dpkg_selections - Dpkg package selection selections

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

• Change dpkg package selection state via –get-selections and –set-selections.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
name required		Name of the package
selection required	Choices: install hold deinstall purge	The selection state to set the package to.

Notes

Note

• This module won’t cause any packages to be installed/removed/purged, use the apt module for that.

Examples

# Prevent python from being upgraded.
- dpkg_selections:
    name: python
    selection: hold

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Brian Brazil (@brian-brazil) <brian.brazil@boxever.com>

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