How to install Ansible in Debian 11 - Ansible install

The easier way to install the latest version of Ansible and maintain up-to-date in Debian 11 using APT and the \"main\" default repository.

How to install Ansible in Debian version 11?

Today we're going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Debian using the default "main" repository.

I'm Luca Berton and welcome to today's episode of Ansible Pilot.

How to install Ansible in Debian

Included in the "main" default repository

Today we're talking about How to install Ansible in Debian.

The good news is that Ansible is included in the default repository so you could install it simply with your usual package manager "apt".

You could expect the latest version of Ansible in the "main" repository.

## Playbook

Install Ansible in Debian using the apt package manager and the "main" default repository.

code

install-ansible-debian.sh

``bash


#!/bin/bash
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ansible
$ sudo apt list –installed ansible



execution

``bash

ansible-pilot $ ssh [email protected]

Linux debian 5.10.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.70-1 (2021-09-30) x86_64

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;

the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the

individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent

permitted by applicable law.

$ sudo su

root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/os-release

PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"

NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"

VERSION_ID="11"

VERSION="11 (bullseye)"

VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye

ID=debian

HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"

SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"

BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/deb

debconf.conf debian_version

root@debian:/home/devops# cat /etc/debian_version

11.1

root@debian:/home/devops# apt-get update

Get:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease [44.1 kB]

Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease

Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease [39.4 kB]

Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports InRelease [43.7 kB]

Get:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main Sources.diff/Index [63.3 kB]

Get:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main amd64 Packages.diff/Index [63.3 kB]

Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main Sources T-2021-12-02-0202.04-F-2021-12-02-0202.04.pdiff [29 B]

Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main amd64 Packages T-2021-12-02-0202.04-F-2021-12-02-0202.04.pdiff [257 B]

Fetched 254 kB in 1s (488 kB/s)

Reading package lists... Done

root@debian:/home/devops# apt-cache search ansible

ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

ansible-lint - lint tool for Ansible playbooks

ansible-mito