How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux version 2? Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Amazon Linux 2 using the Amazon Extras Library and EPEL repositories. I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.
How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2
- “ansible2” topic in Extras Library repository
- “ansible” in Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) additional packages for Enterprise Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux and Scientific Linux (SL), Oracle Linux (OL), and Amazon Linux
Today we’re talking about How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2. The good news is that Ansible is included in the Extras Library included in Amazon Linux 2 repository using the “amazon-linux-extras” command. Another option is to install and maintain Ansible inside Amazon Linux 2 is using the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) additional repository. This repository is maintained by the Fedora Special Interest Group and manages a high-quality set of additional packages for Enterprise Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux and Scientific Linux (SL), Oracle Linux (OL), and Amazon Linux.
Links
- Amazon Linux 2
- How do I enable the EPEL repository for my Amazon EC2 instance running CentOS, RHEL, or Amazon Linux?
- Extras library (Amazon Linux 2)
- Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)
Playbook
Install Ansible in Amazon Linux (EC2) 2 using the Amazon Extras Library and EPEL repositories.
Here are the steps on how to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2 (AWS EC2):
- Update the package list:
$ sudo yum update -y
- Install the Ansible package:
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install ansible2 -y
- Check the Ansible version:
$ ansible --version
- Verify that Ansible is installed correctly by running a simple playbook:
$ ansible localhost -m ping
This playbook will print the following output:
localhost | SUCCESS => {
"changed": false,
"ping": "pong"
}
If you see this output, then Ansible is installed and configured correctly.
Amazon Extras Library code
- Install-Ansible-Amazon Linux2-Amazon Extras Library.sh
#!/bin/bash
$ sudo yum update -y
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install ansible2 -y
$ ansible --version
Amazon Extras Library execution
$ ssh -i key.pem [email protected]
__| __|_ )
_| ( / Amazon Linux 2 AMI
___|\___|___|
https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (UTF-8): No such file or directory
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-36-49 ~]$ sudo su
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# cat /etc/image-id
image_name="amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm"
image_version="2"
image_arch="x86_64"
image_file="amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20211201.0-x86_64.xfs.gpt"
image_stamp="7143-c998"
image_date="20211201182203"
recipe_name="amzn2 ami"
recipe_id="d46c60d3-613d-8f76-a3cd-4476-405e-a3e2-088c7229"
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Amazon Linux"
VERSION="2"
ID="amzn"
ID_LIKE="centos rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="2"
PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux 2"
ANSI_COLOR="0;33"
CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:amazon:amazon_linux:2"
HOME_URL="https://amazonlinux.com/"
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Amazon Linux"
VERSION="2"
ID="amzn"
ID_LIKE="centos rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="2"
PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux 2"
ANSI_COLOR="0;33"
CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:amazon:amazon_linux:2"
HOME_URL="https://amazonlinux.com/"
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum update
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core | 3.7 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-docker | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10 | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
No packages marked for update
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# amazon-linux-extras install ansible2
Installing ansible
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Cleaning repos: amzn2-core amzn2extra-ansible2 amzn2extra-docker amzn2extra-kernel-5.10
17 metadata files removed
6 sqlite files removed
0 metadata files removed
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core | 3.7 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-ansible2 | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-docker | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10 | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
(1/9): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/group_gz | 2.5 kB 00:00:00
(2/9): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 424 kB 00:00:00
(3/9): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/primary_db | 86 kB 00:00:00
(4/9): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 76 B 00:00:00
(5/9): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/primary_db | 5.3 MB 00:00:00
(6/9): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/primary_db | 39 kB 00:00:00
(7/9): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 4.7 kB 00:00:00
(8/9): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 76 B 00:00:00
