# Problems with Ubuntu install: no modules detected **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** ubuntu\ **Created:** [December 20, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118 "2014-12-20T10:31:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bence\_Takacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/1 "2014-12-20T10:31:33Z")
Following the official Ubuntu guide ([http://docs.ansible.com/intro\_installation.html#latest-releases-via-apt-ubuntu](http://docs.ansible.com/intro_installation.html#latest-releases-via-apt-ubuntu)) I experienced the following problem: > $ ansible --version > ansible 1.9 > configured module search path = None > $ ansible all -m ping > nas | FAILED =\> module ping not found in configured module paths. Additionally, core modules are missing. If this is a checkout, run ‘git submodule update --init --recursive’ to correct this problem. Where could I find the default modules like ‘ping’? The /usr/share/ansible directory is empty, The /etc/ansible directory contains only the ansible.cfg and the hosts file (I already modified the latter and added my ‘nas’). The ~/.ansible cotains only an empty directory called cp If I run the suggested command, it says: > $ git submodule update --init --recursive > fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git So: where are the default modules or how can I get them? 🙂 I’m on Ubuntu 14.04 Regards: Bence ---
**Author:** ![titleistfour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@titleistfour](https://forum.ansible.com/u/titleistfour)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/2 "2014-12-20T22:26:27Z")
I just built a Ubuntu 14.04 VM, and went through the same procedures. It installed Ansible 1.8.2, not 1.9. user@ubuntu:~$ uname -a Linux ubuntu 3.13.0-43-generic #72-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 8 19:35:06 UTC 2014 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux user@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i ansible ii ansible 1.8.2-1ppa~trusty all A radically simple IT automation platform user@ubuntu:~$ Check /usr/share/pyshared/ansible, thats where everything was installed for me. Maybe try reinstalling? Jay ---
**Author:** ![Bence\_Takacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/3 "2014-12-21T17:29:24Z")
Now I see what is the main issue: first I tried to install ansible from source (I found a howto about that first…) And it has no ‘remove’ or ‘uninstall’ build target. So I just deleted the directories I found… Now I tried some stronger cleanup: > sudo apt-get remove ansible > sudo pip uninstall ansible I also have some remainings: > $ whereis ansible > ansible: /etc/ansible /usr/local/bin/ansible How should I remove those? Regards: Bence 1. december 20., szombat 11:31:33 UTC+1 időpontban Bence Takács a következőt írta: ---
**Author:** ![Bence\_Takacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/4 "2014-12-21T17:46:01Z")
I deleted the remaining files from /usr/local/bin and reinstalled ansible with apt-get again, but something is wrong: > $ ansible all -m ping > bash: /usr/local/bin/ansible: No such file or directory Any tips? 1. december 21., vasárnap 18:29:24 UTC+1 időpontban Bence Takács a következőt írta: ---
**Author:** ![titleistfour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@titleistfour](https://forum.ansible.com/u/titleistfour)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/5 "2014-12-21T18:02:12Z")
Seems like you still need some more cleanup to do. Apt-get remove it, then remove everyone ansible on your system, including any .ansible.cfg or .ansible directories, and anything left in /usr/local and /etc. And then do a fresh install from scratch and see if that helps. Make sure you don’t have any ANSIBLE environment variables set the old paths too. Jay ---
**Author:** ![Bence\_Takacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/6 "2014-12-21T18:10:49Z")
According to my understanding I exactly did everything you suggested in the previous step. Then installed it again. The result is: > $ ansible all -m ping > > bash: /usr/local/bin/ansible: No such file or directory But it seems that this works: > sudo ansible all -m ping … or at least it initiates the ssh session but does not find the keys… since it is looking for them in ‘/root/.ssh’ instead of my user’s directory. Is that the desired behaviour, that ansible could be run only by root (on Ubuntu)? 1. december 21., vasárnap 19:02:12 UTC+1 időpontban [titlei...@gmail.com](mailto:titlei...@gmail.com) a következőt írta: ---
**Author:** ![Bence\_Takacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/7 "2014-12-21T18:16:43Z")
Ok, after deleting the form /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg and reinstalling again, everything is working with the ‘normal’ user, without sudo Thanks 1. december 20., szombat 11:31:33 UTC+1 időpontban Bence Takács a következőt írta: ---
**Author:** ![titleistfour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@titleistfour](https://forum.ansible.com/u/titleistfour)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/8 "2014-12-21T19:21:42Z")
Sounds like you had an old config file pointed at the source install. Glad it’s working now. Jay ---
**Author:** ![Bence\_Takacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ubuntu-install-no-modules-detected/17118/9 "2014-12-22T08:16:49Z")
Thanks for your help! Merry Christmas 😉 1. december 21., vasárnap 20:21:42 UTC+1 időpontban [titlei...@gmail.com](mailto:titlei...@gmail.com) a következőt írta: