New in version 1.9.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| autoremove (added in 2.4)
| no |
| If yes, removes all "leaf" packages from the system that were originally installed as dependencies of user-installed packages but which are no longer required by any such package. Should be used alone or when state is absent
| |
| conf_file | no | The remote dnf configuration file to use for the transaction. | ||
| disable_gpg_check | no | no |
| Whether to disable the GPG checking of signatures of packages being installed. Has an effect only if state is present or latest. |
| disablerepo | no |
Repoid of repositories to disable for the install/update operation. These repos will not persist beyond the transaction. When specifying multiple repos, separate them with a ",". | ||
| enablerepo | no |
Repoid of repositories to enable for the install/update operation. These repos will not persist beyond the transaction. When specifying multiple repos, separate them with a ",". | ||
| installroot (added in 2.3)
| no | / | Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to which all packages will be installed. | |
| list | no | Various (non-idempotent) commands for usage with /usr/bin/ansible and not playbooks. See examples. | ||
| name | yes | Package name, or package specifier with version, like name-1.0. When using state=latest, this can be '*' which means run: dnf -y update. You can also pass a url or a local path to a rpm file. | ||
| state | no | present |
| Whether to install ( present, latest), or remove (absent) a package. |
- name: install the latest version of Apache
dnf:
name: httpd
state: latest
- name: remove the Apache package
dnf:
name: httpd
state: absent
- name: install the latest version of Apache from the testing repo
dnf:
name: httpd
enablerepo: testing
state: present
- name: upgrade all packages
dnf:
name: "*"
state: latest
- name: install the nginx rpm from a remote repo
dnf:
name: 'http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/noarch/RPMS/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm'
state: present
- name: install nginx rpm from a local file
dnf:
name: /usr/local/src/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm
state: present
- name: install the 'Development tools' package group
dnf:
name: '@Development tools'
state: present
- name: Autoremove unneeded packages installed as dependencies
dnf:
autoremove: yes
- name: Uninstall httpd but keep its dependencies
dnf:
name: httpd
state: absent
autoremove: no
Note
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