ansible-aur/README.md

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# Ansible AUR package manager
Ansible module to use some AUR helpers. The following helpers are supported and automatically selected according to the below order:
- [pacaur](https://github.com/rmarquis/pacaur)
- [trizen](https://github.com/trizen/trizen)
- [yaourt](https://github.com/archlinuxfr/yaourt)
- [yay](https://github.com/Jguer/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, internal |The helper to use, 'auto' uses the first known helper found, 'internal' uses the internal helper.|
|skip_installed |no |no |yes, no |Skip operations if the package is present.|
### Note
* Either *name* or *upgrade* is required, both cannot be used together.
* *skip_installed* cannot be used with *upgrade*.
## Installing
1. Clone the *ansibe-aur* repository in your playbook custom-module directory:
```
mkdir --parents library
cd library
git clone git@github.com:kewlfft/ansible-aur.git
```
2. Link the script to `library/aur`:
```
ln --symbolic ansible-aur/aur.py 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 does not support it and systematically reinstalls.
### Examples
Use it in a task, as in the following examples:
```
# Install trizen using the internal helper, skip if trizen is already installed
- aur: name=trizen use=internal skip_installed=true
become: yes
become_user: user_that_has_nopasswd_in_sudoers_for_pacman_use
# 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
[...]
```