Install MacOS Homebrew Packages With Ansible

ansible-macos-homebrew-packages.yml

---
- name: Install MacOS Packages
  hosts: localhost
  become: false
  vars:
    brew_cask_packages:
      - atom
      - docker
      - dropbox
      - firefox
      - google-chrome
      - google-drive
      - google-hangouts
      - iterm2
      - keepassx
      - kodi
      - lastpass
      - macvim
      - royal-tsx
      - skype
      - slack
      - sling
      - spotify
      - sublime-text
      - vagrant
      - vagrant-manager
      - virtualbox
      - virtualbox-extension-pack
      - visual-studio-code
      - vmware-fusion
    brew_packages:
      - autoconf
      - bash-completion
      - boot2docker
      - consul
      - docker-compose
      - docker-machine
      - doxygen
      - git
      - git-lfs
      - go
      - jq
      - nmap
      - nomad
      - openssl
      - packer
      - pyenv
      - python
      - rancher-compose
      - rbenv
      - ruby-build
      - ssh-copy-id
      - terraform
      - terraform-inventory
      - terraform-provisioner-ansible
      - tmux
      - tree
      - vault
      - wget
      - zsh
      - zsh-syntax-highlighting
    install_homebrew_if_missing: false
    # python_modules:
    #   - configparser
    #   - pylint
    #   - virtualenv
    upgrade_homebrew_packages: false

  pre_tasks:
    - name: Ensuring Homebrew Is Installed
      stat:
        path: /usr/local/bin/brew
      register: homebrew_check

    - name: Fail If Homebrew Is Not Installed and install_homebrew_if_missing Is False
      fail:
        msg: Homebrew is missing...Install from http://brew.sh/
      when:
        - not homebrew_check.stat.exists
        - not install_homebrew_if_missing

    - name: Installing Homebrew
      shell: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
      when:
        - not homebrew_check.stat.exists
        - install_homebrew_if_missing

  tasks:
    - name: Updating Homebrew
      homebrew:
        update_homebrew: true
      when: homebrew_check.stat.exists

    - name: Upgrading Homebrew Packages
      homebrew:
        upgrade_all: "{{ upgrade_homebrew_packages }}"
      register: result
      until: result is successful
      when: homebrew_check.stat.exists

    - name: Installing Homebrew Cask Packages
      homebrew_cask:
        name: "{{ brew_cask_packages }}"
        state: present
      register: result
      until: result is successful
      when: homebrew_check.stat.exists

    - name: Installing Homebrew Packages
      homebrew:
        name: "{{ brew_packages }}"
        state: present
      register: result
      until: result is successful
      when: homebrew_check.stat.exists
    # - name: Installing Python Modules
    #   pip:
    #     name: "{{ item }}"
    #     state: present
    #   with_items: '{{ python_modules }}'

Hi brew installation getting failed with below error message
"stderr": "-e:1: $(' is not allowed as a global variable name", "stderr_lines": ["-e:1: $(' is not allowed as a global variable name"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}

See if this works better for you now!

Now the different error ..
fatal: []: FAILED! => {
"changed": true,
"cmd": [
"/usr/bin/ruby",
"-e",
"$(curl",
"-fsSL",
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
],
"delta": "0:00:00.015565",
"end": "2020-02-08 21:20:24.648350",
"failed": true,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"_raw_params": "/usr/bin/ruby -e $(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)",
"_uses_shell": false,
"chdir": null,
"creates": null,
"executable": null,
"removes": null,
"warn": true
}
},
"rc": 1,
"start": "2020-02-08 21:20:24.632785",
"stderr": "/usr/bin/ruby: invalid option -f (-h will show valid options) (RuntimeError)",
"stderr_lines": [
"/usr/bin/ruby: invalid option -f (-h will show valid options) (RuntimeError)"
],
"stdout": "",
"stdout_lines": []
}

Try again with the latest? If you still get the same error try to manually install HomeBrew and see if it works:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Reference

Thanks for your time for helping me out .. Still getting below error . When i try to install manually , it prompts me for the user password , then it downloads & install the Xcode , finally it installed the homebrew successfully.
"stderr": "-e:1: $(' is not allowed as a global variable name", "stderr_lines": [ "-e:1: $(' is not allowed as a global variable name"
],

That is strange indeed. And no worries.

You also may be interested in https://github.com/mrlesmithjr/dotfiles

Not able to install homebrew,facing below error

TASK [Install Homebrew] ************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [X.X.X.X]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "cmd": "/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)\"", "delta": "0:00:00.429026", "end": "2020-06-03 19:18:02.430156", "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "start": "2020-06-03 19:18:02.001130", "stderr": "", "stderr_lines": [], "stdout": "Don't run this as root!", "stdout_lines": ["Don't run this as root!"

Playbook module to install homebrew which i am trying

- name: Check if Homebrew is already installed
  stat:
    path: /usr/local/bin/brew
  register: b

- name: Install Homebrew
  shell: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
  when: not b.stat.exists

@Sushmagangaiah Remove user and app from sudoers. Also this way will not work on servers when you already in root.
I also think about how-to install Homebrew in servers, maybe create issue on Homebrew repo?

FAILED! => {"attempts": 3, "changed": false, "msg": "Error: Unknown command: cask"}.. installation is getting failed. pls help

FAILED! => {"attempts": 3, "changed": false, "msg": "Error: Unknown command: cask"}.. installation is getting failed. pls help

Cask has been deprecated

fatal: [10.196.6.156]: FAILED! => {
"ansible_job_id": "72073781856.41171",
"changed": true,
"cmd": "/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)\"",
"delta": "0:00:00.206795",
"end": "2022-04-09 03:08:31.683349",
"finished": 1,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"_raw_params": "/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)\"",
"_uses_shell": true,
"argv": null,
"chdir": null,
"creates": null,
"executable": null,
"removes": null,
"stdin": "P@ssword123",
"stdin_add_newline": true,
"strip_empty_ends": true,
"warn": true
}
},
"msg": "non-zero return code",
"rc": 1,
"start": "2022-04-09 03:08:31.476554",
"stderr": "Don't run this as root!",
"stderr_lines": [
"Don't run this as root!"
],
"stdout": "Warning: Running in non-interactive mode because stdin is not a TTY.\n==> Checking for sudo access (which may request your password)...",
"stdout_lines": [
"Warning: Running in non-interactive mode because stdin is not a TTY.",
"==> Checking for sudo access (which may request your password)..."
]
}

PLAY RECAP ***********************************************************************************************************

I am getting above error while installing

@stywen This is no longer maintained here but you may find some use in the following repos:

• https://github.com/mrlesmithjr/dotfiles
• https://github.com/mrlesmithjr/developers-workstation-setup

nice idea here .. kudos