Update packages.yml

roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-- name: Install yum packages (redhat)
+- name: Install yum/dnf packages (redhat)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - yum-utils
+      - createrepo
+      - wpa_supplicant
+      - linux-firmware
+      - syslog
+      - xml-common
+      - nss-mdns
+      - avahi
+      - avahi-tools
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - yum-utils
-    - createrepo
-    - wpa_supplicant
-    - linux-firmware
-    - syslog
-    - xml-common
-    - nss-mdns
-    - avahi
-    - avahi-tools
   when: is_redhat
 
 - name: Download & install usbmount, missing from Debian Stretch (debian-9)
@@ -20,105 +19,55 @@
     #timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"    # Ansible's apt module doesn't support timeout parameter; that's ok as usbmount_0.0.14.1_all.deb is only 10KB
   when: internet_available and is_debian_9
 
-#- name: Download usbmount -- not in Debian Stretch (debian-9)
-#  get_url:
-#    url: "{{ iiab_download_url }}/usbmount_0.0.14.1_all.deb"
-#    dest: "{{ downloads_dir }}"
-#    timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
-#  when: internet_available and is_debian_9
-#
-#- name: Install usbmount (debian-9)
-#  command: apt install -y {{ downloads_dir }}/usbmount_0.0.14.1_all.deb
-#  when: is_debian_9
-
 - name: Install packages (debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - inetutils-syslogd
+      - wpasupplicant
+      - libnss-mdns
+      - avahi-daemon
+      - avahi-discover
+      - exfat-fuse
+      - exfat-utils
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - inetutils-syslogd
-    - wpasupplicant
-    - libnss-mdns
-    - avahi-daemon
-    - avahi-discover
-    - exfat-fuse
-    - exfat-utils
   when: is_debuntu
 
 - name: Install common packages
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - acpid
+      - mlocate
+      - rsync
+      - htop
+      #- etckeeper    # "nobody is really using etckeeper and it's bloating the filesystem every time apt runs" per @jvonau at https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1146
+      - python-passlib
+      - usbmount
+      - net-tools
+      - openssh-server
+      - sudo
+      - logrotate
+      - make
+      - tar
+      - unzip
+      - bzip2
+      - i2c-tools
+      - bridge-utils
+      - netmask
+      - usbutils
+      - hostapd
+      - wget
+      - openssl    # FC 18 does not supply, but pear requires
+      - gawk
+      - curl
+      - pandoc
+      - lynx    # already installed by 1-prep's roles/iiab-admin/tasks/access.yml
+      - ntfs-3g
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - acpid
-    - mlocate
-    - rsync
-    - htop
-    #- etckeeper    # "nobody is really using etckeeper and it's bloating the filesystem every time apt runs" per @jvonau at https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1146
-    - python-passlib
-    - usbmount
-    - net-tools
-    - openssh-server
-    - sudo
-    - logrotate
-    - make
-    - tar
-    - unzip
-    - bzip2
-    - i2c-tools
-    - bridge-utils
-    - netmask
-    - usbutils
-    - hostapd
-    - wget
-    - openssl    # FC 18 does not supply, but pear requires
-    - gawk
-    - curl
-    - pandoc
-    - lynx
-    - ntfs-3g
 
-#- name: Install pip as a commonly required package management system
+- name: Install common Python packages {python-pip, python-setuptools, python-virtualenv}
-#  command: curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o {{ downloads_dir }}/get-pip.py
-
-#- name: Run the install script for pip
-#  command: python {{ downloads_dir }}/get-pip.py
-
-- name: Install common Python packages
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - python-pip
+      - python-setuptools
+      - python-virtualenv
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - python-pip
-    - python-setuptools
-    - python-virtualenv
-
-# instructions state to start with a fully updated system before starting, stop using
-# ansible as a crutch for developers not following the directions and taking short-cuts
-
-#- name: Update common packages (not Debian)
-#  package: name={{ item }}
-#           state=latest
-#  with_items:
-#   - NetworkManager
-#   - glibc # CVE-2015-7547
-#   - bash
-#   - iptables
-#  when: is_redhat
-
-# Consensus decision to try to slim down https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/518 (per 2017-11-20 community/team call @ http://minutes.iiab.io)
-#- name: Update common packages (debuntu)
-#  package: name={{ item }}
-#           state=latest
-#  with_items:
-#   - libc6
-#   - bash
-#   - iptables
-#  when: is_debuntu
-
-#- name: If version of Network manager has changed, subsequent nmcli commands will fail,restart now
-#  service: name=NetworkManager
-#           state=restarted
-#  when: not installing
-# the above should use a handler - all reboots should wait until all
-# mods are preformed