arillso.system.apt_cache role – Ensure the apt package cache is up to date

Note

This role is part of the arillso.system collection (version 0.0.34).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install arillso.system.

To use it in a playbook, specify: arillso.system.apt_cache.

Entry point `main` – Ensure the apt package cache is up to date 

Parameter	Comments
apt_cache_force_apt_get boolean	Whether to force the use of apt-get instead of apt when updating the cache. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
apt_cache_update_cache_retries integer	The maximum number of times to retry updating the cache if it fails. Default: `5`
apt_cache_update_cache_retry_max_delay integer	The maximum delay (in seconds) between retry attempts when updating the cache. Default: `12`
apt_cache_valid_time integer	The maximum age (in seconds) of the package cache before it is considered stale and needs to be updated. Default: `86400`

Parameter	Comments
apt_cache_force_apt_get boolean	Whether to force the use of apt-get instead of apt when updating the cache. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
apt_cache_update_cache_retries integer	The maximum number of times to retry updating the cache if it fails. Default: `5`
apt_cache_update_cache_retry_max_delay integer	The maximum delay (in seconds) between retry attempts when updating the cache. Default: `12`
apt_cache_valid_time integer	The maximum age (in seconds) of the package cache before it is considered stale and needs to be updated. Default: `86400`