How to Install Ansible on Arch Linux

Here is how to install Ansible on Arch Linux in 2026.

Install

sudo pacman -Syu ansible

Verify

ansible --version
ansible-playbook --version

Alternative: pip

python -m venv ~/ansible-venv
source ~/ansible-venv/bin/activate
pip install ansible

Post-Installation

mkdir -p ~/.ansible
cat > ~/.ansible.cfg << 'EOF'
[defaults]
inventory = ./inventory
host_key_checking = False
interpreter_python = auto_silent
EOF

ansible localhost -m ping
ansible-galaxy collection install community.general ansible.posix

Related Resources

• Ansible Cheat Sheet
• Install Ansible on macOS