(9/9): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/primary_db | 58 MB 00:00:00
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: sshpass for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-paramiko for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-keyczar for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-httplib2 for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: python-crypto for package: ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python-keyczar.noarch 0:0.71c-2.amzn2 will be installed
---> Package python2-crypto.x86_64 0:2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libtomcrypt.so.1()(64bit) for package: python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
---> Package python2-httplib2.noarch 0:0.18.1-3.amzn2 will be installed
---> Package python2-paramiko.noarch 0:1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: python2-ecdsa for package: python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch
---> Package sshpass.x86_64 0:1.06-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libtomcrypt.x86_64 0:1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libtommath >= 1.0 for package: libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libtommath.so.1()(64bit) for package: libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
---> Package python2-ecdsa.noarch 0:0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libtommath.x86_64 0:1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===================================================================================================
Installing:
ansible noarch 2.9.23-1.amzn2 amzn2extra-ansible2 17 M
Installing for dependencies:
libtomcrypt x86_64 1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1 amzn2extra-ansible2 409 k
libtommath x86_64 1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1 amzn2extra-ansible2 36 k
python-keyczar noarch 0.71c-2.amzn2 amzn2extra-ansible2 218 k
python2-crypto x86_64 2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3 amzn2extra-ansible2 476 k
python2-ecdsa noarch 0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1 amzn2extra-ansible2 94 k
python2-httplib2 noarch 0.18.1-3.amzn2 amzn2extra-ansible2 125 k
python2-paramiko noarch 1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2 amzn2extra-ansible2 259 k
sshpass x86_64 1.06-1.amzn2.0.1 amzn2extra-ansible2 22 k
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+8 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 19 M
Installed size: 110 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
(1/9): libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64.rpm | 409 kB 00:00:00
(2/9): libtommath-1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64.rpm | 36 kB 00:00:00
(3/9): python-keyczar-0.71c-2.amzn2.noarch.rpm | 218 kB 00:00:00
(4/9): python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm | 476 kB 00:00:00
(5/9): ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch.rpm | 17 MB 00:00:00
(6/9): python2-ecdsa-0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch.rpm | 94 kB 00:00:00
(7/9): python2-httplib2-0.18.1-3.amzn2.noarch.rpm | 125 kB 00:00:00
(8/9): sshpass-1.06-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64.rpm | 22 kB 00:00:00
(9/9): python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch.rpm | 259 kB 00:00:00
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 44 MB/s | 19 MB 00:00:00
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : sshpass-1.06-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 1/9
Installing : python2-httplib2-0.18.1-3.amzn2.noarch 2/9
Installing : libtommath-1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 3/9
Installing : libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 4/9
Installing : python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64 5/9
Installing : python-keyczar-0.71c-2.amzn2.noarch 6/9
Installing : python2-ecdsa-0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch 7/9
Installing : python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch 8/9
Installing : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch 9/9
Verifying : python2-ecdsa-0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1.noarch 1/9
Verifying : libtommath-1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 2/9
Verifying : python2-crypto-2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3.x86_64 3/9
Verifying : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch 4/9
Verifying : python-keyczar-0.71c-2.amzn2.noarch 5/9
Verifying : libtomcrypt-1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 6/9
Verifying : python2-paramiko-1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2.noarch 7/9
Verifying : python2-httplib2-0.18.1-3.amzn2.noarch 8/9
Verifying : sshpass-1.06-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 9/9
Installed:
ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2
Dependency Installed:
libtomcrypt.x86_64 0:1.18.2-1.amzn2.0.1 libtommath.x86_64 0:1.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1
python-keyczar.noarch 0:0.71c-2.amzn2 python2-crypto.x86_64 0:2.6.1-13.amzn2.0.3
python2-ecdsa.noarch 0:0.13.3-1.amzn2.0.1 python2-httplib2.noarch 0:0.18.1-3.amzn2
python2-paramiko.noarch 0:1.16.1-3.amzn2.0.2 sshpass.x86_64 0:1.06-1.amzn2.0.1
Complete!
