update
=========
Install updates on your system.
Example Playbook
----------------
This example is taken from `molecule/resources/playbook.yml`:
```yaml
---
- name: Converge
hosts: all
become: yes
gather_facts: yes
roles:
- robertdebock.update
```
The machine you are running this on, may need to be prepared.
```yaml
---
- name: Prepare
hosts: all
become: yes
gather_facts: no
roles:
- robertdebock.bootstrap
```
Also see a [full explanation and example](https://robertdebock.nl/how-to-use-these-roles.html) on how to use these roles.
Role Variables
--------------
These variables are set in `defaults/main.yml`:
```yaml
---
# defaults file for update
# For APT (Debian/Ubuntu) only: remove unused dependency packages for all module states except `build-dep'
update_autoremove: no
# For APT (Debian/Ubuntu) only: apt_upgrade type which can be: dist, full, yes, or safe
update_upgrade_command: dist
# For APT (Debian/Ubuntu) only: update the apt cache if it's older than the cache_valid_time. Set in seconds.
update_cache_valid_time: 1
# When updating systems, a reboot may be required. Here you can select to:
# "yes": Always reboot when packages have changed.
# "no": Never reboot when packages have changed.
update_reboot: yes
```
Requirements
------------
- Access to a repository containing packages, likely on the internet.
- A recent version of Ansible. (Tests run on the current, previous and next release of Ansible.)
The following roles can be installed to ensure all requirements are met, using `ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml`:
```yaml
---
- robertdebock.bootstrap
- robertdebock.reboot
```
Context
-------
This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at [the documentation of these roles](https://robertdebock.nl/) for further information.
Here is an overview of related roles:

Compatibility
-------------
This role has been tested against the following distributions and Ansible version:
|distribution|ansible 2.7|ansible 2.8|ansible devel|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
|alpine-edge*|yes|yes|yes*|
|alpine-latest|yes|yes|yes*|
|archlinux|yes|yes|yes*|
|centos-6|yes|yes|yes*|
|centos-latest|yes|yes|yes*|
|debian-stable|yes|yes|yes*|
|debian-unstable*|yes|yes|yes*|
|fedora-latest|yes|yes|yes*|
|fedora-rawhide*|yes|yes|yes*|
|opensuse-leap|yes|yes|yes*|
|ubuntu-devel*|yes|yes|yes*|
|ubuntu-latest|yes|yes|yes*|
|ubuntu-rolling|yes|yes|yes*|
A single star means the build may fail, it's marked as an experimental build.
Testing
-------
[Unit tests](https://travis-ci.org/robertdebock/ansible-role-update) are done on every commit and periodically.
If you find issues, please register them in [GitHub](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-update/issues)
To test this role locally please use [Molecule](https://github.com/ansible/molecule):
```
pip install molecule
molecule test
```
To test on Amazon EC2, configure [~/.aws/credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/v1/developer-guide/credentials.html) and set a region using `export AWS_REGION=eu-central-1` before running `molecule test --scenario-name ec2`.
There are many specific scenarios available, please have a look in the `molecule/` directory.
License
-------
Apache-2.0
Author Information
------------------
[Robert de Bock](https://robertdebock.nl/)