ansible-role-manage-system

Ansible role for managing a system (updating, installing/removing packages, and cleaning).

Requirements

This role has been tested with Ansible version 2.5 or higher.

Role Variables

Available variables and their default values are listed below. For more details, check defaults/main.yml:

System Update

# Whether to perform a system update
system_update: false
# Whether to apply only security updates
system_update_security_only: false

Install/Remove Packages

# -----------------------------------
# Common for Debian/Ubuntu/Centos/RHEL
# -----------------------------------
# List of packages to install
system_packages_install:
  - wget
  - curl
  - vim
  - p7zip-full
  - p7zip-rar
  - dos2unix
  - network-manager
  - network-manager-openvpn
  - jq
  - python
  - python-pip
  - jmtpfs
  - dar

# List of packages to remove
system_packages_remove:
  - light-locker
  - nano

# ----------------------
# Specific for Debian/Ubuntu
# ----------------------
system_deb_urls:
  - "https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.deb"

# --------------------
# Specific for Centos/RHEL
# --------------------
system_rpm_urls:
  - "https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.rpm"

Clean System

# Whether to perform a system clean
system_clean: true

Dependencies

No dependencies.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: ptavares.ansible_role_manage_system

Inside vars/main.yml:

• Copy the content of defaults/main.yml into your playbook's vars file.
• Customize it as needed by filling in the role's variables.

License

MIT