0 ansible2=latest enabled \
[ =2.4.2 =2.4.6 =2.8 =stable ]
2 httpd_modules available [ =1.0 =stable ]
3 memcached1.5 available \
[ =1.5.1 =1.5.16 =1.5.17 ]
5 postgresql9.6 available \
[ =9.6.6 =9.6.8 =stable ]
6 postgresql10 available [ =10 =stable ]
9 R3.4 available [ =3.4.3 =stable ]
10 rust1 available \
[ =1.22.1 =1.26.0 =1.26.1 =1.27.2 =1.31.0 =1.38.0
=stable ]
11 vim available [ =8.0 =stable ]
15 php7.2 available \
[ =7.2.0 =7.2.4 =7.2.5 =7.2.8 =7.2.11 =7.2.13 =7.2.14
=7.2.16 =7.2.17 =7.2.19 =7.2.21 =7.2.22 =7.2.23
=7.2.24 =7.2.26 =stable ]
17 lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2 available \
[ =10.2.10_7.2.0 =10.2.10_7.2.4 =10.2.10_7.2.5
=10.2.10_7.2.8 =10.2.10_7.2.11 =10.2.10_7.2.13
=10.2.10_7.2.14 =10.2.10_7.2.16 =10.2.10_7.2.17
=10.2.10_7.2.19 =10.2.10_7.2.22 =10.2.10_7.2.23
=10.2.10_7.2.24 =stable ]
18 libreoffice available \
[ =5.0.6.2_15 =5.3.6.1 =stable ]
19 gimp available [ =2.8.22 ]
20 docker=latest enabled \
[ =17.12.1 =18.03.1 =18.06.1 =18.09.9 =stable ]
21 mate-desktop1.x available \
[ =1.19.0 =1.20.0 =stable ]
22 GraphicsMagick1.3 available \
[ =1.3.29 =1.3.32 =1.3.34 =stable ]
23 tomcat8.5 available \
[ =8.5.31 =8.5.32 =8.5.38 =8.5.40 =8.5.42 =8.5.50
=stable ]
24 epel available [ =7.11 =stable ]
25 testing available [ =1.0 =stable ]
26 ecs available [ =stable ]
27 corretto8 available \
[ =1.8.0_192 =1.8.0_202 =1.8.0_212 =1.8.0_222 =1.8.0_232
=1.8.0_242 =stable ]
28 firecracker available [ =0.11 =stable ]
29 golang1.11 available \
[ =1.11.3 =1.11.11 =1.11.13 =stable ]
30 squid4 available [ =4 =stable ]
31 php7.3 available \
[ =7.3.2 =7.3.3 =7.3.4 =7.3.6 =7.3.8 =7.3.9 =7.3.10
=7.3.11 =7.3.13 =stable ]
32 lustre2.10 available \
[ =2.10.5 =2.10.8 =stable ]
33 java-openjdk11 available [ =11 =stable ]
34 lynis available [ =stable ]
35 kernel-ng available [ =stable ]
36 BCC available [ =0.x =stable ]
37 mono available [ =5.x =stable ]
38 nginx1 available [ =stable ]
39 ruby2.6 available [ =2.6 =stable ]
40 mock available [ =stable ]
41 postgresql11 available [ =11 =stable ]
42 php7.4 available [ =stable ]
43 livepatch available [ =stable ]
44 python3.8 available [ =stable ]
45 haproxy2 available [ =stable ]
46 collectd available [ =stable ]
47 aws-nitro-enclaves-cli available [ =stable ]
48 R4 available [ =stable ]
_ kernel-5.4 available [ =stable ]
50 selinux-ng available [ =stable ]
51 php8.0 available [ =stable ]
52 tomcat9 available [ =stable ]
53 unbound1.13 available [ =stable ]
54 mariadb10.5 available [ =stable ]
55 kernel-5.10=latest enabled [ =stable ]
56 redis6 available [ =stable ]
57 ruby3.0 available [ =stable ]
58 postgresql12 available [ =stable ]
59 postgresql13 available [ =stable ]
60 mock2 available [ =stable ]
61 dnsmasq2.85 available [ =stable ]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# ansible --version
ansible 2.9.23
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /bin/ansible
python version = 2.7.18 (default, Jun 10 2021, 00:11:02) [GCC 7.3.1 20180712 (Red Hat 7.3.1-13)]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]#
Amazon Extras Library after execution
# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch
EPEL code
- Install-Ansible-Amazon Linux2-EPEL.sh
#!/bin/bash
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel -y
$ sudo yum repolist
$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable epel
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras disable ansible2
$ sudo yum --enablerepo epel install ansible
$ ansible --version
EPEL execution
# yum remove ansible
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===================================================================================================
Removing:
ansible noarch 2.9.23-1.amzn2 @amzn2extra-ansible2 105 M
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Remove 1 Package
Installed size: 105 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Erasing : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch 1/1
Verifying : ansible-2.9.23-1.amzn2.noarch 1/1
Removed:
ansible.noarch 0:2.9.23-1.amzn2
Complete!
