[SOLVED] Extracting number in text file to variable with Ansible

Issue

There is a text file on the target node: /etc/debian_version:

8.6

In Ansible, I want to export this number to a variable, inside of a task. Is there some Ansible built-in module that can accomplish this in a simple manner?

I use the below Ansible versions with Python 3.7:

ansible==4.10.0
ansible-core==2.11.12

Solution

For posterity, the route I took was:

1. Install lsb-release using apt
   • It was not previously installed on my Debian
2. Then, thanks to Ansible facts:

when: ansible_facts["lsb"]["major_release"] | int == 11

Answered By - Intrastellar Explorer

Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (WPSolving Admin)