How to Install and Uninstall ansible Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ansible on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ansible" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ansible on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ansible
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ansible" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ansible on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ansible package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ansible
Version: 7.3.0+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 204261
Maintainer: Lee Garrett
Architecture: all
Replaces: ansible-base (<= 2.10.5+dfsg-2)
Depends: ansible-core (>= 2.11.5-1~), python3:any, openssh-client | python3-paramiko (>= 2.6.0), python3-distutils, python3-dnspython, python3-httplib2, python3-jinja2, python3-netaddr, python3-yaml
Recommends: python3-argcomplete, python3-cryptography, python3-jmespath, python3-kerberos, python3-libcloud, python3-selinux, python3-winrm, python3-xmltodict
Suggests: cowsay, sshpass
Breaks: ansible-base (<= 2.10.5+dfsg-2)
Description: Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
Description-md5: 4f8f35d982ca2a9d6d35c1bb2053b0e1
Homepage: https://www.ansible.com
Tag: admin::automation, admin::configuring, admin::file-distribution,
admin::package-management, implemented-in::python,
interface::commandline, role::program, use::configuring,
works-with::software:running
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/ansible/ansible_7.3.0+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 16253908
MD5sum: 7b1b2cdc2cf66175fffc569031b7be49
SHA256: 14366f29001c3328e5025f862a301dd73f5ce3414a829ed2a5698456b6bee23e