base debian setup

tasks/main.yml

@@ -25,23 +25,6 @@
 #    cache_valid_time: 43200
 #  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version != '7' and ansible_distribution_release != 'wheezy' and ansible_machine != 'armv6l'
 
-#- name: Install common base packages [all - wheezy]
-#  become: yes
-#  package:
-#    name: "{{ base_packages_extended }}"
-#    state: present
-#  when:
-#    - ansible_machine != 'armv6l'
-#    - ansible_distribution_release != 'wheezy'
-#    - ansible_architecture != 'armv7l'
-
-#- name: Install extended base packages [all - wheezy - rpi]
-#  become: yes
-#  package:
-#    name: "{{ base_packages }}"
-#    state: present
-#  when: ansible_machine != 'armv6l' and ansible_distribution_release != 'wheezy'
-
 
 #-# name: Install common base packages [Fedora]
 #  become: yes

tasks/packages.yml

@@ -15,3 +15,12 @@
     ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= "7" or
     ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 8 or
     ansible_os_family == 'Archlinux'
+
+- name: install packages for all non-legacy Debian/Ububntu systems
+  become: true
+  package:
+    name: "{{ base__debian_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ base__package_state }}"
+  when: |
+    ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= "16.0" or
+    ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version | float >= 8

vars/main.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ base__modern_packages:
   - smartmontools
 
 
-debian_packages:
+# debian/ubuntu packages
+base__debian_packages:
   - debian-goodies
   - molly-guard
   - mtr-tiny
@@ -33,9 +34,8 @@ debian_packages:
   - apt-transport-https
   - aptitude
   - python3-setuptools
-#non_legacy_debian_packages:
-  - python-apt
   - python3-apt
+  - dnsutils
 
 packages_for_all_except_rhel:
   - ranger
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ fedora_packages:
   - python3-pip
   - python3
 
-playbook_version_number: 8981 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 8998 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: 'base-packages_roles-ansible_github.version'