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# amazon-linux-extras install epel
Installing epel-release
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Cleaning repos: amzn2-core amzn2extra-ansible2 amzn2extra-docker amzn2extra-epel
: amzn2extra-kernel-5.10
22 metadata files removed
8 sqlite files removed
0 metadata files removed
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core | 3.7 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-ansible2 | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-docker | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-epel | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10 | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
(1/11): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/group_gz | 2.5 kB 00:00:00
(2/11): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 424 kB 00:00:00
(3/11): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/primary_db | 86 kB 00:00:00
(4/11): amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 76 B 00:00:00
(5/11): amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64/primary_db | 1.8 kB 00:00:00
(6/11): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 76 B 00:00:00
(7/11): amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64/primary_db | 5.3 MB 00:00:00
(8/11): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 76 B 00:00:00
(9/11): amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64/updateinfo | 4.7 kB 00:00:00
(10/11): amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64/primary_db | 39 kB 00:00:00
(11/11): amzn2-core/2/x86_64/primary_db | 58 MB 00:00:00
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:7-11 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===================================================================================================
Installing:
epel-release noarch 7-11 amzn2extra-epel 15 k
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install 1 Package
Total download size: 15 k
Installed size: 24 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
epel-release-7-11.noarch.rpm | 15 kB 00:00:00
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : epel-release-7-11.noarch 1/1
Verifying : epel-release-7-11.noarch 1/1
Installed:
epel-release.noarch 0:7-11
Complete!
0 ansible2=latest enabled \
[ =2.4.2 =2.4.6 =2.8 =stable ]
2 httpd_modules available [ =1.0 =stable ]
3 memcached1.5 available \
[ =1.5.1 =1.5.16 =1.5.17 ]
5 postgresql9.6 available \
[ =9.6.6 =9.6.8 =stable ]
6 postgresql10 available [ =10 =stable ]
9 R3.4 available [ =3.4.3 =stable ]
10 rust1 available \
[ =1.22.1 =1.26.0 =1.26.1 =1.27.2 =1.31.0 =1.38.0
=stable ]
11 vim available [ =8.0 =stable ]
15 php7.2 available \
[ =7.2.0 =7.2.4 =7.2.5 =7.2.8 =7.2.11 =7.2.13 =7.2.14
=7.2.16 =7.2.17 =7.2.19 =7.2.21 =7.2.22 =7.2.23
=7.2.24 =7.2.26 =stable ]
17 lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2 available \
[ =10.2.10_7.2.0 =10.2.10_7.2.4 =10.2.10_7.2.5
=10.2.10_7.2.8 =10.2.10_7.2.11 =10.2.10_7.2.13
=10.2.10_7.2.14 =10.2.10_7.2.16 =10.2.10_7.2.17
=10.2.10_7.2.19 =10.2.10_7.2.22 =10.2.10_7.2.23
=10.2.10_7.2.24 =stable ]
18 libreoffice available \
[ =5.0.6.2_15 =5.3.6.1 =stable ]
19 gimp available [ =2.8.22 ]
20 docker=latest enabled \
[ =17.12.1 =18.03.1 =18.06.1 =18.09.9 =stable ]
21 mate-desktop1.x available \
[ =1.19.0 =1.20.0 =stable ]
22 GraphicsMagick1.3 available \
[ =1.3.29 =1.3.32 =1.3.34 =stable ]
23 tomcat8.5 available \
[ =8.5.31 =8.5.32 =8.5.38 =8.5.40 =8.5.42 =8.5.50
=stable ]
24 epel=latest enabled [ =7.11 =stable ]
25 testing available [ =1.0 =stable ]
26 ecs available [ =stable ]
27 corretto8 available \
[ =1.8.0_192 =1.8.0_202 =1.8.0_212 =1.8.0_222 =1.8.0_232
=1.8.0_242 =stable ]
28 firecracker available [ =0.11 =stable ]
29 golang1.11 available \
[ =1.11.3 =1.11.11 =1.11.13 =stable ]
30 squid4 available [ =4 =stable ]
31 php7.3 available \
[ =7.3.2 =7.3.3 =7.3.4 =7.3.6 =7.3.8 =7.3.9 =7.3.10
=7.3.11 =7.3.13 =stable ]
32 lustre2.10 available \
[ =2.10.5 =2.10.8 =stable ]
33 java-openjdk11 available [ =11 =stable ]
34 lynis available [ =stable ]
35 kernel-ng available [ =stable ]
36 BCC available [ =0.x =stable ]
37 mono available [ =5.x =stable ]
38 nginx1 available [ =stable ]
39 ruby2.6 available [ =2.6 =stable ]
40 mock available [ =stable ]
41 postgresql11 available [ =11 =stable ]
42 php7.4 available [ =stable ]
43 livepatch available [ =stable ]
44 python3.8 available [ =stable ]
45 haproxy2 available [ =stable ]
46 collectd available [ =stable ]
47 aws-nitro-enclaves-cli available [ =stable ]
48 R4 available [ =stable ]
_ kernel-5.4 available [ =stable ]
50 selinux-ng available [ =stable ]
51 php8.0 available [ =stable ]
52 tomcat9 available [ =stable ]
53 unbound1.13 available [ =stable ]
54 mariadb10.5 available [ =stable ]
55 kernel-5.10=latest enabled [ =stable ]
56 redis6 available [ =stable ]
57 ruby3.0 available [ =stable ]
58 postgresql12 available [ =stable ]
59 postgresql13 available [ =stable ]
60 mock2 available [ =stable ]
61 dnsmasq2.85 available [ =stable ]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum repolist
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 4695.
