Install Ansible on macOS: Homebrew & pip Installation Guide — Video Tutorial

How to install Ansible on macOS with Homebrew (brew install ansible) or pip. Configure PATH, test installation, manage versions.

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How to install Ansible in macOS. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside macOS. How to install Ansible in macOS Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in macOS. The easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside macOS is to use the Homebrew Package Manager. It has already a build of Ansible with some versions available. The main advantage of using brew is that it takes care of all the necessary dependencies and it manage also the upgrade process. An alternative could be to use Python PIP but you’re going to download the source code and compile the software. It could be a solution for a developer that want always the latest up-to-date release. Demo install Ansible in macOS Let me Playbooknstrate to you how to install the latest and a specific version of Ansible in macOS with Homebrew Package Manager. code - install the latest release ```bash #!/bin/bash brew --version brew search ansible brew install ansible ansible --version ``` - install specific version ```bash #!/bin/bash brew remove ansible brew search ansible brew install ansible@2.9 /usr/local/opt/ansible\@2.9/bin/ansible --version ``` Execution ```bash devops@devops-mac ~ % brew install ansible ==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/openssl/1.1/manifests/1.1.1q Already downloaded: /Users/lberton/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/6271b05548776a2b3b124d10bd5580078ddd5ae46f9c34d37ca7cf2c26c2d8f3--openssl@1.1-1.1.1q.bottle_manifest.json ==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/openssl/1.1/blobs/sha256:9a130889462e43fdc473302fb7fa0ac871af0ad6a3e9df3de27c1ea2b211f2e0 Already downloaded: /Users/lberton/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/006e790d2a4d90217d43ec152d72e4cafaa6e5c96fa0ef705bc5664fec2de759--openssl@1.1--1.1.1q.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz ==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/sqlite/manifests/3.39.0 Already downloaded: /Users/lberton/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/78bd4ae0dc207f1478551239ce569b858a0a2b27f2b37ed9c3cedbb7a1b7b79d--sqlite-3.39.0.bottle_manifest.json ==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/sqlite/blobs/sha256:6a6fd8d58bfc45afa6d4f1700f500acedb533cfe8d3d60ce1a5769dbeff37c23 Already downloaded: /Users/lberton/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/ecba162cae6835f4c4f79c60be1d753107b63c5947396314d41d6b78cceea9c7--sqlite--3.39.0.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz ==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/ansible/manifests/6.1.0 Already downloaded: /Users/lberton/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/054df42c02318ca18131811de37f79d62aa763c2568b51106643cdac2835dae8--ansible-6.1.0.bottle_manifest.json ==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/ansible/blobs/sha256:c2623d39441055834d7b449e8bb2d1eaa7cb3f57eb4a575fbd4b71fbc8073aea ==> Downloading from https://pkg-containers.githubusercontent.com/ghcr1/blobs/sha256:c2623d39441055834d7b449e8bb2d1eaa7cb3f57eb4a575fbd4b71fbc8073aea?se=2022-07-15T12%3A10%3A00Z&sig=yURD 100.0% ==> Installing dependencies for ansible: openssl

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Author: Luca Berton
Difficulty: Beginner
Read time: 2 min
Category: installation

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