alternatives - Manages alternative programs for common commands
New in version 1.6.
Synopsis
- Manages symbolic links using the ‘update-alternatives’ tool
- Useful when multiple programs are installed but provide similar functionality (e.g. different editors).
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- update-alternatives
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | no | The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable. This option is always required on RHEL-based distributions. On Debian-based distributions this option is required when the alternative name is unknown to the system. | ||
| name | yes | The generic name of the link. | ||
| path | yes | The path to the real executable that the link should point to. | ||
| priority (added in 2.2)
| no | 50 | The priority of the alternative |
Examples
- name: correct java version selected
alternatives:
name: java
path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
- name: alternatives link created
alternatives:
name: hadoop-conf
link: /etc/hadoop/conf
path: /etc/hadoop/conf.ansible
- name: make java 32 bit an alternative with low priority
alternatives:
name: java
path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java
priority: -10
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/alternatives_module.html