Ansible Role: Installs Java 8 JDK or Server JRE

Java 8 JDK installation on Linux.

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Table of Contents

1. Requirements
2. Installation
3. Role Variables
4. Dependencies
5. Example Playbook
6. Licensing
7. Author Information
8. Support
9. Contributing
10. Donation

Requirements

None.

Installation

ansible-galaxy install kami911.java-oracle-jdk8

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

force_java_install: False

Force to install Java on already installed system.

java_installer_force_overwrite: False

Force to overwrite Java installer.

java_installer_keep: False

Do not delete Java installer.

java_installer_local: False

Install local (form Ansible host) JDK/Server JRE instead of downloading on target machine.

java_type: jdk

Type of Java installer - JDK is: jdk, and Server JRE is: server-jre

java_version: 8

Java major version.

java_update: 201

Java minor version.

java_build: "09"

Java micro version.

java_platform: linux-x64

Java platform to install.

java_bins: [ 'javah', 'javap', 'jmap', 'extcheck', 'pack200', 'jrunscript', 'jinfo', 'jcontrol', 'jmc', 'keytool', 'schemagen', 'jjs', 'jvisualvm', 'policytool', 'rmid', 'wsgen', 'javaws', 'javadoc

Update alternatives on these binaries.

java_bins_priority: 9

Alternatives priority on these binaries.

java_usr_folder: /usr/java

Location of installed Java home.

java_latest_folder: /usr/java/latest

Where to link the latest folder.

java_download_base_url: http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk

Download link of Java installers.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - java-oracle-jdk8

Licensing

The lactransformer application and documantations are licensed under the terms of the MIT / BSD, you will find a copy of this license in the LICENSE file included in the source package.

Author Information

This role was created in 2016-2018 by Kálmán Szalai - KAMI

Support

If you have any question, do not hesitate and drop me a line. If you found a bug, or have a feature request, you can fill an issue.

Using as a submudule of an AWX playbook

Add as a submodule

git submodule add --force git@github.com:KAMI911/ansible-role-java-oracle-jdk8.git roles/java-oracle-jdk8

Update as sumodule

Update only this submodule

git submodule update --remote roles/java-oracle-jdk8/

Update all submodules:

git submodule foreach git pull origin master

Contributing

There are many ways to contribute to ansible-role-java-oracle-jdk8 -- whether it be sending patches, testing, reporting bugs, or reviewing and updating the documentation. Every contribution is appreciated!

Please continue reading in the contributing chapter.

Fork me on Github

SSH:

git@github.com:KAMI911/ansible-role-java-oracle-jdk8.git

HTTPS:

https://github.com/KAMI911/ansible-role-java-oracle-jdk8

Add a new remote upstream with this repository as value.

git remote add upstream https://github.com/KAMI911/ansible-role-java-oracle-jdk8.git

You can pull updates to your fork's master branch:

git fetch --all
git pull upstream HEAD

Donation

If you find this useful, please consider a donation: