Chad
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* Add an alternative to Audacity. * Remove the Brave Browser since the repo has started failing and I only use Firefox browsers these days. * Remove alias audacity for tenacity. * Ignore if the repos are already removed. * Stop installing Telegraf. * Add the new dconf name for System Monitor. * Remove the download if it already exists. Force the move. * Fix overwrite prompt for Metasploit. * Don't do flatpaks during a battery device's goodbye. * Fix variable case, add quotes. * Fix double quotes. * Add full set of commands for compressing videos. * Fix trash size checking to work for folders. * Allow only updating system or Flatpak programs. * Also check the DE trash folder. * No longer have Flatpaks contingent on system updates. * Improve variable names and flow. * Fix maxdepth. * Check network mounts for hidden trash folders. * Add media. Only restrict maxdepth for Home directory. * Properly check media. * Ensure hidden files also get seen and removed.
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.