ansible-role-packages

Manages Linux packages across distributions using the native package manager.

Supported package managers: apt, dnf, yum, pacman, apk, zypper.

Requirements

• Ansible >= 2.14
• community.general collection (required for Arch, Alpine, openSUSE targets)

Role Variables

Variable	Default	Description
packages_install	[]	List of packages to install
packages_remove	[]	List of packages to remove
packages_state	present	State for installed packages: present or latest
packages_upgrade	false	Upgrade all packages on the system
packages_update_cache	true	Refresh the package cache before operations
packages_cache_valid_time	3600	Maximum cache age in seconds before forcing a refresh (apt only)
packages_autoremove	false	Remove unused dependencies after operations (apt, dnf only)

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: ansible-role-packages
      vars:
        packages_install:
          - curl
          - git
          - vim
        packages_remove:
          - telnet
        packages_update_cache: true
        packages_upgrade: false

License

MIT