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Understand Core Components of Ansible - Software Management

One of the drivers to automate is to make sure that all the required software is installed and software that isn't required isn't installed. While that seems easy enough, any task repeated over a thousand servers is going to be difficult. This lab will go through Ansible's method of software management to ease that Adminsitrator's mind. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Clock icon 15m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 25, 2025

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  1. Challenge

    Install httpd Using Ansible

    The easiest way to install httpd would be the following command:

    ansible -m yum -a "name=httpd state=present" localhost --become

    We have to use --become because we're set up to connect using the ansible user which doesn't have access to install software.

  2. Challenge

    Remove tcpdump Using Ansible

    The easiest way to remove tcpdump would be the following command:

    ansible -m yum -a "name=tcpdump state=absent" localhost --become

    We have to use --become because we're set up to connect using the ansible user which doesn't have access to install software.

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