Ansible nmcli module - requirement issue

Question

I am trying to use the Ansible nmcli module on a Debian 9 target. I am getting the following error:

This module requires NetworkManager glib API

The Ansible documentation says that I need NetworkManager-glib. On Centos and RHEL this package is very easy to find. But on Debian, I don't find it. I have install all Network-manager packets without success... Even libnm-glib4 package.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 03 '17 at 14:03

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Install libnm-glib-dev and try again.

answered Jul 03 '17 at 14:03

Eric Citaire

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Doesn't exist anymore in ubuntu 20.04. But libnm-dev does. – vermaete Sep 04 '20 at 12:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '17 at 02:16

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If look a the code, you can see that:

import  from gi.repository import NetworkManager, NMClient

So, you can conclude that the package python-gi is required. (Debian/Ubuntu).

apt-get install python-gi

answered Sep 18 '17 at 02:16

Simon Ouellet

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Ansible nmcli module - requirement issue

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