Ansible AUR package manager

Ansible module to use some AUR helpers. The following helpers are supported and automatically selected following the below order:

• pacaur
• trizen
• yaourt
• yay

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
name	no			Name or list of names of the package(s) to install or upgrade.
upgrade	no	no	yes, no	Whether or not to upgrade whole system.
use	no	auto	auto, pacaur, trizen, yaourt, yay	The helper to use, 'auto' uses the first known helper found.

Note

Either name or upgrade is required, both can not be used together.

Installing

1. Clone the ansibe-aur repository in your playbook custom-module directory:

mkdir --parents library
git clone git@github.com:kewlfft/ansible-aur.git library/ansible-aur

2. Link the script to library/aur:

ln --symbolic library/ansible-aur/aur.py library/aur

Usage

Warning

• It is recommended to use the official pacman module for removal or for system upgrade with the repositories, this module aims to cover the AUR,
• Searches are limited to the AUR using the --aur parameter, except for yay and yaourt which do not support it and systematically search the repositories,
• A package is reinstalled only if an update is available using the --needed parameter, except for yay which do not support it and systematically reinstalls,

Examples

Use it in a task, as in the following examples:

# Install (using the first known helper found)
- aur: name=package_name
  become: yes
  become_user: user_that_has_nopasswd_in_sudoers_for_pacman_use

# Install (using trizen)
- aur:
    use: trizen
    name:
      - package_name_1
      - package_name_2 
  [...]

# Upgrade (using pacaur)
- aur: upgrade=yes use=pacaur
  [...]