Chad
7519f23a81
* Fix metasplot install if /usr/local/bin is not active in path yet. Also use variables. * Use plocate on openSUSE. Supposed to be faster. Cannot have both m and p installed at the same time and p comes with the base system. * Include wheel group for user as well. * Finalize GNOME settings, go with RC commands instead of dconf module. * Add hostname to report files. * Add TBD for shared home situation. * Fix cron service for Fedora. * Disable the power button. * Fix Fedora ffmpeg issues. Move package modules from flatpak playbook. Uninstall firefox from package manager. * Enhance update function to handle shared home between multiple distributions. * Allow keeping local backups of files. * Replace flatpak repair check with accept flag instead of battery so that any automated update runs do the cleanup. * Begin hoarding settings files. * Start building out a FireFox profile. * Fix extra comment command in comment. * Add an All option to completely compress the entire directory. * Codium is still broken on all tested systems, hide from Favorites. * Add scipt to handle audio files. Also can convert to 432Hz. * Use cut instead of awk to get rid of first parameter. Fixes bugs when spaces are allowed in the filenames. * Enhancements and bugfix for "$freq". * Add playbook for desktop VPN clients. Start with Mullvad. * Add website to the seeded projects. * Add firmware updates to the update function. * Allow `fwupdmgr` to fail and have `update` still continue. * Shorten lines. * Uninstall DeltaChat. * Separate the firmware update into its own function. * Add alias for cloning one folder to another without using rm/cp. * Fix typo in rsync. * Go ahead and add extra options. * Make the files human readable size descriptions. * Remove unnecessary v, P does good enough.
ansible
Getting real with system management via ansible-pull.
Per-system configuration is handled via local files to the provisioned machine, rather than using a hosts file. This keeps future hosts private and allows changing what's on the machine without code changes and releases. The files are accessed via the show-config and edit-config aliases.
Disclaimer
This setup is specific to the maintainer's devices and needs. You're welcome to use it as an example for your needs, but do not expect it to work as-is.
Currently Supported Linux Systems
Debian Family
Debian
100%, but only if using a recent enough version of Ansible. pip usually has a
better version than apt.
Ubuntu
100%, both server and desktop.
Pop!_OS
100%, have not used for a while though.
Mint
100%, but not really used, just tested once for fun.
Parrot Security OS (MATE)
100% for a while, but OS did not serve maintainer's needs and 404 errors were terrible while updating. Ubuntu Rolling Rhino filled the gap.
Arch Family
Manjaro
100% at some point.
Fedora Family
Fedora 35
Workstation: 100% Server: 100%
Suse Family
openSUSE Tumbleweed v2022-02-17
Generic: 100% Workstation: 100%
openSUSE Leap 15.4
Generic: 100%
Workstation: Currently failing at [Workstation | Linux | Flatpak Distro | Package Manager | Install From Repo] with message Problem: nothing provides libedataserver-1.2.so.24 needed by the to be installed evolution-data-server-32bit-3.34.4-3.3.1.x86_64.
NixOS
99%, still need to get Telegraf going and refactor local.yml but everything else is working well. It is automatically implementing github.com/Hyperling/NixOS.
Currently Supported Unix Systems
FreeBSD 12, 13
100%, although GUI is not working completely on 13 yet (dash-to-dock doesn't compile).
Software choices are slightly more limited since not flatpak-enabled and not feeling a ports setup.
Waiting To Be Tested
Kali Linux
Arch Linux ARM
Specifically for the Pinephone.
Arch Linux x86
Would be great to have Arch get built up by this. Used for many years but left after update problems due to a long computer hiatus.
Fedora Mobile
Specifically for the Pinephone.
Future Goals
Eventually some of the scripts and install files will be put into the files folder. This will allow initializing systems outside of the maintainer's home network.
There may also be a refactor of task-specific facts to be in their task file so that some playbooks can be more self-sufficient and be provided to the community without hacking. The original goal was to never define facts in tasks, but the benefit has yet to be seen for some tasks. Shared facts will definitely continue to exist under the facts tree.
Other Notes
Get Setup Values
Use this command to see the variables for a system:
ansible localhost -m setup --connection=local.