What does this Ansible playbook do for GComet RPM?

It auto-finds the newest GComet*.rpm in /tmp by mod time, extracts version/filename, falls back to BUILD_VERSION env var, logs clearly, then runs download and deployment roles.

How does Ansible discover the latest RPM file?

Via ansible.builtin.find with patterns 'GComet*.rpm', sorts files by mtime attribute, picks the last (newest) one.

Can I adapt this for Docker images instead of RPMs?

Yes — swap find for docker images list, sort by created, pull latest tag. But for RPMs in hybrid setups, it's perfect as-is.

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This Ansible Playbook Sniffs Out RPMs Like a Bloodhound — And Why It Beats Manual Hunts

Ansible artifact download and RPM deployment just got sharper with this playbook's clever discovery logic. It finds the freshest GComet RPM in /tmp or falls back to env vars — no more deploy disasters.

theAIcatchup Apr 07, 2026 4 min read

Ansible playbook code snippet discovering GComet RPM in /tmp directory

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Auto-discovers newest RPM via filesystem timestamps, with CI env var fallback for reliability. 𝕏
Clean logging and legacy var mapping make it drop-in for enterprise Ansible towers. 𝕏
Scales RPM deploys in RHEL-heavy worlds, bridging to container eras without full rewrite. 𝕏

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