On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 5:16 PM Anwesha Das <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.1.0 package! > > Ansible 8.1.0 includes ansible-core 2.15.1 as well as a curated set of > Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and plugins.
Please: stop claiming this. ansible-core is a required dependency, not contained within the ansible packages. Pip install builds the dependency, but it can be built and installed quite independently of the "ansible" distribution. Nico Kadel-Garcia > How to get it > ------------- > > This release is available on PyPI and can be installed with pip: > > `$ python3 -m pip install ansible==8.1.0 --user` > > The sources for this release can be found here: > > Release tarball: > > https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/87/d7/322dd9d88261e56862ade2f9b9c125d0de648857e755d7177500272d2e05/ansible-8.1.0.tar.gz > > SHA256: > > 91f20b5bfcf5f298533c174a93881e00bc9e6b41411464f44c054a38d716a56a > > Wheel package: > > https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/01/43/b5620e57e14a84d9bf257ba4797c2abfa13f7c3be04bc8cd35f86d2e6a2d/ansible-8.1.0-py3-none-any.whl > > SHA256: > > 3bcfb06f2d65edc1c4876df33a52d4469d48d4fe534f1d8ffa196f1b0d81ab0e > > Some important details > ----------------------- > > Python wheels are now available for both Ansible 8 and ansible-core > 2.15.x, resulting in significantly improved installation performance. > > In addition, Ansible 8 no longer installs some unnecessary files from > the included Ansible collections such as tests or hidden files and > directories to further improve installation performance and reduce the > size on disk. These files are still available in the source tarball if > necessary. > > The changelog for ansible-core 2.15.1 installed by this release of > Ansible 8 can be found here: > https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.15.1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst > > Collections which have opted-in to being a part of the Ansible 8 > unified changelog will have an entry on this page: > https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/8/CHANGELOG-v8.rst > > For collections which have not opted-in to the unified changelog, you > may find more information on https://galaxy.ansible.com or the > collection source repository. For example, the community.crypto > collection is available at https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/crypto > and you can find a link to the source repository under the "Repo" > button at the top right. > > What's the schedule for new Ansible releases after 8.1.0? > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Subscribe to the Bullhorn for all future release dates, announcements, > and Ansible contributor community news. > > Visit this link to subscribe: https://bit.ly/subscribe-bullhorn > > You can find all past Bullhorn issues on the official wiki page: > https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/News#the-bullhorn > > Porting Help > ------------ > > A unified porting guide for collections that have opted-in is available here: > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_8.html > > Getting collection updates from Ansible 8 with older releases of ansible-core > -------------------------------------- > > Ansible 8 includes ansible-core 2.15.x. Based on your requirements, > you can get collection updates as they ship in the Ansible "batteries > included" package while continuing to use older versions of > ansible-core. > > An ansible-galaxy requirements file based on the collections from > Ansible 8 has been made available for this use case: > https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/8/galaxy-requirements.yaml > > After you download the requirements file, the collections can be > installed by running this command: > > "ansible-galaxy collection install -r galaxy-requirements.yaml" > > On behalf of the Ansible community, thank you and happy automating! > > Cheers > Ansible Community Team > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAHK8evhijkc8wuOYGw_nv_jDS4K19b%3D969jL9rkD6%2B%2BvyUi9OA%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAOCN9rw2QbOgCvEK2ycZzgnArR_CMTcxJO%3D%2BrK4NkDiXGTqJdg%40mail.gmail.com.
