How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3 - Ansible install
By Luca Berton · Published 2024-01-01 · Category: installation
Updated 2026 guide to install Ansible on RHEL 9.3. Step-by-step instructions using subscription-manager, pip, or Ansible Automation Platform.
How to install Ansible in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 9.3?
Today we're going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain up-to-date Ansible inside RHEL 9.3 with the distribution tools.
See also: Run RHEL 9.2 on Mac Using VMware Fusion: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to install Ansible in RHEL 9.3
- The Ansible Core package
ansible-coreincluded in the RHEL 9.3 AppStream repository
See also: Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages.
Link
- Scope of support for the Ansible Core package included in the RHEL 9.3 AppStream
- Using Ansible in RHEL 9.3
## Playbook
Install latest Ansible-Core in RHEL 9.3.
code
- Install-Ansible-RHEL9.3.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo dnf install ansible-coreexecution
[root@localhost devops]# dnf install ansible
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 4:37:26 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
No match for argument: ansible
Error: Unable to find a match: ansible
[root@localhost devops]# dnf install ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 4:37:35 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
ansible-core aarch64 1:2.14.9-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 2.6 M
Installing dependencies:
git-core aarch64 2.39.3-1.el9_2 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms 4.4 M
python3-cffi aarch64 1.14.5-5.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-baseos-rpms 261 k
python3-cryptography aarch64 36.0.1-4.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-baseos-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-baseos-rpms 111 k
python3-pycparser noarch 2.20-6.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-baseos-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: 9.0 M
Installed size: 37 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/10): python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64.rpm 210 kB/s | 261 kB 00:01
(2/10): python3-pyparsing-2.4.7-9.el9.noarch.rpm 72 kB/s | 154 kB 00:02
(3/10): python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch.rpm 42 kB/s | 111 kB 00:02
(4/10): python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch.rpm 75 kB/s | 139 kB 00:01
(5/10): python3-packaging-20.9-5.el9.noarch.rpm 87 kB/s | 81 kB 00:00
(6/10): python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch.rpm 32 kB/s | 38 kB 00:01
(7/10): python3-cryptography-36.0.1-4.el9.aarch64.rpm 428 kB/s | 1.2 MB 00:02
(8/10): sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64.rpm 11 kB/s | 30 kB 00:02
(9/10): ansible-core-2.14.9-1.el9.aarch64.rpm 2.0 MB/s | 2.6 MB 00:01
(10/10): git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm 1.8 MB/s | 4.4 MB 00:02
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Total 1.3 MB/s | 9.0 MB 00:06
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for ARM 64 - BaseOS (RPMs) 3.5 MB/s | 3.6 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0xFD431D51:
Userid : "Red Hat, Inc. (release key 2) <security@redhat.com>"
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) <security@redhat.com>"
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 1/10
Installing : sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64 2/10
Installing : python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch 3/10
Installing : python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch 4/10
Installing : python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch 5/10
Installing : python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64 6/10
Installing : python3-cryptography-36.0.1-4.el9.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-1:2.14.9-1.el9.aarch64 10/10
Running scriptlet: ansible-core-1:2.14.9-1.el9.aarch64 10/10
Verifying : python3-pyparsing-2.4.7-9.el9.noarch 1/10
Verifying : python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64 2/10
Verifying : python3-ply-3.11-14.el9.noarch 3/10
Verifying : python3-pycparser-2.20-6.el9.noarch 4/10
Verifying : python3-cryptography-36.0.1-4.el9.aarch64 5/10
Verifying : python3-packaging-20.9-5.el9.noarch 6/10
Verifying : python3-resolvelib-0.5.4-5.el9.noarch 7/10
Verifying : sshpass-1.09-4.el9.aarch64 8/10
Verifying : git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64 9/10
Verifying : ansible-core-1:2.14.9-1.el9.aarch64 10/10
Installed products updated.
Installed:
ansible-core-1:2.14.9-1.el9.aarch64 git-core-2.39.3-1.el9_2.aarch64
python3-cffi-1.14.5-5.el9.aarch64 python3-cryptography-36.0.1-4.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!Before execution
[root@localhost devops]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.3 (Plow)
[root@localhost devops]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
VERSION="9.3 (Plow)"
ID="rhel"
ID_LIKE="fedora"
VERSION_ID="9.3"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9"
PRETTY_NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 (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=9.3
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.3"
[root@localhost devops]# ansible --version
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] n
[root@localhost devops]# dnf search ansible
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 4:36:31 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
============================ 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
=============================== Summary Matched: ansible ================================
rhc-worker-playbook.aarch64 : Python worker for Red Hat connector that launches Ansible
: Runner
[root@localhost devops]# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 4:36:46 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
Available Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 1:2.14.9-1.el9 rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost devops]# dnf list ansible
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Last metadata expiration check: 4:36:50 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
Error: No matching Packages to list
[root@localhost devops]# dnf info ansible-core
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Last metadata expiration check: 4:37:07 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
Available Packages
Name : ansible-core
Epoch : 1
Version : 2.14.9
Release : 1.el9
Architecture : aarch64
Size : 2.6 M
Source : ansible-core-2.14.9-1.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.
[root@localhost devops]# ansible --version
bash: ansible: command not found...
Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] nAfter execution
[root@localhost devops]# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.9]
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 = 3.9.18 (main, Sep 7 2023, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.4.1 20230605 (Red Hat 11.4.1-2)] (/usr/bin/python3)
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
[root@localhost devops]# dnf list ansible-core
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 4:38:25 ago on Wed 22 Nov 2023 04:06:02 AM PST.
Installed Packages
ansible-core.aarch64 1:2.14.9-1.el9 @rhel-9-for-aarch64-appstream-rpms
[root@localhost devops]#See also: How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Beta - Ansible install
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