diff --git a/plugins/modules/apt_repo.py b/plugins/modules/apt_repo.py
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+./packaging/os/apt_repo.py
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_repo.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_repo.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Mikhail Gordeev
+
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'core'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: apt_repo
+short_description: Manage APT repositories via apt-repo
+description:
+  - Manages APT repositories using apt-repo tool.
+  - See U(https://www.altlinux.org/Apt-repo) for details about apt-repo
+notes:
+    - This module works on ALT based distros.
+    - Does NOT support checkmode, due to a limitation in apt-repo tool.
+options:
+  repo:
+    description:
+      - Name of the repository to add or remove.
+    required: true
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Indicates the desired repository state.
+    choices: [ absent, present ]
+    default: present
+  remove_others:
+    description:
+      - Remove other then added repositories
+      - Used if I(state=present)
+    type: bool
+    default: 'no'
+  update:
+    description:
+      - Update the package database after changing repositories.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'no'
+author:
+- Mikhail Gordeev (@obirvalger)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Remove all repositories
+  apt_repo:
+    repo: all
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Add repository `Sisysphus` and remove other repositories
+  apt_repo:
+    repo: Sisysphus
+    state: present
+    remove_others: yes
+
+- name: Add local repository `/space/ALT/Sisyphus` and update package cache
+  apt_repo:
+    repo: copy:///space/ALT/Sisyphus
+    state: present
+    update: yes
+'''
+
+RETURN = ''' # '''
+
+import os
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+APT_REPO_PATH = "/usr/bin/apt-repo"
+
+
+def apt_repo(module, *args):
+    """run apt-repo with args and return its output"""
+    # make args list to use in concatenation
+    args = list(args)
+    rc, out, err = module.run_command([APT_REPO_PATH] + args)
+
+    if rc != 0:
+        module.fail_json(msg="'%s' failed: %s" % (' '.join(['apt-repo'] + args), err))
+
+    return out
+
+
+def add_repo(module, repo):
+    """add a repository"""
+    apt_repo(module, 'add', repo)
+
+
+def rm_repo(module, repo):
+    """remove a repository"""
+    apt_repo(module, 'rm', repo)
+
+
+def set_repo(module, repo):
+    """add a repository and remove other repositories"""
+    # first add to validate repository
+    apt_repo(module, 'add', repo)
+    apt_repo(module, 'rm', 'all')
+    apt_repo(module, 'add', repo)
+
+
+def update(module):
+    """update package cache"""
+    apt_repo(module, 'update')
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            repo=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['absent', 'present']),
+            remove_others=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+            update=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        ),
+    )
+
+    if not os.path.exists(APT_REPO_PATH):
+        module.fail_json(msg='cannot find /usr/bin/apt-repo')
+
+    params = module.params
+    repo = params['repo']
+    state = params['state']
+    old_repositories = apt_repo(module)
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        if params['remove_others']:
+            set_repo(module, repo)
+        else:
+            add_repo(module, repo)
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        rm_repo(module, repo)
+
+    if params['update']:
+        update(module)
+
+    new_repositories = apt_repo(module)
+    changed = old_repositories != new_repositories
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, repo=repo, state=state)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
index 4bd4538756..3980225ac2 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:doc-choices-do-not-match-sp
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_repo.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py validate-modules:doc-choices-do-not-match-spec
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py validate-modules:parameter-invalid
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
index aea3eb3204..4837c7b3dc 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
@@ -2867,6 +2867,7 @@ plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:doc-choices-do-not-match-sp
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_repo.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py validate-modules:doc-choices-do-not-match-spec
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 plugins/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py validate-modules:parameter-invalid