wip

bug fix

rename

Adding renamed

Adding key

typo

bad arg

Adding force yes

nuclear

comments, vars

ignore errors

fixing install check

ensuring started

moving tasks in, conditional inc not working

changing tac

missed one

typo

fixed conditional

playbooks/roles/edxlocal/defaults/main.yml

 ---
 edxlocal_debian_pkgs:
   - python-mysqldb
-  - mysql-server-5.5
   - postfix
   - libjpeg-dev

playbooks/roles/edxlocal/tasks/main.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,36 @@
 #  http://downloads.mysql.com/archives/mysql-5.1/mysql-5.1.62.tar.gz
 #
 ---
+
+# Install PPA for installing MySQL 5.6 on Ubuntu 12.04LTS
+- name: install ppa key
+  apt_key:
+    id=E5267A6C
+    url='{{ COMMON_UBUNTU_APT_KEYSERVER }}0x14AA40EC0831756756D7F66C4F4EA0AAE5267A6C'
+    state=present
+
+- name: install apt repository
+  apt_repository_1.8:
+    repo='deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/mysql-5.6/ubuntu precise main'
+    update_cache=yes validate_certs=no
+  
+- name: look for mysql 5.5
+  shell: dpkg -L mysql-server-5.5
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: mysql_55_installed
+
+- include: remove_mysql_55.yml
+  when: mysql_55_installed.rc != 1
+
+- name: install mysql 56 and dependencies
+  apt: pkg={{ item }} install_recommends=yes force=yes state=present
+  with_items:
+    - software-properties-common
+    - mysql-server
+
+- name: start mysql
+  service: name=mysql state=started
+    
 - name: install packages needed for single server
   apt: pkg={{','.join(edxlocal_debian_pkgs)}} install_recommends=yes state=present
 

playbooks/roles/edxlocal/tasks/remove_mysql_55.yml

+---
+
+#
+# Tasks for fully removing mysql 5.5 from environments
+# conditionally included when 5.5 is installed on the
+# target system
+#
+
+- name: stop mysql
+  service: name=mysql state=stopped
+
+- name: remove prior version of mysql
+  apt: pkg='{{ item }}' state='absent' purge='yes'
+  with_items:
+    - mysql-server-5.5
+    - mysql-server  
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