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Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Windows 10

Currently Ansible can be run from any machine with Python 2 (version 2.7) or Python 3 (versions 3.5 and higher) installed. Windows isn’t supported for the control node.

Install Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Windows 10's WSL

$ sudo apt install -y ansible

Check Ansible's version

tuyendq@T420:~$ ansible --version
ansible 2.5.1
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/home/tuyendq/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.15rc1 (default, Nov 12 2018, 14:31:15) [GCC 7.3.0]
tuyendq@T420:~$

Edit Ansible's inventory file /etc/ansible/hosts

tuyendq@T420:~$ sudo vi /etc/ansible/hosts
[practicehabits] 0.practicehabits.net 1.practicehabits.net 2.practicehabits.net

Try pinging all hosts

tuyendq@T420:~$ ansible all -m ping -u tuyendq --private-key=~/.ssh/tuyenid_rsa
0.practicehabits.net | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": false,
    "ping": "pong"
}
2.practicehabits.net | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": false,
    "ping": "pong"
}
1.practicehabits.net | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": false,
    "ping": "pong"
}
tuyendq@T420:~$
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