Ansible Collection

This Ansible collection provides a set of roles designed for configuring Kubuntu desktop and Ubuntu server environments.

Features

Roles

Role	Description	Dependencies
xebis.ansible.apt	Deb package updates and upgrades using the apt package manager. Can optionally clean up unused packages and reboot the system if required.	xebis.ansible.system
xebis.ansible.openssh_server	Installs OpenSSH server installation and provides Restart ssh handler.	xebis.ansible.apt
xebis.ansible.system	System-related tasks such as reboot handler or reboot when required handler.
xebis.ansible.users	Ansible role for managing system users.	xebis.ansible.openssh_server

Installation and Configuration

Add to requirements.yaml:

---
collections:
  - name: git+https://github.com/xebis/ansible-collection.git,main

Install dependencies:

ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yaml

Usage

Create an Ansible playbook:

---
- hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: xebis.ansible.apt
      vars:
        autoclean: true
        autoremove: true
        cache_valid_time: 3600
        purge: true
        upgrade: "full"

Refer to the example playbook test.yaml for additional inspiration.

Run the Ansible playbook:

ansible-playbook -i localhost, playbook.yaml

Contributing

Development

GALAXY_BUILD_OUTPUT=$(ansible-galaxy collection build --force)
ansible-galaxy collection install --force "${GALAXY_BUILD_OUTPUT##* }"

ansible-playbook test.yaml -i localhost, -kK

Credits and Acknowledgments

• Martin Bružina - Author

Copyright and Licensing

• MIT License
  Copyright © 2025 Martin Bružina