How to install Google Chrome using Ansible

 Description: Here I have explained, How to install Google Chrome using Ansible

• Download Google Chrome installer in Ansible machine using wget command 
  
  

# wget https://dl.google.com/tag/s/appguid%3D%7B8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96%7D%26iid%3D%7B57CCB1C3-27A4-5306-3665-D71F1CA0A38D%7D%26lang%3Den%26browser%3D4%26usagestats%3D0%26appname%3DGoogle%2520Chrome%26needsadmin%3Dtrue%26ap%3Dx64-stable-statsdef_0%26brand%3DGCEB/dl/chrome/install/GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64.zip

• Create Ansible playbook for google chrome as follow. Below playbook will copy installer zip file then extract and run the installer file

  # vi google_chrome.yaml

- hosts: win
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
  - name: Copy the bundle.zip
    win_copy:
      src: GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64.zip
      dest: C:\\Temp\\

  - name: Extract the bundle
    win_unzip:
      src: c:\\Temp\\GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64.zip
      dest: C:\\Temp\\Chrome

  - name: Install Chrome
    win_package:
      path: C:\\Temp\\Chrome\\Installers\\GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi
      product_id: '{B93553B7-F366-388E-ADB8-EDEAC41EADC2}'
      wait: yes
      state: present
    when: ACTION == "Install"

  - name: Uninstall Chrome
    win_package:
      path: C:\\Temp\\Chrome\\Installers\\GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi
      product_id: '{B93553B7-F366-388E-ADB8-EDEAC41EADC2}'
      wait: yes
      state: absent
    when: ACTION == "Uninstall"

#  - name: Uninstall Chrome Update helper
#    win_package:
#      path: C:\\Temp\\Chrome\\Installers\\GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi
#      wait: yes
#      state: absent
#    when: ACTION == "Uninstall"

  - name: Clean up the bundle.zip
    win_file:
      path: C:\\Temp\\GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64.zip
      state: absent

  - name: Clean up the bundle
    win_file:
      path: C:\\Temp\\Chrome
      state: absent

Run google_chrome playbook using ansible

# ansible-playbook google_chrome.yaml -e ACTION=Install

• Once it runs successfully verify in windows machine you will get in the installed software list