linux_admin_packages

An Ansible role that installs useful packages for Linux Administrators

About

This role:

• installs various useful packages for Linux Administrators on Debian and RedHat based distros.
• adds global basic vimrc from amix.
• adds date stamps to history.
• enables systat logging /var/log/sysstat.
• installs neoVim, removes other vi/vim packages and can disable mouse support for current and root user.

Please see vars/main.yml for the list of packages installed.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

---
history_time_format: true
systat_logging_enabled: true
vimrc: true
disable_neovim_mouse_support: false

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

---
- name: Linux Admin Packages
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: "dgibbs64.linux_admin_packages"

License

MIT

Author Information

• Daniel Gibbs