Ansible is an open-source automation tool that enables you to manage and configure systems. It provides a simple, but powerful, language to describe system configuration. This tutorial will cover the installation of Ansible on the latest version of OpenSUSE.
Before we start the installation of Ansible, we need to update our system packages. To do this, run the following command:
sudo zypper update
In order to install Ansible, we need to install its dependencies. Run the following command:
sudo zypper install python3 python3-pip sshpass
To install Ansible, we will use the Python package manager called pip. Run the following command:
sudo pip3 install ansible
After the installation is complete, we need to verify that it was installed successfully. Run the following command:
ansible --version
You should see output similar to the following:
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/home/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
python version = 3.8.10 (default, May 19 2021, 11:01:55) [GCC]```
Congratulations! You have now installed Ansible on your OpenSUSE system.
## Conclusion
In this tutorial, we covered the installation of Ansible on the latest version of OpenSUSE. This was done by updating our system packages, installing Ansible dependencies, and using the pip3 package manager to install Ansible. Now that Ansible is installed, you can begin to use it to automate your system configurations.
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