How to specify range to iterate through an array in ansible

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I want to remove an application on a remote node using ansible. Below is my playbook. How do i provide a range to the uninstall task to repeat till no packages are left.

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 hosts: all



 tasks:
 - name: check-packages
 shell: rpm -qa | grep -e "^(HPOpr|HPE|HPOv|HPBsm|MIB2Policy|HPOMi)"
 register: output

- name: uninstall
 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines.0 --nodeps

I tried with range operator

 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines[:40] --nodeps

But it was not working.

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

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I want to remove an application on a remote node using ansible. Below is my playbook. How do i provide a range to the uninstall task to repeat till no packages are left.

---

 hosts: all



 tasks:
 - name: check-packages
 shell: rpm -qa | grep -e "^(HPOpr|HPE|HPOv|HPBsm|MIB2Policy|HPOMi)"
 register: output

- name: uninstall
 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines.0 --nodeps

I tried with range operator

 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines[:40] --nodeps

But it was not working.

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

achak01

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I want to remove an application on a remote node using ansible. Below is my playbook. How do i provide a range to the uninstall task to repeat till no packages are left.

---

 hosts: all



 tasks:
 - name: check-packages
 shell: rpm -qa | grep -e "^(HPOpr|HPE|HPOv|HPBsm|MIB2Policy|HPOMi)"
 register: output

- name: uninstall
 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines.0 --nodeps

I tried with range operator

 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines[:40] --nodeps

But it was not working.

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

achak01

I want to remove an application on a remote node using ansible. Below is my playbook. How do i provide a range to the uninstall task to repeat till no packages are left.

---

 hosts: all



 tasks:
 - name: check-packages
 shell: rpm -qa | grep -e "^(HPOpr|HPE|HPOv|HPBsm|MIB2Policy|HPOMi)"
 register: output

- name: uninstall
 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines.0 --nodeps

I tried with range operator

 shell: rpm -e output.stdout_lines[:40] --nodeps

But it was not working.

ansible

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

achak01

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

achak01

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

edited Sep 11 at 7:37

Rui F Ribeiro

36.8k1273117

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

achak01

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

achak01

asked Sep 11 at 7:23

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- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " item "
 state: absent
 with_list: " output.stdout_lines "

Or if you use Ansible 2.5 or newer, replace with_list with loop.

You can also do it in one go:

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " output.stdout_lines "
 state: absent

Documentation on loops

Documentation for the package module

Documentation on filters

edited Sep 12 at 17:18

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

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Thanks a lot. It worked like charm. I was having this misconception that package module will only work for RPM :-) .
â€“Â achak01
Sep 11 at 8:45

The package module is the generic one and should be preferred, but there is also an rpm and a yum module if you need to do specific tasks.
â€“Â mhutter
Sep 11 at 9:33

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- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " item "
 state: absent
 with_list: " output.stdout_lines "

Or if you use Ansible 2.5 or newer, replace with_list with loop.

You can also do it in one go:

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " output.stdout_lines "
 state: absent

Documentation on loops

Documentation for the package module

Documentation on filters

edited Sep 12 at 17:18

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

Thanks a lot. It worked like charm. I was having this misconception that package module will only work for RPM :-) .
â€“Â achak01
Sep 11 at 8:45

The package module is the generic one and should be preferred, but there is also an rpm and a yum module if you need to do specific tasks.
â€“Â mhutter
Sep 11 at 9:33

add a commentÂ |Â

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1
down vote

accepted

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " item "
 state: absent
 with_list: " output.stdout_lines "

Or if you use Ansible 2.5 or newer, replace with_list with loop.

You can also do it in one go:

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " output.stdout_lines "
 state: absent

Documentation on loops

Documentation for the package module

Documentation on filters

edited Sep 12 at 17:18

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

Thanks a lot. It worked like charm. I was having this misconception that package module will only work for RPM :-) .
â€“Â achak01
Sep 11 at 8:45

The package module is the generic one and should be preferred, but there is also an rpm and a yum module if you need to do specific tasks.
â€“Â mhutter
Sep 11 at 9:33

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
1
down vote

accepted

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " item "
 state: absent
 with_list: " output.stdout_lines "

Or if you use Ansible 2.5 or newer, replace with_list with loop.

You can also do it in one go:

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " output.stdout_lines "
 state: absent

Documentation on loops

Documentation for the package module

Documentation on filters

edited Sep 12 at 17:18

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " item "
 state: absent
 with_list: " output.stdout_lines "

Or if you use Ansible 2.5 or newer, replace with_list with loop.

You can also do it in one go:

- name: uninstall
 package:
 name: " output.stdout_lines "
 state: absent

Documentation on loops

Documentation for the package module

Documentation on filters

edited Sep 12 at 17:18

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

edited Sep 12 at 17:18

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

answered Sep 11 at 8:17

mhutter

567210

Thanks a lot. It worked like charm. I was having this misconception that package module will only work for RPM :-) .
â€“Â achak01
Sep 11 at 8:45

The package module is the generic one and should be preferred, but there is also an rpm and a yum module if you need to do specific tasks.
â€“Â mhutter
Sep 11 at 9:33

add a commentÂ |Â

Thanks a lot. It worked like charm. I was having this misconception that package module will only work for RPM :-) .
â€“Â achak01
Sep 11 at 8:45

The package module is the generic one and should be preferred, but there is also an rpm and a yum module if you need to do specific tasks.
â€“Â mhutter
Sep 11 at 9:33

Thanks a lot. It worked like charm. I was having this misconception that package module will only work for RPM :-) .
â€“Â achak01
Sep 11 at 8:45

The package module is the generic one and should be preferred, but there is also an rpm and a yum module if you need to do specific tasks.
â€“Â mhutter
Sep 11 at 9:33

add a commentÂ |Â

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