Microsoft Repository

An Ansible role that adds the Microsoft repository to Linux distributions and installs packages from it.

Requirements

• Supported version of Ansible: 2.9 and highter.
• Supported platforms:
  • Debian
    • 10
    • 11
  • RHEL
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
  • Ubuntu
    • 18.04
    • 20.04
    • 22.04

Role Variables

• microsoft_repository_mirror_url Microsoft repository mirror (default: https://packages.microsoft.com).
• microsoft_repository_gpgkey_url URL to Microsoft repository GPG key file (default: https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc).
• microsoft_repository_dirs_list A list of repository directories. See repository structure. Available values are:
  • name prod (default)
  • type ommited by default (see the example with the 'azure-cli' install).
• microsoft_repository_packages A list of packages you want to install (default: []).

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

Add the Microsoft Prod repository:

---
- name: 'Setup Microsoft repository'
  hosts: all

  roles:
    - role: antmelekhin.microsoft_repository

Add the Microsoft Prod repository and install dotnet-sdk-3.1 and powershell packages:

---
- name: 'Setup Microsoft repository'
  hosts: all

  roles:
    - role: antmelekhin.microsoft_repository
      microsoft_repository_packages:
        - dotnet-sdk-3.1
        - powershell

Add the Microsoft Azure CLI repository and install the azure-cli package:

---
- name: 'Setup Microsoft repository'
  hosts: all

  roles:
    - role: antmelekhin.microsoft_repository
      microsoft_repository_dirs_list:
        - name: azure-cli
          type: alternative
      microsoft_repository_packages:
        - azure-cli

License

MIT

Author Information

Melekhin Anton.