The ansible-role-apt Ansible role manages the APT configuration and updates the /etc/apt/sources.list for Debian and Ubuntu systems.
Role variables
Important variables:
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
apt_debian_community |
Enables community repositories (Debian contrib and main, or Ubuntu universe) | true |
apt_debian_nonfree |
Enables non-free repositories (Debian non-free, non-free-firmware, or Ubuntu multiverse) | true |
apt_debian_backports |
Enables the backports repository on Debian (no effect on Ubuntu systems) | false |
apt_deb_src |
Enables source package repositories (deb-src entries) | false |
Other variables:
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
apt_mirror_url_debian |
Debian mirror URL | "http://deb.debian.org/debian" |
apt_mirror_url_debian_security |
Debian security mirror URL | "http://deb.debian.org/debian-security" |
apt_mirror_url_ubuntu |
Ubuntu mirror URL | "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" |
Author and license
The ansible-role-apt role has been written by James Cherti and is distributed under terms of the MIT license.
Copyright (C) 2000-2026 James Cherti
Distributed under terms of the MIT license.