How to Install Ansible on CentOS 7

Ansible is a free and open source Configuration and automation tool. We can manage a large number of client machines from a central machine. It communicates over SSH and it doesn’t

require installing any agent on the client machines.

Step 1: Follow the article How to install EPEL repository on Centos7 to enable EPEL repository.

Step 2: Install Anisble using below command:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# yum install ansible Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile ……. Installed:   ansible.noarch 0:2.5.3-1.el7 Dependency Installed: libtomcrypt.x86_64 0:1.17-26.el7      libtommath.x86_64 0:0.42.0-6.el7       python-babel.noarch 0:0.9.6-8.el7       python-httplib2.noarch 0:0.9.2-1.el7 python-jinja2.noarch 0:2.7.2-2.el7   python-keyczar.noarch 0:0.71c-2.el7    python-markupsafe.x86_64 0:0.11-10.el7  python-paramiko.noarch 0:2.1.1-4.el7 python2-crypto.x86_64 0:2.6.1-15.el7  python2-jmespath.noarch 0:0.9.0-3.el7  sshpass.x86_64 0:1.06-2.el7 Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Step #3: use the below command to check and verify Ansible Installation:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# ansible --version ansible 2.5.3   config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg   configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']   ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible   executable location = /bin/ansible   python version = 2.7.5 (default, Apr 11 2018, 07:36:10) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-28)] [root@linuxcnf ~]#

You can see the version of Ansible installed!!!