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zypper

Manage packages on openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: full

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Values	Description
disable_gpg_check	boolean		Whether to disable GPG signature checking. [default: `false`]
disable_recommends	boolean		Whether to disable installing recommended packages. [default: `false`]
executable	string		Path of the binary to use. [default: `"zypper"`]
extra_args	string		Additional options to pass to zypper.
name	array		Name or list of names of the package(s) to install, upgrade, or remove.
state	string	absent present latest installed removed	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"`]
type	string	package pattern patch srcpackage	The type of package to operate on. [default: `"package"`]
update_cache	boolean		Whether or not to refresh the package index. This can be run as part of a package installation or as a separate step. [default: `false`]

Example

- name: Update package cache
  zypper:
    update_cache: yes

- name: Install packages
  zypper:
    name:
      - curl
      - jq
      - postgresql-client
    state: present

- name: Install specific version
  zypper:
    name: nginx=1.24.0
    state: present

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

- name: Install a pattern
  zypper:
    name: devel_basis
    type: pattern
    state: present

- name: Update all packages
  zypper:
    name: '*'
    state: latest