commit 0acdbfb2635b4eedb4eb6ef9a1a48a934a6374dd
Author: Radar231 <radar231@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu Jul 22 23:14:54 2021 -0400

    initial checkin

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+# Ansible Role: base_pkgs
+
+## Introduction
+
+This role will install a selected set of packages as a desired baseline                                                                                                                                      
+package collection.                                                                                                                                                                                          
+                                                                                                                                                                                                          
+There is a separate (but as similar as possible) package list for                                                                                                                                            
+Ubuntu and CentOS based hosts.  
+
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+---
+###########################################################
+#
+# This role will install a selected set of packages as a desired baseline
+# package collection.
+# 
+# There is a separate (but as similar as possible) package list for
+# Ubuntu and CentOS based hosts.
+#
+###########################################################
+# tasks file for base_pkgs
+
+- debug: msg="Installing desired list of base packages"
+
+- name: Installed desired list of base packages (Ubuntu)
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - build-essential
+      - conspy
+      - curl
+      - dnsutils
+      - elinks
+      - git
+      - htop
+      - multitail
+      - net-tools
+      - pandoc
+      - pylint
+      - python3
+      - python3-pip
+      - tmux
+      - tree
+      - vim
+      - vim-scripts
+      - wget
+    state: latest
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" or ansible_distribution == "Pop!_OS"
+
+- name: Installed desired list of base packages (CentOS)
+  yum:
+    name:
+      - bind-utils
+      - curl
+      - elinks
+      - git
+#      - htop
+#      - multitail
+      - less
+      - man
+      - net-tools
+#      - pandoc
+#      - pylint
+      - python3
+      - python3-pip
+      - tmux
+      - tree
+      - vim
+      - vim-enhanced
+      - wget
+    state: latest
+  when: ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
+
+# EOF