How to run apt update and upgrade via Ansible shell
Solution 1
I wouldn't recommend using shell for this, as Ansible has the apt module designed for just this purpose. I've detailed using apt below.
In a playbook, you can update and upgrade like so:
- name: Update and upgrade apt packages
become: true
apt:
upgrade: yes
update_cache: yes
cache_valid_time: 86400 #One day
The cache_valid_time
value can be omitted. Its purpose from the docs:
Update the apt cache if its older than the cache_valid_time. This option is set in seconds.
So it's good to include if you don't want to update the cache when it has only recently been updated.
To do this as an ad-hoc command you can run:
$ ansible all -m apt -a "upgrade=yes update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=86400" --become
ad-hoc commands are described in detail here
Note that I am using --become
and become: true
. This is an example of typical privilege escalation through Ansible. You use -u user
and -K
(ask for privilege escalation password). Use whichever works for you, this is just to show you the most common form.
Solution 2
Just to add a flavor on the answer. This one is an executable playbook in all the hosts specified in your inventory file.
- hosts: all
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Update and upgrade apt packages
apt:
upgrade: yes
update_cache: yes
cache_valid_time: 86400
Solution 3
Using Ubuntu 16.04, I did a little adjustement:
- name: Update and upgrade apt packages
become: true
apt:
update_cache: yes
upgrade: 'yes'
I juste put the upgrade yes
between apostrophe to avoid un annoying warning:
[WARNING]: The value True (type bool) in a string field was converted to u'True' (type string). If this does
not look like what you expect, quote the entire value to ensure it does not change.
I would like just to comment into the original answer, but no permission, yet...
Ref: The value True (type bool) in a string field was converted to u'True' (type string)
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nadermx
Updated on May 15, 2022Comments
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nadermx 13 days
I'm trying to use Ansible to run the following two commands:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
I know with ansible you can use:
ansible all -m shell -u user -K -a "uptime"
Would running the following command do it? Or do I have to use some sort of
raw
commandansible all -m shell -u user -K -a "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y"
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tedder42 over 5 yearsHave you tried it? Why do you prefer this versus the built-in
apt
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nadermx over 5 yearsI'm new to ansible just trying to understand, I would preffer with the apt module but not sure that does upgrade as well?
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Gert van den Berg 4 monthsthe main way to get your version working is to add a
-b
to the ansible parameters and get rid of thesudo
s in the command.... (Ansible will do the sudo with the-b
) (The apt module as in (at least some of) the answers is the better way though)
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Markus about 4 yearsthanks. for reference also works if behind corporate proxy with
environment: http_proxy: "http://{{ proxy_user }}:{{ vault_proxy_password }}@{{ proxy_host }}:{{ proxy_port }}" https_proxy: "http://{{ proxy_user }}:{{ vault_proxy_password }}@{{ proxy_host }}:{{ proxy_port }}" no_proxy: "{{ proxy_no_proxy }}"
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David Rachwalik about 2 yearsWhat does this have to do with OP's question? It seems more like a tangent answer based on another answer. Also, warnings are not the same as errors.
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marcio about 2 yearsDid you read what I wrote? I would like just to comment into the original answer, but no permission in that time. And thanks, I changed "error" to "warning".
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bfontaine 8 monthsNow that you have sufficient rep you can maybe add a comment and remove your answer.