@ -104,21 +104,23 @@ Installing the Control Machine
Latest Release Via Yum
Latest Release Via Yum
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RPMs are available from yum for `EPEL
..note:: We’ve changed how the Ansible community packages are distributed.
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_ 6, 7, and currently supported
For users of RHEL/CentOS/Scientific Linux version 7, the Ansible community RPM
Fedora distributions.
package will transition from the EPEL repository to the Extras channel. There will be no
change for version 6 of RHEL/CentOS/Scientific Linux since Extras is not a part of version 6.
Ansible itself can manage earlier operating
RPMs for RHEL7 are available from `the Extras channel <https://access.redhat.com/solutions/912213>`_.
systems that contain Python 2.6 or higher (so also EL6).
Fedora users can install Ansible directly, though if you are using RHEL or CentOS and have not already done so, `configure EPEL <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_
RPMs for RHEL6 are available from yum for `EPEL
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_ 6 and currently supported
Fedora distributions.
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Ansible will also have RPMs/YUM-repo available at `<https://releases.ansible.com/ansible/rpm/`.
# install the epel-release RPM if needed on CentOS, RHEL, or Scientific Linux
Ansible itself can manage earlier operating
$ sudo yum install ansible
systems that contain Python 2.6 or higher (so also EL6).
You can also build an RPM yourself. From the root of a checkout or tarball, use the ``make rpm`` command to build an RPM you can distribute and install. Make sure you have ``rpm-build``, ``make``, ``asciidoc``, ``git``, ``python-setuptools`` and ``python2-devel`` installed.
You can also build an RPM yourself. From the root of a checkout or tarball, use the ``make rpm`` command to build an RPM you can distribute and install.
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@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ Then install Ansible with [1]_::
Or if you are looking for the latest development version::
Or if you are looking for the latest development version::
If you are installing on OS X Mavericks, you may encounter some noise from your compiler. A workaround is to do the following::
If you are installing on OS X Mavericks, you may encounter some noise from your compiler. A workaround is to do the following::
@ -277,6 +279,9 @@ Tarballs of Tagged Releases
Packaging Ansible or wanting to build a local package yourself, but don't want to do a git checkout? Tarballs of releases are available on the `Ansible downloads <http://releases.ansible.com/ansible>`_ page.
Packaging Ansible or wanting to build a local package yourself, but don't want to do a git checkout? Tarballs of releases are available on the `Ansible downloads <http://releases.ansible.com/ansible>`_ page.
These releases are also tagged in the `git repository <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases>`_ with the release version.