Ansible apt update all packages on Ubuntu / Debian Linux

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Ansible is an automation tool that can be used to manage and automate tasks on multiple servers. To update all packages on Ubuntu or Debian Linux using Ansible, you can use the apt module. Here are the steps to do this:

  1. Install Ansible on your management machine by running the command sudo apt install ansible.
  2. Create an Ansible playbook, which is a file that defines the tasks to be executed. You can create a playbook called update.yml with the following contents:
---
- name: Update all packages on Ubuntu/Debian
hosts: all
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Update all packages
apt:
update_cache: yes
upgrade: dist
  1. Run the playbook with the ansible-playbook command, replacing <inventory file> with the path to your inventory file.
ansible-playbook -i <inventory file> update.yml
  1. The playbook will connect to all hosts specified in the inventory file and update all packages on the servers.
  2. You can also use the apt-get command to update packages and add -y flag to automatically approve any package updates that require it.
- name: Update all packages on Ubuntu/Debian
hosts: all
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Update all packages
command: apt-get update -y
- name: Upgrade all packages
command: apt-get upgrade -y
  1. Remember to always test the playbook on a small subset of servers or in a test environment before running it on production systems.

By using ansible you can automate the package updates on multiple servers at once, saving you time and effort.

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