ansible-role-packer-binary

Install packer binary from packer.io

Note for CentOS users

The default installation of CentOS has /sbin/packer, linked to cracklib-packer. The packer from packer.io is renamed to packer.io.

Requirements

None

Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default
packer_binary_version	version of packer	1.0.4
packer_binary_base_url	base URL of remote file	https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/{{ packer_binary_version }}
packer_binary_os_type	type of OS	{{ __packer_binary_os_type }}
packer_binary_arch	architecture	amd64
packer_binary_filename	remote file name	packer_{{ packer_binary_version }}_{{ packer_binary_os_type }}_{{ packer_binary_arch }}.zip
packer_binary_sym_name	remote file name without extension	`{{ packer_binary_filename
packer_binary_url	URL of remote file	{{ packer_binary_base_url }}/{{ packer_binary_filename }}
packer_binary_dir	path to directory to install packer	{{ __packer_binary_dir }}
packer_binary_name	file name of symlink to packer binary	{{ __packer_binary_name }}
packer_binary_path	path to symlink	{{ packer_binary_dir }}/{{ packer_binary_name }}
packer_binary_owner	owner of files and directories	{{ __packer_binary_owner }}
packer_binary_group	group of files and directories	{{ __packer_binary_group }}
packer_binary_mode	mode of packer binary	755
packer_binary_cache_dir	path to directory where archives are kept	{{ __packer_binary_cache_dir }}
packer_binary_sha256sum	list of SHA 256 sum of remote files	{"packer_1.0.4_freebsd_amd64.zip"=>"8c6aebcaf228d6883cd6afda4b88028cd8168fd04d92feb016b7b4a79571d0a2", "packer_1.0.4_linux_amd64.zip"=>"646da085cbcb8c666474d500a44d933df533cf4f1ff286193d67b51372c3c59e", "packer_1.0.4_openbsd_amd64.zip"=>"487ca4f29c327b389370768cb303ade4d791854918d52632be305ac9e614e64f"}

Debian

Variable	Default
__packer_binary_owner	root
__packer_binary_group	root
__packer_binary_name	packer
__packer_binary_dir	/usr/bin
__packer_binary_os_type	linux
__packer_binary_cache_dir	/var/cache/packer-binary

FreeBSD

Variable	Default
__packer_binary_owner	root
__packer_binary_group	wheel
__packer_binary_name	packer
__packer_binary_dir	/usr/local/bin
__packer_binary_os_type	freebsd
__packer_binary_cache_dir	/var/cache/packer-binary

OpenBSD

Variable	Default
__packer_binary_owner	root
__packer_binary_group	wheel
__packer_binary_name	packer
__packer_binary_dir	/usr/local/bin
__packer_binary_os_type	openbsd
__packer_binary_cache_dir	/var/cache/packer-binary

RedHat

Variable	Default
__packer_binary_owner	root
__packer_binary_group	root
__packer_binary_name	packer.io
__packer_binary_dir	/usr/bin
__packer_binary_os_type	linux
__packer_binary_cache_dir	/var/cache/packer-binary

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- hosts: localhost
  roles:
    - ansible-role-packer-binary
  vars:

License

Copyright (c) 2017 Tomoyuki Sakurai <[email protected]>

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Author Information

Tomoyuki Sakurai [email protected]

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