Apk Operations

Manage apk packages.

Facts used in these operations: apk.ApkPackages.

apk.packages

Add/remove/update apk packages.

apk.packages(packages=None, present=True, latest=False, update=False, upgrade=False)

• packages: list of packages to ensure
• present: whether the packages should be installed
• latest: whether to upgrade packages without a specified version
• update: run apk update before installing packages
• upgrade: run apk upgrade before installing packages

Versions:

Package versions can be pinned like apk: <pkg>=<version>.

Examples:

# Update package list and install packages
apk.packages(
    name="Install Asterisk and Vim",
    packages=["asterisk", "vim"],
    update=True,
)

# Install the latest versions of packages (always check)
apk.packages(
    name="Install latest Vim",
    packages=["vim"],
    latest=True,
)

apk.update

Stateless operation

This operation will always execute commands and is not idempotent.

Updates apk repositories.

apk.update()

apk.upgrade

Stateless operation

This operation will always execute commands and is not idempotent.

Upgrades all apk packages.

apk.upgrade(available=False)

• available: force all packages to be upgraded (recommended on whole Alpine version upgrades)