This chapter includes examples based on the following technologies:
- Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS
- CentOS 7.6
- Ansible 2.8
To run through these examples, you will need access to a server or virtual machine running one of the operating systems listed here, and also access to Ansible. Note that the examples given in this chapter may be destructive in nature (for example, they involve installing files and packages) and, if run as is, are only intended to be run in an isolated test environment.
Once you are satisfied that you have a safe environment in which to operate, let's get started on looking at the installation of new software packages with Ansible.
All example code discussed in this chapter is available from GitHub at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Enterprise-Automation-on-Linux/tree/master/chapter02.