[Ansible through Windows Subsystem for Linux] #ansible

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Bash on Ubuntu in Windows

• Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off -> Check 'Windows Subsystem for Linux'. Windows will require a reboot.
• Open Microsoft Store and seach for "linux", select Ubuntu and install. If store doesnt work, download manual install package: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual
• After install run in, you will need to create new user in linux installation

Installing Ansible

• First update packages: sudo apt update
• Install Pip: sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip python3-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
• Install Ansible: pip install ansible --user
• Since the ansible commands are installed under ~/.local/bin, we need to add that to the $PATH, so run the command: echo 'PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
• Update your $PATH to include Ansible: source .bashrc
• Check installation: ansible --version

Run ansible playbook

• ansible-playbook playbook.yml -i hosts.ini

SShpass

• If error on connecting to server: {"msg": "to use the 'ssh' connection type with passwords, you must install the sshpass program"} fix that with: apt-get install sshpass

Quick Install

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip python3-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
pip install ansible
ansible --version