Yum

Manage yum packages and repositories. Note that yum package names are case-sensitive.

yum.key

Add yum gpg keys with rpm.

yum.key(key)
  • key: filename or URL
Note:
always returns one command, not state checking

yum.packages

Manage yum packages & updates.

yum.packages(packages=None, present=True, latest=False, update=False, clean=False)
  • packages: list of packages to ensure
  • present: whether the packages should be installed
  • latest: whether to upgrade packages without a specified version
  • update: run yum update
  • clean: run yum clean

yum.repo

Manage yum repositories.

yum.repo(name, baseurl, present=True, description=None, gpgcheck=True, enabled=True)
  • name: filename for the repo (in /etc/yum/repos.d/)
  • baseurl: the baseurl of the repo
  • present: whether the .repo file should be present
  • description: optional verbose description
  • gpgcheck: whether set gpgcheck=1

yum.rpm

Install/manage .rpm file packages.

yum.rpm(source, present=True)
  • source: filename or URL of the .rpm package
  • present: whether ore not the package should exist on the system
URL sources with present=False:
If the .rpm file isn’t downloaded, pyinfra can’t remove any existing package as the file won’t exist until mid-deploy.

yum.update

Updates all yum packages.

yum.update()