XK0-006 Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting Practice Question
An Ansible playbook is being written to install the Nginx web server on a group of Ubuntu servers. Which module should be used in the playbook to install the package?
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apt
The apt module is used for package management on Debian/Ubuntu systems.
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apt
Why this is correct
The apt module drives Ubuntu's native package manager, satisfying the stem's requirement to install Nginx on Debian-based hosts. It handles repository metadata, dependency resolution and idempotent state checks directly, unlike generic command or shell modules that would bypass package management and lose idempotence.
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command
Why it's wrong here
The command module runs arbitrary shell commands without package-manager awareness, so it reports changed on every run and cannot verify installed state idempotently. It is tempting for quick one-off execution, but installing Nginx on Ubuntu requires apt, which the apt module wraps with idempotent state handling.
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package
Why it's wrong here
The package module is a generic wrapper that requires the underlying package manager to be auto-detected and does not expose apt-specific options such as update_cache or deb configuration. It is tempting for cross-distribution playbooks, but where the target is explicitly Ubuntu, the apt module is the precise choice.
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yum
Why it's wrong here
The yum module manages packages through the RPM/yum stack, which Ubuntu does not use; it would fail against dpkg-based systems. It is tempting because yum is the standard package module for RHEL-family hosts, and would be correct when targeting CentOS, Rocky Linux or Fedora rather than Ubuntu.
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