Use debconf module instead of spawning a shell

debconf[1] module allows you to use debconf-set-selections to configure deb packages, and, it's more idempotent than spawning a shell & running a command. This commit is related to issue #17 on GitHub[2]. 1. https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/debconf_module.html 2. #17 Signed-off-by: James Oguya <[email protected]>
ilri · Nov 11, 2015 · d6b3b1c · d6b3b1c
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diff --git a/roles/dspace/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dspace/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   tags: java
 
 - name: Accept Oracle license
-  shell: echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | debconf-set-selections
+  debconf: name='oracle-java7-installer' question='shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1' value='true' vtype='select'
   tags: java
 
 - name: Install Oracle Java

diff --git a/roles/solr/tasks/main.yml b/roles/solr/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   tags: java
 
 - name: Accept Oracle license
-  shell: echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | debconf-set-selections
+  debconf: name='oracle-java7-installer' question='shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1' value='true' vtype='select'
   tags: java
 
 - name: Install Oracle Java