How to install Ansible in Rocky Linux 9 - Ansible install — Video Tutorial

How to install Ansible in Rocky Linux version 9. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Rocky Linux 9 using the appstream system repository. I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot. How to install Ansible in Rocky Linux 9 - `ansible-core` included in AppStream repository - `ansible` package not available Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in Rocky Linux 9. The easier way to install and maintain up-to-date Ansible inside Rocky Linux version 9 is using the `ansible-core` package included in the AppStream distribution repository. Please notice that the package `ansible` isn’t available anymore. It’s not necessary to use the additional EPEL package repository. See also: [Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages](/articles/ansible-terminology-ansible-vs-ansible-core-packages). Links - [Rocky Linux 9.0 Available Now](https://rockylinux.org/news/rocky-linux-9-0-ga-release/) Playbook Let’s jump into a quick live Playbook of how to install the latest version of Ansible in Rocky Linux. I’m going to install the `ansible-core` package in an Rocky Linux 9 using the AppStream distribution repository. code - Install-Ansible-RockyLinux9.sh ```bash #!/bin/bash sudo dnf install ansible-core ``` execution ```bash ansible-pilot $ ssh devops@rockylinux.example.com Last login: Tue Jul 19 11:17:44 2022 from 192.168.43.5 [devops@rockylinux ~]$ sudo su [root@rockylinux devops]# cat /etc/redhat-release Rocky Linux release 9.0 (Blue Onyx) [root@rockylinux devops]# cat /etc/os-release NAME="Rocky Linux" VERSION="9.0 (Blue Onyx)" ID="rocky" ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora" VERSION_ID="9.0" PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9" PRETTY_NAME="Rocky Linux 9.0 (Blue Onyx)" ANSI_COLOR="0;32" LOGO="fedora-logo-icon" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:9::baseos" HOME_URL="https://rockylinux.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.rockylinux.org/" ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky-Linux-9" ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.0" REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky Linux" REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.0" [root@rockylinux devops]# hostnamectl Static hostname: rockylinux.example.com Icon name: computer-vm Chassis: vm 🖴 Machine ID: 26419e43cdb741a2a2068070219bf8d9 Boot ID: bed36d9812744b248bc8f674343c83c9 Virtualization: oracle Operating System: Rocky Linux 9.0 (Blue Onyx) CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:9::baseos Kernel: Linux 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64 Architecture: x86-64 Hardware Vendor: innotek GmbH Hardware Model: VirtualBox [root@rockylinux devops]# uname -a Linux rockylinux.example.com 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 25 21:01:57 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [root@rockylinux devops]# dnf search ansible Last metadata expiration check: 1:08:16 ago on Tue 19 Jul 2022 10:15:38 AM UTC. ================================= Name & Summary Matched: ansible ================================= ansible-collection-microsof