ansible install

ansible-install | ansible | ansible-ntp | ansible-rhel

debian/ubuntudebian/ubuntu

see the version you would get from debian/ubuntu

apt show ansible-core | grep ^Version

go for the official one for ubuntu but also works for debian

# no exist
ls -lhF /usr/share/keyrings/*ansible*
ls -lhF /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*ansible*

apt install gnupg1 lsb-release

keyid=0x6125E2A8C77F2818FB7BD15B93C4A3FD7BB9C367
wget "https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?fingerprint=on&op=get&search=$keyid" -O /usr/share/keyrings/ansible.asc
gpg1 --dearmor < /usr/share/keyrings/ansible.asc > /usr/share/keyrings/ansible.gpg

choose the appropriate distro to get latest version

lsb_release -cs 2>/dev/null
release=`lsb_release -cs 2>/dev/null`

# ubuntu questing goes plucky for now (Jan 2026)
release=plucky

# debian bookworm goes jammy
release=jammy

cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ansible.list <<EOF
deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/ansible.gpg] http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu $release main
EOF

and proceed

apt update
apt show ansible-core | grep ^Version

apt install ansible-core

fixup

ls -lF /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
rmdir /etc/ansible/roles/

also get rsync in there, as for the synchronize module

apt install rsync

additional module collectionsadditional module collections

as user

ansible-galaxy collection install -U ansible.posix
ansible-galaxy collection install -U community.docker
ansible-galaxy collection install -U community.general

same goes if you need to upgrade one of those at some point (-U / --upgrade is already there)

want v2.16want v2.16

you might prefer v2.16 to remain compatible with python 3.6 target systems

cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ansible.list <<EOF
deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/ansible.gpg] http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu mantic main
EOF

and proceed

apt install ansible-core=2.16.8-1ppa~mantic -t mantic

resourcesresources

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#selecting-an-ansible-package-and-version-to-install

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/installation_distros.html#installing-ansible-on-ubuntu

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-changelogs

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-ansible-on-debian-11