- name: download and install old version of hello apt: "deb=https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/hello_{{ hello_old_version }}_amd64.deb" - name: freeze version for hello dpkg_selections: name: hello selection: hold - name: get dpkg selections shell: "dpkg --get-selections | grep hold" register: result - debug: var=result - name: check that hello is marked as hold assert: that: - "'hello' in result.stdout" - name: attempt to upgrade hello apt: upgrade: dist - name: check hello version shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Version | awk '{print $2}' register: hello_version - name: ensure hello was not upgraded assert: that: - "{{ hello_version.stdout }} == {{ hello_old_version }}" - name: remove version freeze dpkg_selections: name: hello selection: install - name: upgrade hello apt: upgrade: dist - name: check hello version shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Version | awk '{print $2}' register: hello_version - name: check that old version upgraded correctly assert: that: - "{{ hello_version.stdout }}!={{ hello_old_version }}" - name: set hello to deinstall dpkg_selections: name: hello selection: deinstall - name: get dpkg selections shell: "dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall" register: result - debug: var=result - name: check that hello is marked as deinstall assert: that: - "'hello' in result.stdout" - name: set hello to purge dpkg_selections: name: hello selection: purge - name: get dpkg selections shell: "dpkg --get-selections | grep purge" register: result - debug: var=result - name: check that hello is marked as purge assert: that: - "'hello' in result.stdout" - name: remove hello apt: name: hello state: absent