| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| disable_gpg_check | no | no |
| Whether to disable to GPG signature checking of the package signature being installed. Has an effect only if state is present or latest. |
| disable_recommends (added in 1.8)
| no | yes |
| Corresponds to the --no-recommends option for zypper. Default behavior (yes) modifies zypper's default behavior; no does install recommended packages. |
| extra_args (added in 2.4)
| no | Add additional options to zypper command.Options should be supplied in a single line as if given in the command line. | ||
| force (added in 2.2)
| no | no |
| Adds --force option to zypper. Allows to downgrade packages and change vendor or architecture. |
| name | yes | Package name name or package specifier.Can include a version like name=1.0, name>3.4 or name<=2.7. If a version is given, oldpackage is implied and zypper is allowed to update the package within the version range given.You can also pass a url or a local path to a rpm file. When using state=latest, this can be '*', which updates all installed packages. aliases: pkg | ||
| oldpackage (added in 2.2)
| no | no |
| Adds --oldpackage option to zypper. Allows to downgrade packages with less side-effects than force. This is implied as soon as a version is specified as part of the package name. |
| state | no | present |
| present will make sure the package is installed. latest will make sure the latest version of the package is installed. absent will make sure the specified package is not installed. dist-upgrade will make sure the latest version of all installed packages from all enabled repositories is installed.When using dist-upgrade, name should be '*'. |
| type (added in 2.0)
| no | package |
| The type of package to be operated on. |
| update_cache (added in 2.2)
| no | no |
| Run the equivalent of zypper refresh before the operation. Disabled in check mode.aliases: refresh |
# Install "nmap"
- zypper:
name: nmap
state: present
# Install apache2 with recommended packages
- zypper:
name: apache2
state: present
disable_recommends: no
# Apply a given patch
- zypper:
name: openSUSE-2016-128
state: present
type: patch
# Remove the "nmap" package
- zypper:
name: nmap
state: absent
# Install the nginx rpm from a remote repo
- zypper:
name: 'http://nginx.org/packages/sles/12/x86_64/RPMS/nginx-1.8.0-1.sles12.ngx.x86_64.rpm'
state: present
# Install local rpm file
- zypper:
name: /tmp/fancy-software.rpm
state: present
# Update all packages
- zypper:
name: '*'
state: latest
# Apply all available patches
- zypper:
name: '*'
state: latest
type: patch
# Perform a dist-upgrade with additional arguments
- zypper:
name: '*'
state: dist-upgrade
extra_args: '--no-allow-vendor-change --allow-arch-change'
# Refresh repositories and update package "openssl"
- zypper:
name: openssl
state: present
update_cache: yes
# Install specific version (possible comparisons: <, >, <=, >=, =)
- zypper:
name: 'docker>=1.10'
state: present
# Wait 20 seconds to acquire the lock before failing
- zypper:
name: mosh
state: present
environment:
ZYPP_LOCK_TIMEOUT: 20
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