diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst index f15f5a5902e..89d08fe7c3a 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ To enable the Ansible Engine repository for RHEL 7, run the following command: $ sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-ansible-2.9-rpms -RPMs for currently supported versions of RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora are available from `EPEL `_ as well as `releases.ansible.com `_. +RPMs for currently supported versions of RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora are available from `EPEL `_. Ansible version 2.4 and later can manage earlier operating systems that contain Python 2.6 or higher. @@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ The preferred way to install Ansible on a Mac is with ``pip``. The instructions can be found in :ref:`from_pip`. If you are running macOS version 10.12 or older, then you should upgrade to the latest ``pip`` to connect to the Python Package Index securely. It should be noted that pip must be run as a module on macOS, and the linked ``pip`` instructions will show you how to do that. +If you are installing on macOS Mavericks (10.9), you may encounter some noise from your compiler. A workaround is to do the following:: + + $ CFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments CPPFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments pip install --user ansible + + .. _from_pkgutil: Installing Ansible on Solaris @@ -300,49 +305,23 @@ Update of the software will be managed by the swupd tool:: Installing Ansible with ``pip`` -------------------------------- -Ansible can be installed with ``pip``, the Python package manager. It should be noted that macOS requires a slightly different use of ``pip`` than ``*nix`` due to ``openssl`` requirements, therefore pip must be run as a module. If ``pip`` isn't already available on your system of Python, run the following commands to install it:: +Ansible can be installed with ``pip``, the Python package manager. If ``pip`` isn't already available on your system of Python, run the following commands to install it:: $ curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py $ python get-pip.py --user Then install Ansible [1]_:: - $ pip install --user ansible - -For macOS, there is no need to use ``sudo`` or install additional fixes, simply access the Python module namespace for ``pip``:: - $ python -m pip install --user ansible -Or if you are looking for the development version:: - - $ pip install --user git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git@devel - -For macOS:: - - $ python -m pip install --user git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git@devel - -If you are installing on macOS Mavericks (10.9), you may encounter some noise from your compiler. A workaround is to do the following:: - - $ CFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments CPPFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments pip install --user ansible - In order to use the ``paramiko`` connection plugin or modules that require ``paramiko``, install the required module [2]_:: - $ pip install --user paramiko - -For macOS:: - $ python -m pip install --user paramiko -Ansible can also be installed inside a new or existing ``virtualenv``:: - - $ python -m virtualenv ansible # Create a virtualenv if one does not already exist - $ source ansible/bin/activate # Activate the virtual environment - $ pip install ansible - If you wish to install Ansible globally, run the following commands:: $ sudo python get-pip.py - $ sudo pip install ansible + $ sudo python -m pip install ansible .. note:: @@ -354,7 +333,35 @@ If you wish to install Ansible globally, run the following commands:: Please make sure you have the latest version of ``pip`` before installing Ansible. If you have an older version of ``pip`` installed, you can upgrade by following `pip's upgrade instructions `_ . +.. _from_pip_devel: + +Installing the development version of Ansible +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. note:: + + You should only run Ansible from ``devel`` if you are modifying the Ansible engine, or trying out features under development. This is a rapidly changing source of code and can become unstable at any point. + +The development version of Ansible can be directly installed from GitHub with pip:: + + $ python -m pip install --user https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/devel.tar.gz +Replace ``devel`` in the URL mentioned above, with any other branch or tag on GitHub to install that version:: + + $ python -m pip install --user https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.9.tar.gz + +See :ref:`from_source` for instructions on how to run Ansible directly from source, without the requirement of installation. + +.. _from_pip_venv: + +Virtual Environments +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Ansible can also be installed inside a new or existing ``virtualenv``:: + + $ python -m virtualenv ansible # Create a virtualenv if one does not already exist + $ source ansible/bin/activate # Activate the virtual environment + $ python -m pip install ansible .. _from_source: @@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ Ansible also uses the following Python modules that need to be installed [1]_: .. code-block:: bash - $ pip install --user -r ./requirements.txt + $ python -m pip install --user -r ./requirements.txt To update Ansible checkouts, use pull-with-rebase so any local changes are replayed. @@ -490,7 +497,7 @@ Installing ``argcomplete`` with ``pip`` .. code-block:: bash - $ pip install argcomplete + $ python -m pip install argcomplete Configuring ``argcomplete`` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^