https://github.com/roles-ansible/ansible_role_packages
Ansible role to install some base packages on your linux systems
https://github.com/roles-ansible/ansible_role_packages
ansible ansible-role debian hacktoberfest
Last synced: about 1 year ago
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Ansible role to install some base packages on your linux systems
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/roles-ansible/ansible_role_packages
- Owner: roles-ansible
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-07-31T14:46:46.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-06-11T13:07:31.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-27T15:06:00.314Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: ansible, ansible-role, debian, hacktoberfest
- Language: Jinja
- Homepage: https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/standalone/roles/roles-ansible/packages/
- Size: 235 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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Ansible Role to install packages
---------------------
The purpose of this ansible role ist, to install some usefull packages and to give you the option to install some additional packages.
By default it will also add the [ETH Zürich Debian Packages Mirror](https://debian.ethz.ch/debian/).
Variables
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| variable | default value | useage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ``packages__install_advanced`` | ``false`` | Install some advanced packages like tcpdump, mtr, fio and ethertools. See ``vars/main.yml`` for details |
| ``packages__install_python`` | ``false`` | Install some Python packages like python3-pip. See ``vars/main.yml`` for details |
| ``packages__install_cli`` | ``false`` | Install some CLI packages like htop, ranger and asciinema. See ``vars/main.yml`` for details |
| ``packages__install_desktop`` | ``false`` | Install some Desktop packages like thunderbird. See ``vars/main.yml`` for details |
| ``packages__install_extra_packages`` | | List of additional packages to install |
| ``packages__package_state`` | ``present`` | Package State, set to ``latest`` to upgrade packages managed by this role |
| ``packages__upgrade_all`` | ``false`` | Can upgrade all packages if ``packages__packages_state`` is to ``latest`` and the value is ``true`` |
| ``packages__adding_ethz`` | ``true`` | Adding the swiss ETH package mirror |
| ``packages__ethz_contrib`` | ``true`` | contrib packages contain DFSG-compliant software |
| ``packages__ethz_non_free`` | ``true`` | non-free contains software that does not comply with the DFSG. |
| ``packages__ethz_non_free_firmware`` | ``true`` | contains non-free-firmware packages |
| ``packages__ethz_security`` | ``true`` | Inofficial Debian Security Mirror |
| ``packages__ethz_updates`` | ``true`` | Updates Mirror |
| ``packages__ethz__backports`` | ``true`` | Backports Mirror |
| ``packages__submodules_versioncheck`` | ``false`` | Enable simple versioncheck to prevent running old versions of this role |
Contributing
-------------
Please feel free to open a issue or create a pull request.