Refactor server roles into one that handles all OS physical or virtual

server/tasks/debian/all.yml

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+---
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# These tasks run for any Debian/Ubuntu server (physical or virtual)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Copy Debian 9 sources.list
+- name: Copying Debian 9 apt/sources.list
+  copy: src=debian/9/sources.list dest=/etc/apt/sources.list
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" and ansible_distribution_major_version == "9"
+
+# Copy Debian 10 sources.list
+- name: Copying Debian 10 apt/sources.list
+  copy: src=debian/10/sources.list dest=/etc/apt/sources.list
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" and ansible_distribution_major_version == "10"
+
+  # Copy Ubuntu 16.04 sources.list
+- name: Copying Ubuntu 16.04 apt/sources.list
+  copy: src=ubuntu/16.04/sources.list dest=/etc/apt/sources.list
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" and ansible_distribution_version == "16.04"
+
+# Ignore apt translations
+- name: Ignoring apt tranlations
+  copy: src=debian/99translations dest=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+
+# Install common apps for all debian machines
+- name: Installing common Debian/Ubuntu applications
+  apt:
+    update_cache: yes
+    state: present
+    name:
+      - apt-transport-https # For https apt repos
+      - openssh-server      # SSH server
+      - sudo                # Sudo access for users
+      - net-tools           # Deprecated ifconfig
+      - nmap                # Port scanner
+      - ethtool             # LAN information for debugging
+      - iperf               # Network performance for debugging
+      - sysstat             # Performance stats
+      - iotop               # Data I/O top (for hard drive read/write analysis)
+      - iftop               # Network top to watch network usage
+      - vim                 # Vim text editor
+      - nano                # Nano text editor
+      - rsync               # Rsync protocol
+      - curl                # Web downloader
+      - wget                # Web downloader
+      - htop                # Graphical top alternative
+      - mlocate             # Full-text search for all files
+      - ntp                 # Date sync
+      - zip                 # Zip utility
+      - unzip               # Unzip utility
+      - gzip                # Gzip utility
+      - git                 # Git source control
+      - nfs-common          # Connect to a NFS server
+      - cifs-utils          # Connect to a Samba server
+      - dos2unix            # Convert dos line endings to unix and visa versa
+      - acl                 # I customize directories often with ACL
+      - dnsutils            # Dig command and other dns commands