Updates Ansible to 3.3.0

README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ To provide a lightweight experience, the VM uses [XFCE](https://xfce.org/) as a
 
 - Docker 19.03.5
 - Docker Compose 1.25.0
-- Ansible 2.9.4
+- Ansible 3.3.0
 
 ## Prerequisites
 

Vagrantfile

@@ -74,9 +74,20 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
     dev.vm.provision "ansible_local" do |ansible|
       #ansible.verbose = "vvv"
       ansible.compatibility_mode = "2.0"
-      ansible.install_mode = "pip"
+      ansible.install_mode = "pip_args_only"
       ansible.pip_install_cmd = "sudo apt install -y python3-distutils && curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | sudo python3"
-      ansible.version = "2.10.8"
+      # The following will not work properly since the split of Ansible into ansible-base (soon ansible-core)
+      # and the Ansible collections and modules both together resembling Ansible.
+      # `ansible --version` will yield the ansible-base version and this command is used by ansible_local.
+      # It is not suitable to figure out which Ansible distribution/bundle was installed.
+      # To workaround the wrongful mismatch result when installing Ansible through Vagrant,
+      # we have to leave ansible.version empty/unset and use ansible.pip_args to provide the desired version.
+      #
+      # See also:
+      # - https://www.ansible.com/blog/ansible-3.0.0-qa
+      # - https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/12204
+      #ansible.version = "3.3.0"
+      ansible.pip_args = "ansible==3.3.0" # Will install ansible-base==2.10.8, ansible --version will yield 2.10.8
       ansible.playbook = "provisioning/playbook.yml"
       #ansible.inventory_path = "provisioning/inventory"
       ansible.galaxy_role_file = "provisioning/requirements.yml"

provisioning/playbook.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     - jotbe.dev_tools
 
   vars:
-    ansible_version: "2.9.4"
+    ansible_version: "3.3.0"
     pip_install_packages:
       - name: docker
       - name: docker-compose
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
       raw: test -e /usr/bin/pip3 || (apt update && apt install -y --force-yes python3-pip)
       changed_when: false
 
+    - name: Install Ansible
+      raw: which ansible || pip3 install ansible=={{ ansible_version }}
+      changed_when: false
+
   tasks:
     - block:
         - name: Provide VBoxGuestAdditions patch
@@ -42,10 +46,6 @@
           ignore_errors: yes
       when: virtualbox_host_version | default("") == "6.1.18"
 
-    - name: Install Ansible
-      raw: test -e /usr/local/bin/ansible || pip3 install ansible={{ ansible_version }}
-      changed_when: false
-
     - name: Disable motd-news
       lineinfile:
         path: /etc/default/motd-news