alternatives - Manages alternative programs for common commands

Synopsis

New in version 1.6.

Manages symbolic links using the ‘update-alternatives’ tool provided on debian-like systems. Useful when multiple programs are installed but provide similar functionality (e.g. different editors).

Options

parameter required default choices comments
link no
    The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable.
    name yes
      The generic name of the link.
      path yes
        The path to the real executable that the link should point to.

        Note

        Requires update-alternatives

        Examples


        - name: correct java version selected
          alternatives: name=java path=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
        
        - name: alternatives link created
          alternatives: name=hadoop-conf link=/etc/hadoop/conf path=/etc/hadoop/conf.ansible
        

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