debconf

Collection: builtin

Full Name: parallax.builtin.debconf

Aliases: ansible.builtin.debconf, debconf

Synopsis

Read and set debconf answers before a package is configured

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	yes		Name of package to configure
question	string			A debconf configuration setting
value	string			Value to set the configuration setting to
vtype	string			The type of the value supplied Choices: `boolean`, `error`, `multiselect`, `note`, `password`, `seen`, `select`, `string`, `text`, `title`
unseen	bool		`false`	Do not set ‘seen’ flag when pre-seeding

Example

- name: Pre-accept the Oracle JDK licence
  debconf:
    name: oracle-java8-installer
    question: shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1
    value: "true"
    vtype: select