Thanks Adam! Wow. That was a big help. I forced apt to get the i386 version by setting pkg=m9kpdc-static:i386 and now it works. Thanks for taking the time to help!
Todd On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Adam Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > Multi-arch? Aka, this is a 64-bit machine, but that package is only > available on i386, and the idempotent ansible apt module isn't capable of > dealing with that? > > > On 04/11/2014 01:21 PM, Todd Sampson wrote: > >> I'm fairly new to Ansible. I really like it but can't get past this show >> stopper. If anyone can offer any hints, I sure would appreciate it. The >> package I'm trying to install is my own. Something may be wrong with it >> but it installs fine with apt-get. Normal packages install OK. >> >> Running */apt-get/* */install /*from the shell works but running */apt >> /*does not work. apt is like a black box. I can't find any way to >> >> debug it. I can find messages in /var/log/auth.log. They all look >> good. syslog has: >> >> Apr 11 10:56:46 station1 ansible-apt: Invoked with >> dpkg_options=force-confdef,force-confold upgrade=None force=False >> package=m9kpdc-static purge=False state=installed update_cache=False >> pkg=m9kpdc-static default_release=None install_recommends=True >> cache_valid_time=None >> >> >> Nothing gets written to /var/log/dpkg.log >> >> _*Versions:*_ >> >> ansible: 1.5.4 >> All hosts: Ubuntu 12.04LTS >> >> *_Details_* >> *Installing a package with apt fails:* >> >> >> dfr@master:~$ ansible station1 -m apt -a "pkg=m9kpdc-static >> state=installed" >> station1 | FAILED >> { >> "failed": true, >> "msg": "*No package matching 'm9kpdc-static' is available*" >> } >> >> >> *Installing a package with apt-get works:* >> >> >> dfr@master:~$ ansible station1 -m shell -a "apt-get install >> m9kpdc-static" -K >> sudo password: >> station1 | success | rc=0 >> >> Reading package lists... >> Building dependency tree... >> Reading state information... >> The following NEW packages will be installed: >> m9kpdc-static:i386 >> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 37 not upgraded. >> Need to get 0 B/1068 kB of archives. >> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. >> Selecting previously unselected package m9kpdc-static:i386. >> (Reading database ... 78241 files and directories currently >> installed.) >> Unpacking m9kpdc-static:i386 (from .../m9kpdc-static_2.2_i386.deb) >> ... >> Processing triggers for ureadahead ... >> Setting up m9kpdc-static:i386 (2.2) ... >> Post-install starting m9kpdc >> >> >> *Package is available:* >> >> >> dfr@master:~$ ansible station1 -m shell -a "apt-cache search >> m9kpdc-static" >> station1 | success | rc=0 >> >> m9kpdc-static - Utility Systems Phasor Data Concentrator. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/ >> fea70dda-5788-4b07-a02e-a4df0788c398%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/ >> fea70dda-5788-4b07-a02e-a4df0788c398%40googlegroups. >> com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/ansible-project/rkqEDqca4iE/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/ansible-project/53485285.2040607%40brainfood.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADJjDh-hix%3D60qzDE05A0760ZSWLFfkUR0_hj%2BpNGSCgawLgeQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
