Ansible Role for Basic Workstation Packages

This Ansible role is no longer maintained

This Ansible playbook installs basic and desktop packages you might need to enjoy your Linux desktop.

Which Packages

Check the vars/main.yml file on GitHub to see the list of packages that will be installed. Note that not all packages are available on every Linux distribution!

Default Settings

If you want to change some default settings, check the defaults/main.yml file (on GitHub) for options described below:

Configuration:

To skip installing CUPS (a printing service), set this variable:

install_cups: false #(default is true)

To disable version checking:

submodules_versioncheck: false # (default is true)

To add extra packages, list them like this:

install_extra_workstation_packages:
  - foo
  - bar

Installation:

Using Ansible Galaxy

# Install with Ansible Galaxy
ansible-galaxy install do1jlr.role_install_workstaton_packages

---
# Example playbook
- name: Install some base and desktop packages
  roles:
    - do1jlr.role_install_workstaton_packages

Without Ansible Galaxy

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/chaos-bodensee/role_install_workstaton_packages.git roles/workstation_packages

---
# Example playbook
- name: Install some base and desktop packages
  tags:
    - packages
    - default
  roles:
    - workstation_packages

Recommended Additional Ansible Repositories for Useful Packages:

Contribute

If you encounter any issues, feel free to open an issue! (Even better: Create a pull request). If you're missing something, please let us know by opening an issue (or a pull request)!