Removes Ansible reinstall from pipeline (#10032)

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ variables:
 
 before_script:
   - ./tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-  - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
-  - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-  - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-  - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
   - mkdir -p /.ssh
 
 .job: &job

.gitlab-ci/lint.yml

@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ tox-inventory-builder:
   extends: .job
   before_script:
     - ./tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
-    - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-    - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-    - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
   script:
     - pip3 install tox
     - cd contrib/inventory_builder && tox

.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml

@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
   stage: deploy-part1
   before_script:
     - tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
-    - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-    - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-    - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
     - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh

.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml

@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
   image: $PIPELINE_IMAGE
   services: []
   before_script:
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
-    - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-    - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-    - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
     - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh

pipeline.Dockerfile

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RUN apt update -q \
          gnupg2 \
          software-properties-common \
          unzip \
+         libvirt-clients \
     && curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add - \
     && add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
     && apt update -q \

requirements.txt

 ansible==7.6.0
-ansible-core==2.14.6
 cryptography==41.0.1
 jinja2==3.1.2
 jmespath==1.0.1

tests/scripts/testcases_prepare.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-/usr/bin/python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-/usr/bin/python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
 mkdir -p /.ssh
 mkdir -p cluster-dump
 mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh

tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 
 # Cleanup vagrant VMs to avoid name conflicts
 
-apt-get install -y libvirt-clients
-
 for i in $(virsh list --name)
 do
     virsh destroy "$i"