install python and python3 different

tasks/packages.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,24 @@
     name: "{{ base__packages }}"
     state: "{{ base__package_state }}"
 
-- name: install packages for all non-legacy x86 systems
+- name: install python3 for all non-legacy systems
+  become: true
+  package:
+    name: "{{ base__python3_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ base__package_state }}"
+  when: |
+    ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 16.0 or
+    ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 7 or
+    ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 7
+
+- name: install python for systems where python3 packages are renamed to python
+  become: true
+  package:
+    name: "{{ base__python_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ base__package_state }}"
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'
+
+- name: install packages for all non-legacy systems
   become: true
   package:
     name: "{{ base__modern_packages }}"
@@ -25,7 +42,7 @@
     ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 16.0 or
     ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 8
 
-- name: install packages for all reasonable non-legacy x86 systems
+- name: install packages for all reasonable non-legacy systems
   become: true
   package:
     name: "{{ base__linux_packages }}"
@@ -35,3 +52,14 @@
     ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 32 or
     ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 9 or
     ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'
+
+- name: install os_family specific packages for all non-legacy systems
+  become: true
+  package:
+    name: "{{ ansible_os_family }}"
+    state: "{{ base__package_state }}"
+  when: |
+    ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 18.0 or
+    ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 7 or
+    ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 9 or
+    ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'

vars/main.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ base__modern_packages:
   - sysstat
   - smartmontools
 
-
 # debian/ubuntu packages
 base__debian_packages:
   - debian-goodies
@@ -36,12 +35,20 @@ base__debian_packages:
   - python3-apt
   - ethstatus
 
+# modern python packages where python stands for python3
+base__python_packages:
+  - python-pip
+  - python
+
+# modern python packages
+base__python3_packages:
+  - python3-pip
+  - python3
+
 # packages for reasonable linux servers (not RHEL/Centos)
 base__linux_packages:
   - links
   - ranger
-  - python3-pip
-  - python3
   - htop
   - iotop
   - iftop
@@ -51,7 +58,15 @@ base__linux_packages:
   - atop
   - asciinema
   - youtube-dl
+
+# os family_specific packages
+Debian:
   - mpv
 
-playbook_version_number: 9002 # should be over ninethousand
+RedHat: []
+
+Archlinux:
+  - mpv
+
+playbook_version_number: 9003 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: 'base-packages_roles-ansible_github.version'