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Here's an example Ansible playbook to install Splunk on a Linux virtual machine:

1. Create a file named install_splunk.yml:

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---
- name: Install Splunk
  hosts: your_vm
  become: true

  tasks:
    - name: Download Splunk package
      get_url:
        url: "https://download.splunk.com/products/splunk/releases/{{ splunk_version }}/linux/splunk-{{ splunk_version }}-{{ splunk_build }}-linux-2.6-amd64.deb"
        dest: "/tmp/splunk-{{ splunk_version }}-{{ splunk_build }}-linux-2.6-amd64.deb"

    - name: Install Splunk package
      apt:
        deb: "/tmp/splunk-{{ splunk_version }}-{{ splunk_build }}-linux-2.6-amd64.deb"
        state: present

    - name: Start Splunk
      command: "/opt/splunk/bin/splunk start --accept-license --answer-yes --auto-ports --no-prompt"

    - name: Set admin password
      shell: "/opt/splunk/bin/splunk edit user admin -password {{ splunk_admin_password }} -auth admin:changeme"

2. Create a file named hosts to specify the target VM:

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[your_vm]
your_vm_ip_address

3. Run the playbook:

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ansible-playbook -i hosts install_splunk.yml --extra-vars "splunk_version=8.2.2 splunk_build=9ae0b036e1db splunk_admin_password=your_admin_password"

Make sure to replace your_vm_ip_address with the IP address of your Linux virtual machine and your_admin_password with the desired admin password for Splunk.

This playbook will download the specified version and build of Splunk for Linux, install it, and start the Splunk service. The --accept-license, --answer-yes, and --auto-ports options in the splunk start command automatically accept the Splunk license, answer "yes" to prompts, and configure Splunk to use automatic port assignment respectively. The --no-prompt option prevents the need for user interaction during the installation.