How to install Ansible in Fedora 39 - Ansible install — Video Tutorial

Introduction Ansible is a powerful open-source automation tool that simplifies the configuration management, application deployment, and task automation processes. In this guide, we will walk through the steps to install Ansible on a Fedora 39 system. At the moment the following versions are available for `ansible-core` 2.16.0 and `ansible` 9.0.0. See also: [Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages](/articles/ansible-terminology-ansible-vs-ansible-core-packages). Prerequisites Before you begin, make sure you have: - Access to a Fedora 39 system. - `sudo` or `root` privileges on the system. Installation Steps 1. Update the System Ensure your system is up to date by running the following commands: ```bash sudo dnf update ``` 2. Check Ansible Availability Verify if Ansible is already installed by running: ```bash ansible --version ``` If Ansible is not installed, the command will return `bash: ansible: command not found.` ```bash bash: ansible: command not found... Install package 'ansible-core' to provide command 'ansible'? [N/y] ``` 3. Install Ansible To install Ansible, run the following command: ```bash sudo dnf install ansible ``` You may be prompted to confirm the installation. Type 'y' and press Enter. ```bash Dependencies resolved. ========================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ========================================================================================= Installing: ansible noarch 9.0.0~a1-1.fc39 fedora 47 M Installing dependencies: ansible-core noarch 2.16.0~b2-1.fc39 fedora 3.7 M libdnf5 aarch64 5.1.5-1.fc39 updates 818 k python3-jinja2 noarch 3.1.2-5.fc39 fedora 506 k python3-resolvelib noarch 0.5.5-9.fc39 fedora 42 k Installing weak dependencies: python3-libdnf5 aarch64 5.1.5-1.fc39 updates 1.3 M Transaction Summary ========================================================================================= Install 6 Packages Total download size: 53 M Installed size: 460 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/6): python3-jinja2-3.1.2-5.fc39.noarch.rpm 1.2 MB/s | 506 kB 00:00 (2/6): python3-resolvelib-0.5.5-9.fc39.noarch.rpm 1.2 MB/s | 42 kB 00:00 (3/6): ansible-core-2.16.0~b2-1.fc39.noarch.rpm 3.2 MB/s | 3.7 MB 00:01 (4/6): python3-libdnf5-5.1.5-1.fc39.aarch64.rpm 2.0 MB/s | 1.3 MB 00:00 (5/6): libdnf5-5.1.5-1.fc39.aarch64.rpm 189 kB/s | 818 kB 00:04 (6/6): ansible-9.0.0~a1-1.fc39.noarch.rpm 321 kB/s | 47 MB 02:30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------