# Installing Ansible Core modules

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-core-modules/18290>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [May 22, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-core-modules/18290 "2015-05-22T21:09:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ishana\_Tech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Ishana\_Tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ishana_Tech)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-core-modules/18290/1 "2015-05-22T21:09:23Z")

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I have installed the Ansible on a linux machine using the zip file. I am getting following error while running ping:

module ping not found in configured modul  
e paths. Additionally, core modules are missing. If this is a checkout, run ‘gi  
t submodule update --init --recursive’ to correct this problem

are modules not available in zip file? How can I install the modules without using Git?

Thanks  
Ishana

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-core-modules/18290/2 "2015-05-22T21:14:40Z")

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Hi, we do not distribute Ansible in zip format, please look at the following page for installation information [http://docs.ansible.com/intro\_installation.html](http://docs.ansible.com/intro_installation.html)