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dnf

Manage packages with the dnf package manager, which is used by Fedora and RHEL.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: full

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Values	Description
disable_gpg_check	boolean		Disable all repositories. [default: `false`]
disablerepo	string		Disable a specific repository.
enablerepo	string		Enable a specific repository.
executable	string		Path of the binary to use. [default: `"dnf"`]
extra_args	string		Additional options to pass to dnf.
name	array		Name or list of names of the package(s) to install, upgrade, or remove.
skip_broken	boolean		Skip packages with broken dependencies. [default: `false`]
state	string	absent present latest removed installed	Whether to install (`present`/`installed`), remove (`absent`/`removed`), or ensure latest version (`latest`). `present` and `installed` will simply ensure that a desired package is installed. `absent` and `removed` will remove the specified package. `latest` will update the specified package to the latest version. [default: `"present"`]
update_cache	boolean		Whether or not to refresh the package index. [default: `false`]

Example

- name: Update package cache
  dnf:
    update_cache: yes

- name: Install packages
  dnf:
    name:
      - nginx
      - postgresql-server
    state: present

- name: Install specific version
  dnf:
    name: nginx-1.24.0
    state: present

- name: Remove package
  dnf:
    name: vim
    state: absent

- name: Install package from specific repo
  dnf:
    name: nginx
    enablerepo: epel
    state: present