# passing values while installing packages

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-values-while-installing-packages/26793>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 19, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-values-while-installing-packages/26793 "2018-02-19T20:25:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![sureshmadapathii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@sureshmadapathii](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sureshmadapathii)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-values-while-installing-packages/26793/1 "2018-02-19T20:25:36Z")

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hi All,

while in stalling packages there are values we need to pass, how to pass those on commandline/runtime .

ex: [y/n]  
[db name]:  
[option 3?]:

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**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:** [February 23, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-values-while-installing-packages/26793/2 "2018-02-23T14:44:39Z")

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Strange question when you already have posted a post with the expect module.