williamyeh.oracle-java for Ansible Galaxy

Summary

Role name in Ansible Galaxy: williamyeh.oracle-java

This Ansible role has the following features for Oracle JDK:

• Install JDK 7 or 8 version.
• Install for CentOS and Debian/Ubuntu families.

If you prefer OpenJDK, try alternatives such as smola.java.

Role Variables

Mandatory variables

None.

Optional variables

User-configurable defaults:

# which version?
java_version: 8

# which directory to put the download file (for CentOS families)?
jdk_download_path: /tmp

For other configurable internals, read defaults/main.yml file.

Usage

Step 1: add role

Add role name williamyeh.oracle-java to your playbook file.

Step 2: add variables

Set vars in your playbook file.

Simple example:

---
# file: simple-playbook.yml

- hosts: all

  roles:
    - williamyeh.oracle-java

  vars:
    java_version: 8

Dependencies

None.

License

Licensed under the Apache License V2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

History

Rewritten from my pre-Galaxy version: server-config-template.