base-packages

This role is for installing various essential packages on systems to manage the basic setup for all deployments.

Requirements

You need Ansible version 2.8 or higher to use this role. The exact platform requirements can be found in the metadata file.

Testing

This role uses Molecule for testing.

By default, tests run on Docker, both locally and in GitHub Actions. Check the Molecule documentation for information on using different backends.

Currently, the tests run on:

• CentOS 7
• CentOS 8
• Debian Buster
• Debian Stretch
• Ubuntu Bionic
• Ubuntu Focal

And it uses:

• Ansible version 2.8.x
• Ansible version 2.9.x

Running tests

Using Docker driver

$ tox

You can also change Molecule options and commands by using environment variables:

• MOLECULE_OPTIONS Default: "--debug"
• MOLECULE_COMMAND Default: "test"

$ MOLECULE_OPTIONS='' MOLECULE_COMMAND=converge tox

Role Variables

If you need to remove a package, add a state key with the value 'absent'.

Default role variables

base_packages_items: "{{ _base_packages_items }}"
base_packages_repository_cache_valid_time: 3600

Specific Debian family variables

_base_packages_items:
  - name: 'acl'
  - name: 'curl'
  - name: 'dstat'
  - name: 'git'
  - name: 'htop'
  - name: 'iftop'
  - name: 'iotop'
  - name: 'mtr'
  - name: 'rssh'
  - name: 'sshfs'
  - name: 'sysstat'
  - name: 'tree'
  - name: 'vim'
  - name: 'cron-apt'
  - name: 'debian-goodies'
  - name: 'di'
  - name: 'molly-guard'
  - name: 'nagios-plugins'
  - name: 'nagios-plugins-contrib'

Specific RedHat family variables

_base_packages_items:
  - name: 'acl'
  - name: 'curl'
  - name: 'dstat'
  - name: 'git'
  - name: 'htop'
  - name: 'iftop'
  - name: 'iotop'
  - name: 'mtr'
  - name: 'rssh'
  - name: 'sshfs'
  - name: 'sysstat'
  - name: 'tree'
  - name: 'vim'
  - name: 'nagios-plugins-all'
  - name: 'yum-cron'
  - name: 'yum-utils'

Dependencies

There are no dependencies.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - { role: infOpen.base-packages }

License

MIT License

Author Information

Alexandre Chaussier (for Infopen company)

• https://www.infopen.pro
• a.chaussier [at] infopen.pro