How to install Ansible in SUSE Linux Enterprise SLES Server 15 SP3?

Today we're going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside SUSE Linux Enterprise (aka SLES) Server 15 SP3 using the Package Hub repository.

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

How to install Ansible in SLES 15 SP3

  • use SUSE Package Hub repository

Today we're talking about How to install Ansible in SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP 3.

The easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside SUSE Linux Enterprise version 15 SP 3 is using the SUSE Package Hub repository maintained by the SUSE community.

Links

  • [SUSE Package Hub - Community Packages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server / Desktop](https://packagehub.suse.com/)
  • [How to register SLES using the SUSEConnect command line tool](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000018564)
  • [Adding SUSE Package Hub repositories to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000018789)

## Playbook

Install the latest version of ansible in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3.

code

  • Install-Ansible-SLES-15-SP3.sh

``bash

#!/bin/bash

SUSEConnect --status

SUSEConnect --list-extensions

SUSEConnect -p PackageHub/15.3/x86_64

zypper install ansible

zypper info ansible

ansible --version

`

execution

``bash

$ ssh [email protected]

devops@sles:~> sudo su

sles:/home/devops # cat /etc/os-release

NAME="SLES"

VERSION="15-SP3"

VERSION_ID="15.3"

PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3"

ID="sles"

ID_LIKE="suse"

ANSI_COLOR="0;32"

CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:15:sp3"

DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://documentation.suse.com/"

sles:/home/devops # hostnamectl

Static hostname: sles.example.com

Transient hostname: sles

Icon name: computer-vm

Chassis: vm

Machine ID: 4a241aac39fa4e75b13748c714c05c47

Boot ID: 150e32975f4d4fdd801eb605f7e35393

Virtualization: oracle

Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:suse:sles:15:sp3

Kernel: Linux 5.3.18-57-default

Architecture: x86-64

sles:/home/devops # uname -a

Linux sles 5.3.18-57-default #1 SMP Wed Apr 28 10:54:41 UTC 2021 (ba3c2e9) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

sles:/home/devops # SUSEConnect --status

[{"identifier":"sle-module-basesystem","version":"15.3","arch":"x86_64","status":"Registered"},{"identifier":"SLES","version":"15.3","arch":"x86_64","status":"Registered","regcode":"","starts_at":"2021-12-07 00:00:00 UTC","expires_at":"2022-02-07 00:00:00 UTC","subscription_status":"ACTIVE","type":"evaluation"},{"identifier":"sle-module-server-applications","version":"15.3","arch":"x86_64","status":"Registered"}]

sles:/home/devops # zypper refresh

Repository 'SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP3-Pool' is up to date.

Repository 'SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP3-Updates' is up to date.

Repository 'SLE-Product-SLES15-SP3-Pool' is up t