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: yum
Memory : 110 M RSS (402 MB VSZ)
Started: Sun Dec 5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:09 ago
State : Running, pid: 4695
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: yum
Memory : 273 M RSS (565 MB VSZ)
Started: Sun Dec 5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:11 ago
State : Running, pid: 4695
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: yum
Memory : 318 M RSS (610 MB VSZ)
Started: Sun Dec 5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:13 ago
State : Running, pid: 4695
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: yum
Memory : 322 M RSS (614 MB VSZ)
Started: Sun Dec 5 10:04:44 2021 - 00:15 ago
State : Running, pid: 4695
225 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
repo id repo name status
amzn2-core/2/x86_64 Amazon Linux 2 core repository 26819
amzn2extra-ansible2/2/x86_64 Amazon Extras repo for ansible2 63
amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64 Amazon Extras repo for docker 55
amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64 Amazon Extras repo for epel 1
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10/2/x86_64 Amazon Extras repo for kernel-5.10 86
epel/x86_64 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64 13464+225
repolist: 40488
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# amazon-linux-extras disable ansible2
Beware that disabling topics is not supported after they are installed.
0 ansible2 available \
[ =2.4.2 =2.4.6 =2.8 =stable ]
2 httpd_modules available [ =1.0 =stable ]
3 memcached1.5 available \
[ =1.5.1 =1.5.16 =1.5.17 ]
5 postgresql9.6 available \
[ =9.6.6 =9.6.8 =stable ]
6 postgresql10 available [ =10 =stable ]
9 R3.4 available [ =3.4.3 =stable ]
10 rust1 available \
[ =1.22.1 =1.26.0 =1.26.1 =1.27.2 =1.31.0 =1.38.0
=stable ]
11 vim available [ =8.0 =stable ]
15 php7.2 available \
[ =7.2.0 =7.2.4 =7.2.5 =7.2.8 =7.2.11 =7.2.13 =7.2.14
=7.2.16 =7.2.17 =7.2.19 =7.2.21 =7.2.22 =7.2.23
=7.2.24 =7.2.26 =stable ]
17 lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2 available \
[ =10.2.10_7.2.0 =10.2.10_7.2.4 =10.2.10_7.2.5
=10.2.10_7.2.8 =10.2.10_7.2.11 =10.2.10_7.2.13
=10.2.10_7.2.14 =10.2.10_7.2.16 =10.2.10_7.2.17
=10.2.10_7.2.19 =10.2.10_7.2.22 =10.2.10_7.2.23
=10.2.10_7.2.24 =stable ]
18 libreoffice available \
[ =5.0.6.2_15 =5.3.6.1 =stable ]
19 gimp available [ =2.8.22 ]
20 docker=latest enabled \
[ =17.12.1 =18.03.1 =18.06.1 =18.09.9 =stable ]
21 mate-desktop1.x available \
[ =1.19.0 =1.20.0 =stable ]
22 GraphicsMagick1.3 available \
[ =1.3.29 =1.3.32 =1.3.34 =stable ]
23 tomcat8.5 available \
[ =8.5.31 =8.5.32 =8.5.38 =8.5.40 =8.5.42 =8.5.50
=stable ]
24 epel=latest enabled [ =7.11 =stable ]
25 testing available [ =1.0 =stable ]
26 ecs available [ =stable ]
27 corretto8 available \
[ =1.8.0_192 =1.8.0_202 =1.8.0_212 =1.8.0_222 =1.8.0_232
=1.8.0_242 =stable ]
28 firecracker available [ =0.11 =stable ]
29 golang1.11 available \
[ =1.11.3 =1.11.11 =1.11.13 =stable ]
30 squid4 available [ =4 =stable ]
31 php7.3 available \
[ =7.3.2 =7.3.3 =7.3.4 =7.3.6 =7.3.8 =7.3.9 =7.3.10
=7.3.11 =7.3.13 =stable ]
32 lustre2.10 available \
[ =2.10.5 =2.10.8 =stable ]
33 java-openjdk11 available [ =11 =stable ]
34 lynis available [ =stable ]
35 kernel-ng available [ =stable ]
36 BCC available [ =0.x =stable ]
37 mono available [ =5.x =stable ]
38 nginx1 available [ =stable ]
39 ruby2.6 available [ =2.6 =stable ]
40 mock available [ =stable ]
41 postgresql11 available [ =11 =stable ]
42 php7.4 available [ =stable ]
43 livepatch available [ =stable ]
44 python3.8 available [ =stable ]
45 haproxy2 available [ =stable ]
46 collectd available [ =stable ]
47 aws-nitro-enclaves-cli available [ =stable ]
48 R4 available [ =stable ]
_ kernel-5.4 available [ =stable ]
50 selinux-ng available [ =stable ]
51 php8.0 available [ =stable ]
52 tomcat9 available [ =stable ]
53 unbound1.13 available [ =stable ]
54 mariadb10.5 available [ =stable ]
55 kernel-5.10=latest enabled [ =stable ]
56 redis6 available [ =stable ]
