On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 5:16 PM Anwesha Das <anw...@redhat.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.1.0 package! > > Ansible 8.1.0 includes ansible-core 2.15.1 as well as a curated set of > Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and plugins.
Please: stop claiming this. ansible-core is a required dependency, not contained within the ansible packages. Pip install builds the dependency, but it can be built and installed quite independently of the "ansible" distribution. Nico Kadel-Garcia > How to get it > ------------- > > This release is available on PyPI and can be installed with pip: > > `$ python3 -m pip install ansible==8.1.0 --user` > > The sources for this release can be found here: > > Release tarball: > > https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/87/d7/322dd9d88261e56862ade2f9b9c125d0de648857e755d7177500272d2e05/ansible-8.1.0.tar.gz > > SHA256: > > 91f20b5bfcf5f298533c174a93881e00bc9e6b41411464f44c054a38d716a56a > > Wheel package: > > https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/01/43/b5620e57e14a84d9bf257ba4797c2abfa13f7c3be04bc8cd35f86d2e6a2d/ansible-8.1.0-py3-none-any.whl > > SHA256: > > 3bcfb06f2d65edc1c4876df33a52d4469d48d4fe534f1d8ffa196f1b0d81ab0e > > Some important details > ----------------------- > > Python wheels are now available for both Ansible 8 and ansible-core > 2.15.x, resulting in significantly improved installation performance. > > In addition, Ansible 8 no longer installs some unnecessary files from > the included Ansible collections such as tests or hidden files and > directories to further improve installation performance and reduce the > size on disk. These files are still available in the source tarball if > necessary. > > The changelog for ansible-core 2.15.1 installed by this release of > Ansible 8 can be found here: > https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.15.1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst > > Collections which have opted-in to being a part of the Ansible 8 > unified changelog will have an entry on this page: > https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/8/CHANGELOG-v8.rst > > For collections which have not opted-in to the unified changelog, you > may find more information on https://galaxy.ansible.com or the > collection source repository. For example, the community.crypto > collection is available at https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/crypto > and you can find a link to the source repository under the "Repo" > button at the top right. > > What's the schedule for new Ansible releases after 8.1.0? > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Subscribe to the Bullhorn for all future release dates, announcements, > and Ansible contributor community news. > > Visit this link to subscribe: https://bit.ly/subscribe-bullhorn > > You can find all past Bullhorn issues on the official wiki page: > https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/News#the-bullhorn > > Porting Help > ------------ > > A unified porting guide for collections that have opted-in is available here: > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_8.html > > Getting collection updates from Ansible 8 with older releases of ansible-core > -------------------------------------- > > Ansible 8 includes ansible-core 2.15.x. Based on your requirements, > you can get collection updates as they ship in the Ansible "batteries > included" package while continuing to use older versions of > ansible-core. > > An ansible-galaxy requirements file based on the collections from > Ansible 8 has been made available for this use case: > https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/8/galaxy-requirements.yaml > > After you download the requirements file, the collections can be > installed by running this command: > > "ansible-galaxy collection install -r galaxy-requirements.yaml" > > On behalf of the Ansible community, thank you and happy automating! > > Cheers > Ansible Community Team > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAHK8evhijkc8wuOYGw_nv_jDS4K19b%3D969jL9rkD6%2B%2BvyUi9OA%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAOCN9rw2QbOgCvEK2ycZzgnArR_CMTcxJO%3D%2BrK4NkDiXGTqJdg%40mail.gmail.com.
