diff --git a/docsite/latest/rst/examples.rst b/docsite/latest/rst/examples.rst index 93ffe624c5b..22c8a33eff9 100644 --- a/docsite/latest/rst/examples.rst +++ b/docsite/latest/rst/examples.rst @@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ the remote nodes will be terminated. Typically you'll be only be backgrounding long-running shell commands or software upgrades only. Backgrounding the copy module does not do a background file transfer. :doc:`playbooks` also support polling, and have a simplified syntax for this. +Gathering Facts +``````````````` + +For each system facts are gathered. These can be used to implement conditional execution of tasks but also just to get ad-hoc information about your system. You can see all facts via:: + + $ ansible all -m setup + +Its also possible to filter via and export the facts, see the "setup" module documentation for details how to do that. + + Limiting Selected Hosts ``````````````````````` diff --git a/docsite/latest/rst/gettingstarted.rst b/docsite/latest/rst/gettingstarted.rst index 19ab7e85672..99d30e5a4ee 100644 --- a/docsite/latest/rst/gettingstarted.rst +++ b/docsite/latest/rst/gettingstarted.rst @@ -204,7 +204,19 @@ further information on using Portfiles with MacPorts. Ubuntu and Debian +++++++++++++++++ -Ubuntu builds are available `in a PPA here `_ +Ubuntu builds are available `in a PPA here `_. + +In Ubuntu 13.04 (raring) its part of the backports repository: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ sudo apt-get install ansible/raring-backports + +In Debian testing/unstable and Ubntu 13.10+ it is available via + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ sudo apt-get install ansible Debian/Ubuntu package recipes can also be built from the source checkout, run: