Ansible Role for Java

Installs OpenJDK or Amazon Corretto on RHEL-based Linux systems.

Requirements

• Ansible 2.10 or higher
• RHEL 8/9/10, Amazon Linux 2, or Amazon Linux 2023

Role Variables

Variable	Default	Description
java_versions	["1.8.0"]	List of Java versions to install
java_default_version	"1.8.0"	Version to set as system default via alternatives
java_provider	openjdk	Java provider (openjdk or amazon-corretto)
java_install_jre	True	Install JRE packages
java_install_devel	False	Install JDK devel packages
java_configure_corretto_repo	False	Configure the Amazon Corretto yum/dnf repository
java_set_default_version	False	Set default Java version via alternatives

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: ansible-role-java
      java_versions:
        - "17"
      java_default_version: "17"
      java_set_default_version: True

Install Amazon Corretto with repo configuration (e.g., Corretto 1.8.0 on EL10):

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: ansible-role-java
      java_provider: amazon-corretto
      java_configure_corretto_repo: True
      java_versions:
        - "1.8.0"
      java_install_jre: False
      java_install_devel: True

License

Proprietary