 20 MB 00:02
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for ARM 64 - AppStream (RPMs) 3.5 MB/s | 3.6 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0xFD431D51:
Userid : "Red Hat, Inc. (release key 2) <[email protected]>"
Fingerprint: 567E 347A D004 4ADE 55BA 8A5F 199E 2F91 FD43 1D51
From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Importing GPG key 0x5A6340B3:
Userid : "Red Hat, Inc. (auxiliary key 3) <[email protected]>"
Fingerprint: 7E46 2425 8C40 6535 D56D 6F13 5054 E4A4 5A63 40B3
From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64 1/13
Installing : mpdecimal-2.5.1-3.el9.aarch64 2/13
Installing : libnsl2-2.0.0-1.el9.aarch64 3/13
Installing : python3.11-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64 4/13
Installing : python3.11-libs-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64 5/13
Installing : python3.11-pyyaml-6.0-1.el9.aarch64 6/13
Installing : python3.11-six-1.16.0-1.el9.noarch 7/13
Installing : python3.11-ply-3.11-1.el9.noarch 8/13
Installing : python3.11-pycparser-2.20-1.el9.noarch 9/13
Installing : python3.11-cffi-1.15.1-1.el9.aarch64 10/13
Installing : python3.11-cryptography-37.0.2-5.el9.aarch64 11/13
Installing : sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64 12/13
Installing : ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.aarch64 13/13
Running scriptlet: ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.aarch64 13/13
Verifying : sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64 1/13
Verifying : libnsl2-2.0.0-1.el9.aarch64 2/13
Verifying : python3.11-cryptography-37.0.2-5.el9.aarch64 3/13
Verifying : python3.11-pyyaml-6.0-1.el9.aarch64 4/13
Verifying : python3.11-six-1.16.0-1.el9.noarch 5/13
Verifying : python3.11-pycparser-2.20-1.el9.noarch 6/13
Verifying : mpdecimal-2.5.1-3.el9.aarch64 7/13
Verifying : python3.11-cffi-1.15.1-1.el9.aarch64 8/13
Verifying : python3.11-ply-3.11-1.el9.noarch 9/13
Verifying : git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64 10/13
Verifying : python3.11-libs-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64 11/13
Verifying : python3.11-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64 12/13
Verifying : ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.aarch64 13/13
Installed products updated.
Installed:
ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.aarch64 git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64
libnsl2-2.0.0-1.el9.aarch64 mpdecimal-2.5.1-3.el9.aarch64
python3.11-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64 python3.11-cffi-1.15.1-1.el9.aarch64
python3.11-cryptography-37.0.2-5.el9.aarch64 python3.11-libs-3.11.2-2.el9_2.1.aarch64
python3.11-ply-3.11-1.el9.noarch python3.11-pycparser-2.20-1.el9.noarch
python3.11-pyyaml-6.0-1.el9.aarch64 python3.11-six-1.16.0-1.el9.noarch
sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64
Complete!
[root@localhost luca]# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:29:01 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Installed Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.14.2-5.el9_2 @rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost luca]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.2]
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 = /bin/ansible
python version = 3.11.2 (main, May 24 2023, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.3.1 20221121 (Red Hat 11.3.1-4)] (/usr/bin/python3.11)
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
[root@localhost luca]#
before execution
[root@localhost luca]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.2 (Plow)
[root@localhost luca]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
VERSION="9.2 (Plow)"
ID="rhel"
ID_LIKE="fedora"
VERSION_ID="9.2"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9"
PRETTY_NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 (Plow)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
LOGO="fedora-logo-icon"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos"
HOME_URL="https://www.redhat.com/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=9.2
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.2"
[root@localhost luca]# dnf search ansible
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:27:07 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
============================ Name & Summary Matched: ansible ============================
ansible-collection-microsoft-sql.noarch : The Ansible collection for Microsoft SQL Server
: management
ansible-collection-redhat-rhel_mgmt.noarch : Ansible Collection of general system
...: management and utility modules and other plugins
ansible-freeipa-tests.noarch : ansible-freeipa tests
ansible-pcp.noarch : Ansible Metric collection for Performance Co-Pilot
ansible-test.aarch64 : Tool for testing ansible plugin and module code
================================= Name Matched: ansible =================================
ansible-core.aarch64 : SSH-based configuration management, deployment, and task execution
: system
ansible-freeipa.noarch : Roles and playbooks to deploy FreeIPA servers, replicas and
: clients
[root@localhost luca]# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:27:26 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Available Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.14.2-5.el9_2 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost luca]# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:27:39 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Available Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.14.2-5.el9_2 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost luca]# dnf info ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:27:45 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Available Packages
Name : ansible-core
Version : 2.14.2
Release : 5.el9_2
Architecture : aarch64
Size : 3.4 M
Source : ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.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.
[root@localhost luca]# ansible --version
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] n
[root@localhost luca]#
after execution
[root@localhost luca]# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:29:01 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Installed Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 2.14.2-5.el9_2 @rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost luca]# dnf info ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:29:18 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Installed Packages
Name : ansible-core
Version : 2.14.2
Release : 5.el9_2
Architecture : aarch64
Size : 14 M
Source : ansible-core-2.14.2-5.el9_2.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.
[root@localhost luca]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.2]
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 = /bin/ansible
python version = 3.11.2 (main, May 24 2023, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.3.1 20221121 (Red Hat 11.3.1-4)] (/usr/bin/python3.11)
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
[root@localhost luca]# dnf update ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:32:05 ago on Thu 29 Jun 2023 02:55:29 PM BST.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
[root@localhost luca]#
Conclusion
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