install mdns and avahi-discover

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-# ansible_role_template
+ ansible role avahi_client
-Template for Ansible roles
+===========================
+
+Ansible role to resolve the .local domain via mdns and discover avahi services.

tasks/install.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: Update apt cache
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+    update_cache: true
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == "apt"
+
+- name: install avahi packages
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ avahi_packages }}"
+    state: present

tasks/main.yml

@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
   with_first_found:
     - "vars/{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
     - "vars/os_fallback.yml"
+
+- name: install mdns requirements
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: install.yml

vars/Archlinux.yml

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 ---
 avahi_packages:
   - avahi
+  - mdns-scan
+  - nss-mdns

vars/Debian.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 avahi_packages:
-  - 'avahi-daemon'
-  - 'avahi-utils'
   - 'avahi-discover'
+  - 'avahi-utils'
+  - 'mdns-scan'

vars/os_fallback.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
 avahi_packages:
-  - avahi
+  - mdns-scan