Apk Operations

Manage apk packages.

Facts used in these operations: apk.ApkPackages.

apk.packages

Add/remove/update apk packages.

apk.packages(
    packages: str | list[str] | None=None, present=True, latest=False, update=False,
    upgrade=False, **kwargs,
)

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

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

amples:**

ode:: python

# 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,

) Note:

This operation also inherits all global arguments.

apk.update

Stateless operation

This operation will always execute commands and is not idempotent.

Updates apk repositories.

apk.update(**kwargs)

Note:

This operation also inherits all global arguments.

apk.upgrade

Stateless operation

This operation will always execute commands and is not idempotent.

Upgrades all apk packages.

apk.upgrade(available: bool=False, **kwargs)

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

This operation also inherits all global arguments.