--- # Copy sources.list - name: Copying {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} /etc/apt/sources.list copy: src: files/{{ ansible_distribution }}/{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}/sources.list dest: /etc/apt/sources.list mode: 0644 when: modify_apt_sources == True # Ignore apt translations - name: Ignoring {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} APT Translations copy: src: files/{{ ansible_distribution }}/99translations dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations mode: 0644 when: modify_apt_sources == True # Physical Server - name: Configuring {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} Physical Server apt: update_cache: yes state: present name: - ifenslave # NIC bonding and LACP - bridge-utils # NIC bridging - vlan # NIC VLAN tagging - ethtool # LAN speed and blinking - firmware-linux # Install all firmware including nonfree and misc - kpartx # To examine subpartitions of VM images - ntfs-3g # To examine NTFS VM images - smartmontools # S.M.A.R.T hard drive tools when: type == 'physical' # Virtual Machine # N/A - name: Configuring {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} Virtual Machine # N/A when: type == 'virtual' # Install common apps (physical or virtual) - name: Installing {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} 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 - 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 - ntp # Date sync