Description

• Ansible playbook used for installing and configuring software after a system installation
• The playbook should be run as root user (-K flag) and the user name of the non-root user should be passed as an extra argument or defined in defaults/main.yaml.

Requirements

• OS: Ubuntu 23.04. (tested with Kubuntu 23.04)
• Software: ansible

1. Install ansible sudo apt install -y ansible unzip
2. Check if the installation was correct by running ansible --version

It should print out something similar to this this:

ansible 2.10.8
  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['/home/gninkovic/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.12 (main, Nov 20 2023, 15:14:05) [GCC 11.4.0]

How to run

Clone this repo, enter the directory and run the following command

wget https://github.com/TerrorSquad/ansible-post-installation/archive/refs/heads/master.zip \
&& unzip master.zip \
&& cd ansible-post-installation-master

Install all software

ansible-playbook ./playbook.yml -K -e username=$(whoami) -e=all=true

If you want to change your git user.email and git user.name, pass the git related extra arguments

ansible-playbook ./playbook.yml -K -e=all=true -e username=$(whoami) -e "git_user_email='your@email.com'" -e "git_user_name='Your Name'"

If you want to only install CLI tools, run the following command

ansible-playbook ./playbook.yml -K -e username=$(whoami)

If you want to also install GUI tools, run the following command

ansible-playbook ./playbook.yml -K -e username=$(whoami) -e=gui=true -e=dev_tools_gui=true

Flags

• -e all=true - Installs everything.
• -e dev_tools_gui=true - Installs developer tools from dev_tools_gui.yaml.
• -e gui=true - Installs general tools from general_use_software_gui.yaml.
• -e gestures=true - Installs general tools from libinput_gestures.yaml.
• -e docker=true - Installs and configures docker.
• -e git_user_email="your@email.com - Sets git user.email config value.
• -e git_user_name="Your Name - Sets git user.name config value.
• username - defined in defaults/main.yaml - can be overridden. Sets the username of the user for who the configuration should happen.
• -K - flag used to ask for root password. Required mostly for installing apt packages and updating apt repositories.

What's installed

ZSH and antidote with sane defaults

Development software

• JetBrains Toolbox
• bat
• bottom
• broot
• btop
• code (Visual Studio Code)
• curl
• curlie
• dbeaver-ce
• delta
• docker
• docker-compose
• duf
• dust
• eza
• fd
• gh
• git
• git-quick-stats
• gitkraken
• gping
• graphviz
• guake
• htop
• httpstat
• hyperfine
• jq
• kcachegrind
• lazydocker
• libutempter0
• lnav
• make
• oha
• postman
• python3-pip
• redshift
• redshift-gtk
• rg
• ripgrep
• sd
• sdkman
• shellcheck
• sublime-text
• terminator
• tokei
• volta with latest nodejs
• xh

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General use software

• bleachbit
• fd
• flameshot
• fzf
• google chrome
• httpie
• libinput-gestures
• mailspring
• ncdu
• nvim
• onlyoffice-desktopeditors
• openconnect
• papirus-icon-theme
• peco
• rescuetime
• skype
• slack
• thefuck
• tixati
• unified remote
• unzip
• variety
• viber
• vim
• vlc
• zip
• zoom

Additional window manager - i3

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Fonts

• Hack Mono Nerd Font
• Fira Code Nerd Font
• Fira Mono Nerd Font
• Roboto

Testing - Vagrant

In here you will find a Vagrantfile and a playbook_vagrant.yml files. These two are set up for working with Vagrant and testing the configuration.

• Install Vagrant

  sudo apt install -y vagrant virtualbox

• Create a Vagrant box and provision it

  vagrant up --provision

• Force destroy and recreate the box

  vagrant destroy --force && vagrant up --provision

Vagrantfile will use playbook_vagrant.yml file as the Ansible entrypoint. Box name ubuntu/mantic64 - https://app.vagrantup.com/ubuntu/boxes/mantic64