dpkg_selections - Dpkg package selection selections

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status
• Maintenance
  • Author

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

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@boxever.com>