base-packages

Install misc packages on systems to manage base of all deployments.

Requirements

This role requires Ansible 2.8 or higher, and platform requirements are listed in the metadata file.

Testing

This role use Molecule to run tests.

Local and Github Actions tests run tests on Docker by default. See molecule documentation to use other backend.

Currently, tests are done on:

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

and use:

• Ansible 2.8.x
• Ansible 2.9.x

Running tests

Using Docker driver

$ tox

You can also configure molecule options and molecule command using environment variables:

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

$ MOLECULE_OPTIONS='' MOLECULE_COMMAND=converge tox

Role Variables

If a package must removed, add state key with 'absent' value.

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

None

Example Playbook

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

License

MIT

Author Information

Alexandre Chaussier (for Infopen company)

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