Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool. Its runs and configure in both Linux and Microsoft windows.

Install the necessary packages for Ansible using the following commands,



$ sudo apt-get update



$ sudo apt-get install gcc 



$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev


Install the Ansible latest version using apt command,
$ sudo apt install ansible
Progress: [ 65%] [##################.............................] 

Check your installed ansible version,
$ sudo ansible --version
ansible 2.5.1
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.15rc1 (default, Apr 15 2018, 21:51:34) [GCC 7.3.0]