Sorry, too fast. There is a deb parameter! But according to https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/apt_module.html that parameter does not support a list argument. The "name" parameter does. The porting guide says this explicitly: "Instead of relying on implicit squashing, tasks should instead supply the list directly to the name, pkg or package parameter of the module."
So if you need to iterate over a list of local deb files, you'd still have to do it in a loop. Dick On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 12:05, Dick Visser <dick.vis...@geant.org> wrote: > > The apt module does not have a "deb" parameter. Use "name" instead. > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/apt_module.html > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 10:41, <f.floimair.comm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > Since the with_items are going to be deprecated and following the porting > > guide here: > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.7.html > > I tried to rewrite some of my tasks where I am installing debian packages > > to use list format (which works with packages that come from a debian > > repository in the name parameter), but ran into an issue. > > > > It seems that the deb parameter does not work with lists. > > > > This is what I have (and works) > > > > - name: Install local .deb-packages > > apt: > > deb: "{{ item }}" > > state: present > > with_items: > > - "/some/path/packet_A.deb" > > - "/some/path/packet_B.deb" > > > > and this is what I tried to do (which fails) > > > > - name: Install local .deb-packages > > apt: > > deb: > > - "/some/path/packet_A.deb" > > - "/some/path/packet_B.deb" > > state: present > > > > Did I misunderstand something or is this an open issue in the apt module > > that needs to be fixed before deprecating the with_items variant? > > > > Thanks for your help in advance! > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ansible Project" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/f55e06be-af9c-4239-876a-27d048f5abfc%40googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Dick Visser > Trust & Identity Service Operations Manager > GÉANT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwPi3X2PvgKKySrkLD-8vrq-U-mJSxSkeM7f6v-e_4eg%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.