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Ansible role that customizes the GNOME desktop. It installs fonts and GNOME extensions from packages or zip files, copies files like desktop backgrounds and GNOME shell tweaks to a host, and modifies user settings.
https://github.com/petermosmans/ansible-role-customize-gnome

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Ansible role that customizes the GNOME desktop. It installs fonts and GNOME extensions from packages or zip files, copies files like desktop backgrounds and GNOME shell tweaks to a host, and modifies user settings.

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# Ansible Role: customize-gnome



Build status for this role:

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/PeterMosmans/ansible-role-customize-gnome.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/PeterMosmans/ansible-role-customize-gnome)



This role customizes the GNOME desktop. It installs fonts and GNOME extensions

from packages or zip files, copies files like desktop backgrounds and GNOME

shell tweaks to a host, and modifies user settings. Settings can be supplied in

dconf or GSettings format.



## Requirements



The community.general collection, as specified in ``requirements.yml``. Install

the requirements using



```bash

ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

```



Furthermore, the ``community.general.dconf`` module requires the Python

``psutil`` module. This module will be installed automatically.



## Role Variables



All variables specific for this role start with `gnome_`. Available variables

are listed below:



**gnome_user**: The user whose settings will be modified. Example:



```

gnome_user: root

```



If no `gnome_user` is specified, it will use the `ansible_user_id` variable (the

user under which Ansible connects to the node).



**gnome_packages**: A list of packages that will be installed. Example:



```

gnome_packages:

  - fonts-roboto

```



**gnome_fonts**: A list of fonts that will be downloaded from a remote source,

unzipped and installed into the local fonts directory. Each list item consists

of an `url`, `name`, and (glob) list of fonts in that zip file to install

(`fonts`). Example:



```

gnome_fonts:

  - url: https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro/archive/2.030R-ro/1.050R-it.zip

    name: SourceCodePro

    fonts: "source-code-pro-2.030R-ro-1.050R-it/OTF/*.otf"

```



**gnome_files**: A list of files, specifying the source (`src`) and destination

(`dest`) that will be copied from the host to the guest. Example:



```

gnome_files:

  - src: gtk.css

    dest: /home/{{ gnome_user }}/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css

```



**gnome_extensions**: A list of GNOME shell extensions that will be installed

(downloaded from a remote source and unzipped to the users' local extensions).



The properties `url` and/or `name` of each item are loaded dynamically from

[the web](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension-info/?pk=545) when `id` is

present.



```

gnome_extensions:

  - id: 545

```



If the property `enable` is present and set to a truthy value (e.g. `yes`), the

extension will be enabled automatically after the installation. Example:



```

gnome_extensions:

  - id: 1112

    enable: yes

```



Instead of specifying the ID, you can also enforce the `url` and `name` keys.

Example:



```

gnome_extensions:

  - url:

    "https://extensions.gnome.org/download-extension/[email protected]?version_tag=6450"

    name: "[email protected]"

```



Note that a predefined `name` and/or `url` value will not be overridden by

specifying the `id`.



**gnome_gsettings**: A list of gsettings entries that will be set for the

`gnome_user`, using `gsettings`. Each list item consists of a `schema`, `key`

and `value` entry. Note that values should be contained within single quotes AND

double quotes, due to Ansible's quoting settings for shell commands. Example:



```

gnome_gsettings:

  - schema: org.gnome.desktop.interface

    key: monospace-font-name

    value: '"Source Code Pro Medium 16"'

```



**gnome_dconf**: A list of dconf entries that will be set for the `gnome_user`,

using `dconf`. Each list item consists of a `key` and `value` entry. Example:



```

gnome_dconf:

  - key: /org/gnome/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons

    value: "false"

```



**gtk_version**: The version string of GTK. This is used to create a GTK

configuration directory, if it doesn't exist already. Example:



```

gtk_version: "gtk-3.0"

```



## Dependencies



None.



## Example Playbook



```

- hosts: all

  become: yes

  become_method: sudo

  roles:

    - role: petermosmans.customize-gnome

  vars:

    gnome_dconf:

      - key: /org/gnome/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons

        value: "false"

    gnome_extensions:

      - url: https://extensions.gnome.org/download-extension/[email protected]?version_tag=6450

        name: [email protected]

      - id: 15

      - id: 1160

        url: https://example.com/gnome-extension/1160.zip

      - id: 1236

        name: CustomNamedExtension

      - id: 1267

        name: CustomNamedExtension2

        url: https://example.com/gnome-extension/1267.zip

      - id: 1112

        enable: yes

    gnome_files:

      - src: gtk.css

        dest: "/home/{{ gnome_user }}/.config/{{ gtk_version }}/gtk.css"

    gnome_fonts:

      - url: https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro/archive/2.030R-ro/1.050R-it.zip

        name: SourceCodePro

        fonts: "source-code-pro-2.030R-ro-1.050R-it/OTF/*.otf"

    gnome_gsettings:

      - schema: org.gnome.desktop.interface

        key: monospace-font-name

        value: '"Source Code Pro Medium 16"'

      - schema: org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel

        schemadir: ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas

        key: panel-position

        value: TOP

    gnome_packages:

      - fonts-roboto

    gnome_user: peter

    gtk_version: 3.0

```



This example will install the global fonts Roboto, Source Code Pro, the GNOME

shell extension hidetopbar, and modifies several settings for the user `root`.



## License



GPLv3



## Author Information



Initially created by Peter Mosmans. Contributions by many others: see

https://github.com/PeterMosmans/ansible-role-customize-gnome/graphs/contributors