🛠️ Installing Ansible on Windows, Linux, and macOS

📦 Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or later (except on Windows where WSL is recommended)
• Administrator or sudo privileges
• Internet connection

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🪟 Windows (via WSL)

Ansible is not natively supported on Windows. Use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

1. Enable WSL

   wsl --install
   

   Note

   Restart your computer if prompted.

2. Install a Linux distribution

   • Open Microsoft Store and install Ubuntu (or another preferred distro).

3. Launch Ubuntu from Start Menu

4. Update packages

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
   

5. Install Ansible

   sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
   sudo add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
   sudo apt install ansible -y
   

6. Verify installation

   ansible --version
   

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🐧 Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

1. Update system

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
   

2. Install Ansible

   sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
   sudo add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
   sudo apt install ansible -y
   

3. Verify installation

   ansible --version
   

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🍎 macOS

1. Install Homebrew (if not already installed)

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

2. Install Ansible

   brew install ansible
   

3. Verify installation

   ansible --version
   

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✅ Post-Installation Tips

• Create an inventory file: /etc/ansible/hosts or a custom one.

• Test with:

  ansible all -m ping -i your_inventory_file