swupd - Manages updates and bundles in ClearLinux systems.

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Manages updates and bundles with the swupd bundle manager, which is used by the Clear Linux Project for Intel Architecture.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
contenturl
 no
URL pointing to the contents of available bundles. If not specified, the contents are retrieved from clearlinux.org.
format
 no
The format suffix for version file downloads. For example [1,2,3,staging,etc]. If not specified, the default format is used.
manifest
 no
The manifest contains information about the bundles at certaion version of the OS. Specify a Manifest version to verify against that version or leave unspecified to verify against the current version.
aliases: release, version
name
 no
Name of the (I)bundle to install or remove.
aliases: bundle
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
Indicates the desired (I)bundle state. present ensures the bundle is installed while absent ensures the (I)bundle is not installed.
update
 no
Updates the OS to the latest version.
url
 no
Overrides both contenturl and versionurl.
verify
 no
Verify content for OS version.
versionurl
 no
URL for version string download.

Examples

- name: Update the OS to the latest version
  swupd:
    update: yes

- name: Installs the "foo" bundle
  swupd:
    name: foo
    state: present

- name: Removes the "foo" bundle
  swupd:
    name: foo
    state: absent

- name: Check integrity of filesystem
  swupd:
    verify: yes

- name: Downgrade OS to release 12920
  swupd:
    verify: yes
    manifest: 12920

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name description returned type sample
stderr
stderr of swupd
 always string
stdout
stdout of swupd
 always string

Status

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

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