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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
2. Installing Ansible
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Abstract
It is simple to install most common and modern operating system nowadays. The main requirements for Ansible are only the Python interpreter and some Python libraries to read and format YAML documents and to interact with SSH for Linux/macOS target hosts and WinRM for Windows target hosts. All of this is handled by the operating system package manager so you don’t need to worry about it. Ansible is already included in most recent Linux distributions out of the box. Most of the time, this doesn’t require additional repositories or complex commands. You can install Ansible simply by using the distribution package manager or the Python Package Manager (PIP). After the installation, you start your journey simply typing “ansible” in your favorite terminal. Ansible is able to handle every workload from a simple “ping” module to testing the connection to the target node to a complex automation workflow (also called an Ansible Playbook).