# modules apt: only\_upgrade fail **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [July 21, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071 "2016-07-21T01:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![richard934935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@richard934935](https://forum.ansible.com/u/richard934935)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/1 "2016-07-21T01:44:19Z")
Hello, Having either apt: only\_upgrade=docker-engine in my playbook or running it on the command line as ansible all --sudo -m apt -a ‘only\_upgrade=docker-engine’ fails with ```auto xx.xxx.xx.xxx | FAILED! => { "changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "Boolean docker-engine not in either boolean list" } ``` In the document only\_upgrade(added in 2.1) Only install/upgrade a package if it is already installed. my local ansible version is ```auto ansible 2.1.0.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = ['/usr/share/ansible'] ``` my host docker version is 1.11.0,I just want to only upgrade this package docker-engine to 1.11.2 my playbook is here ```auto --- - hosts: xxxx sudo: yes vars: apt_packages: - apt-transport-https - ca-certificates tasks: - name: add CA certificates are installed. apt: name: "{{ item }}" update_cache: yes with_items: apt_packages - name: add apt-key of dockers apt_key: keyserver: p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net id: 58118E89F3A912897C070ADBF76221572C52609D - name: modify /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list replace: dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list regexp: '^deb http' replace: "deb https" - name: upgrade docker-engine apt: only_upgrade: docker-engine ``` Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/2 "2016-07-21T14:44:30Z")
> xx.xxx.xx.xxx | FAILED! =\> { >      "changed": false, >      "failed": true, >      "msg": "Boolean docker-engine not in either boolean list" > } > ``` > > In the document > > only\_upgrade(added in 2.1) > Only install/upgrade a package if it is already installed. The documentation also say the default value is false, so this option can only be true or false. >     - name: upgrade docker-engine >       apt: >           only\_upgrade: docker-engine This should be - name: upgrade docker-engine    apt:      name: docker-engine      only\_upgrade: true I also think you need to add state: latest to have it upgrade the package. ---
**Author:** ![richard934935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@richard934935](https://forum.ansible.com/u/richard934935)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/3 "2016-07-28T05:29:17Z")
I just think this way is reinstall docker-engie to latest when you ues name and state=lastest it’s different to upgrade this procedure 在 2016年7月21日星期四 UTC+8下午10:44:46，Kai Stian Olstad写道： ---
**Author:** ![richard934935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@richard934935](https://forum.ansible.com/u/richard934935)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/4 "2016-07-28T05:54:02Z")
Thanks for you suggestion but I just get this when use you way ```auto - name: upgrade docker-engine apt: name: docker-engine only_upgrade: docker-engine # state: latest ``` ```auto TASK [upgrade docker-engine] *************************************************** ok: [xx.xx.xx.xx] ``` and if I add state:latest, I just think only\_upgrade is not work , because I also can install the latest version without only\_upgrade 在 2016年7月21日星期四 UTC+8下午10:44:46，Kai Stian Olstad写道： ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/5 "2016-07-28T06:57:50Z")
I'm not sure I understand you, my test of only\_upgrade $ dpkg -l htop dpkg-query: no packages found matching htop I run this task: - name: upgrade if exist    apt:      name=htop      state=latest      only\_upgrade=true The output: TASK [upgrade if exist] ---
**Author:** ![richard934935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@richard934935](https://forum.ansible.com/u/richard934935)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/6 "2016-07-28T09:00:53Z")
Thank you very much , I know it right now ,thank you very much you get the stdout message used register and debug ?? 在 2016年7月28日星期四 UTC+8下午2:58:23，Kai Stian Olstad写道： ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/7 "2016-07-28T17:15:07Z")
No, I use a callback plugin that give a more human readable output. The one I use is this one [https://github.com/n0ts/ansible-human\_log](https://github.com/n0ts/ansible-human_log) ---
**Author:** ![richard934935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@richard934935](https://forum.ansible.com/u/richard934935)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-apt-only-upgrade-fail/22071/8 "2016-07-29T02:40:14Z")
Woo!! Thanks a lot 在 2016年7月29日星期五 UTC+8上午1:15:48，Kai Stian Olstad写道：