57 ruby3.0 available [ =stable ]
58 postgresql12 available [ =stable ]
59 postgresql13 available [ =stable ]
60 mock2 available [ =stable ]
61 dnsmasq2.85 available [ =stable ]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum-config-manager --enable epel
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
=========================================== repo: epel ============================================
[epel]
async = True
bandwidth = 0
base_persistdir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2
baseurl =
cache = 0
cachedir = /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel
check_config_file_age = True
compare_providers_priority = 80
cost = 1000
deltarpm_metadata_percentage = 100
deltarpm_percentage =
enabled = True
enablegroups = True
exclude =
failovermethod = priority
ftp_disable_epsv = False
gpgcadir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2/epel/gpgcadir
gpgcakey =
gpgcheck = True
gpgdir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2/epel/gpgdir
gpgkey = file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
hdrdir = /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel/headers
http_caching = all
includepkgs =
ip_resolve =
keepalive = True
keepcache = False
mddownloadpolicy = sqlite
mdpolicy = group:small
mediaid =
metadata_expire = 21600
metadata_expire_filter = read-only:present
metalink = https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=x86_64
minrate = 0
mirrorlist =
mirrorlist_expire = 86400
name = Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64
old_base_cache_dir =
password =
persistdir = /var/lib/yum/repos/x86_64/2/epel
pkgdir = /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel/packages
priority = 99
proxy = False
proxy_dict =
proxy_password =
proxy_username =
repo_gpgcheck = False
report_instanceid = False
retries = 7
skip_if_unavailable = False
ssl_check_cert_permissions = True
sslcacert =
sslclientcert =
sslclientkey =
sslverify = True
throttle = 0
timeout = 5.0
ui_id = epel/x86_64
ui_repoid_vars = releasever,
basearch
username =
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# yum --enablerepo epel install ansible
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
amzn2-core | 3.7 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-docker | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-epel | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
amzn2extra-kernel-5.10 | 3.0 kB 00:00:00
epel/x86_64/metalink | 21 kB 00:00:00
209 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ansible.noarch 0:2.9.25-1.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===================================================================================================
Installing:
ansible noarch 2.9.25-1.el7 epel 17 M
Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install 1 Package
Total download size: 17 M
Installed size: 103 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/2/epel/packages/ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 352c64e5: NOKEY
Public key for ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch.rpm is not installed
ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch.rpm | 17 MB 00:00:03
Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
Importing GPG key 0x352C64E5:
Userid : "Fedora EPEL (7) <[email protected]>"
Fingerprint: 91e9 7d7c 4a5e 96f1 7f3e 888f 6a2f aea2 352c 64e5
Package : epel-release-7-11.noarch (@amzn2extra-epel)
From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch 1/1
Verifying : ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch 1/1
Installed:
ansible.noarch 0:2.9.25-1.el7
Complete!
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# ansible --version
ansible 2.9.25
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /bin/ansible
python version = 2.7.18 (default, Jun 10 2021, 00:11:02) [GCC 7.3.1 20180712 (Red Hat 7.3.1-13)]
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch
[root@ip-172-31-36-49 ec2-user]#
EPEL after execution
# rpm -qa | grep ansible
ansible-2.9.25-1.el7.noarch
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