# openSUSE Leap: Installing rsyslog with zypper module **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 23, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opensuse-leap-installing-rsyslog-with-zypper-module/21527 "2016-05-23T17:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johannes\_Kastl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opensuse-leap-installing-rsyslog-with-zypper-module/21527/1 "2016-05-23T17:16:59Z")
Dear all, does the zypper module combine all calls made with with\_items into on single command like the yum module does? I guess not... Target Host is a VM with openSUSE Leap 42.1 I want to install rsyslog, which conflicts with systemd-logger (whose only purpose is to provide an explanation why it conflicts... 😉 ). So the solution is to install rsyslog and uninstall systemd-logger in on call. On the cli I would do: sudo zypper install rsyslog -systemd-logger I tried to do the same with the zypper module: > zypper: name="{{ item.name }}" state="{{ item.state }}" > with\_items: >   - name: rsyslog >     state: latest >   - name: systemd-logger >     state: absent But this shows the error I get when I try to just install rsyslog manually. A task calling zypper via shell works: > shell: zypper in -y rsyslog -systemd-logger Is this intentional? Did I miss some other way to get the package installed without the conflict? Johannes ---
**Author:** ![Werner\_Flamme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c68b51/32.png) [@Werner\_Flamme](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Werner_Flamme)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opensuse-leap-installing-rsyslog-with-zypper-module/21527/2 "2016-05-30T09:21:28Z")
Johannes Kastl [23.05.2016 19:16]: > Dear all, > > does the zypper module combine all calls made with with\_items into on > single command like the yum module does? I guess not... > > Target Host is a VM with openSUSE Leap 42.1 > > I want to install rsyslog, which conflicts with systemd-logger (whose > only purpose is to provide an explanation why it conflicts... 😉 ). > So the solution is to install rsyslog and uninstall systemd-logger in > on call. On the cli I would do: > > sudo zypper install rsyslog -systemd-logger > > I tried to do the same with the zypper module: > > > zypper: name="{{ item.name }}" state="{{ item.state }}" > > with\_items: > >   - name: rsyslog > >     state: latest > >   - name: systemd-logger > >     state: absent > > But this shows the error I get when I try to just install rsyslog > manually. > > A task calling zypper via shell works: > > > shell: zypper in -y rsyslog -systemd-logger > > Is this intentional? Did I miss some other way to get the package > installed without the conflict? > > Johannes Johannes, when I look at the Python code, I guess that it is not interpreted as one command due to the "present" for one item and the "absent" for the other. I think this splits the call of zypper into one "zypper in" and one "zypper rm" call. This will fail due to the dependencies. Can you try   - name: "-systemd-logger"     state: present in your playbook? Btw, internally the module uses "/usr/bin/zypper --non-interactive", there is no need for "-y" on the command line if you use that 😉 HTH, Werner ---
**Author:** ![Johannes\_Kastl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opensuse-leap-installing-rsyslog-with-zypper-module/21527/3 "2016-05-30T12:42:47Z")
Hi Werner, > when I look at the Python code, I guess that it is not interpreted as > one command due to the "present" for one item and the "absent" for the > other. I think this splits the call of zypper into one "zypper in" and > one "zypper rm" call. This will fail due to the dependencies. > > Can you try >   - name: "-systemd-logger" >     state: present > in your playbook? I will try this, yes. > Btw, internally the module uses "/usr/bin/zypper --non-interactive", > there is no need for "-y" on the command line if you use that 😉 If you mean in the shell-task? There it is needed, otherwise the command hangs while asking for confirmation. Then module of course does not require any "-y" or similar. Johannes ---
**Author:** ![Werner\_Flamme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c68b51/32.png) [@Werner\_Flamme](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Werner_Flamme)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opensuse-leap-installing-rsyslog-with-zypper-module/21527/4 "2016-05-30T12:49:03Z")
Johannes Kastl [30.05.2016 14:42]: > Hi Werner, > > > Btw, internally the module uses "/usr/bin/zypper --non-interactive", > > there is no need for "-y" on the command line if you use that 😉 > > If you mean in the shell-task? There it is needed, otherwise the > command hangs while asking for confirmation. > Then module of course does not require any "-y" or similar. The command does not ask for confirmation if you use "--non-interactive" or its short form "-n". The syntax here is "zypper -n install", which is different from "zypper install -n" 🙂 Werner