Oracle Java

Overview

Due the Oracle Java policy, new distribution of the linux are not shipped with their java virtual machine implementation. This playbook will install the oracle java vm from the tar.gz file.

You need to download the files form oracle site manually and put them on your own http/ftp server.

Requirements

Any server comaptible with the module get_url. Tested on ansoble version 1.5.4, but older releases shoud by fine.

Role Variables

Distribution specific

N/A

Global

The java_download_prefix url to http/ftp server.

The most important variable is java_list, where you can specify one or more java version for each architecture. The

• filename path relative to the java_download_prefix.
• dirname is direcory created when the tar.gz is extracetrd
• alternative_priority is debian specific, command update-alternatives

java_vesrion is the version of the java to be installed.

java_extra_files is the list of the files to be installed. It could be extra libs or JCE policy or ... The src is relative to the java_download_prefix, dest is reative to the java_install_dir and filename value for the jaa version in the java_list.

Example

java_list:
  v1.7.45:
    'i386':
      filename: 'oracle-java/jdk-7u45-linux-i586.tar.gz'
       dirname: 'jdk1.7.0_45'
       alternative_priority: 1745
     'x86_64':
       filename: 'oracle-java/server-jre-7u45-linux-x64.tar.gz'
       dirname: 'jdk1.7.0_45'
       alternative_priority: 1745
java_version: v1.7.45
java_install_dir: /opt/oracle_java
java_download_prefix: http://download.acme.org/java

java_extra_files:
  - src: log4j/logging-log4j-1.2.9/dist/lib/log4j-1.2.9.jar
    dest: jre/lib/ext
    state: enabled

License

BSD

Author Information

Peter Hudec