How to Install Ansible on Ubuntu/Debian

Installing Python:

Ansible and its modules are built on python, so we have to install python in our Ubuntu machine.

To install python in your system execute below commands as a root user.

sudo –i

apt-get install python-minimal

apt-get install python3 

Check Python Version:

Check your python version with the below command.

python --version

 

Python 2.7.12

installing Ansible on Ubuntu:

After installing python in your machine install ansible. To install ansible run below commands as a root user.

Ansible PPA:

sudo -i

apt-get update

apt-get install software-properties-common

apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible

apt-get update

apt install ansible

Ansible Version:

After installing Ansible, Check your ansible version with the below command.

ansible --version

  

ansible 2.6.3

  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

  configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']

  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible

  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible

  python version = 2.7.12 (default, Dec  4 2017, 14:50:18) [GCC 5.4.0 20160609]