Install Ansible on Arch Linux (Step-by-Step 2026)

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

Install Ansible

# From official repositories
sudo pacman -Syu ansible

# Or install ansible-core only (minimal)
sudo pacman -S ansible-core

Verify

ansible --version
ansible-playbook --version

Alternative: pip Installation

# Install via pip in a virtual environment
python -m venv ~/ansible-venv
source ~/ansible-venv/bin/activate
pip install ansible

Post-Installation

# Create config directory
mkdir -p ~/.ansible

# Test connectivity
ansible localhost -m ping

# Install additional collections
ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix

Related Resources

• Ansible Cheat Sheet
• Install Ansible on macOS
• Install Ansible via pip/virtualenv