cleanup: removed centos code, cleaned up debian & ubuntu references

README.md

@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 
 This role will check for available package upgrades on the target host.
 
-This role should work on both Ubuntu and CentOS based hosts.
-
 NOTE:
 
 The following variable(s) must be specified in the calling playbook (usually
 done by doing a 'gather_facts' action);
 
 * {{ ansible_distribution }}
+* {{ ansible_os_family }}
 

tasks/main.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 # This role will check for available package upgrades on the target host.
 #
-# This role should work on both Ubuntu and CentOS based hosts.
-#
 ###########################################################################
 #
 # NOTE:
@@ -12,6 +10,7 @@
 # done by doing a 'gather_facts' action);
 #
 # {{ ansible_distribution }}
+# {{ ansible_os_family }}
 #
 ###########################################################################
 # tasks file for chk_upgrades
@@ -19,35 +18,19 @@
 - debug: msg="Checking for package updates"
 
 ############################################################
-- name: Checked for updates (Ubuntu)
+- name: Checked for updates (Debian based repos)
   shell:
     cmd: apt list --upgradable
-  register: uchkout
+  register: dchkout
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
-- name: Show output from update check (Ubuntu 1)
-  debug: msg={{ uchkout.stdout_lines }}
-  when: uchkout.stdout_lines is defined and ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+- name: Show output from update check (deb 1)
+  debug: msg={{ dchkout.stdout_lines }}
+  when: dchkout.stdout_lines is defined and ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
-- name: Show output from update check (Ubuntu 2)
-  debug: msg={{ uchkout }}
-  when: uchkout.stdout_lines is undefined and ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-
-############################################################
-- name: Checked for updates (CentOS)
-  shell:
-    cmd: yum check-update --quiet
-  ignore_errors: true
-  register: cchkout
-  when: ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
-
-- name: Show output from update check (CentOS 1)
-  debug: msg={{ cchkout.stdout_lines }}
-  when: cchkout.stdout_lines is defined and ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
-
-- name: Show output from update check (CentOS 2)
-  debug: msg={{ cchkout }}
-  when: cchkout.stdout_lines is undefined and ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
+- name: Show output from update check (deb 2)
+  debug: msg={{ dchkout }}
+  when: dchkout.stdout_lines is undefined and ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
 ############################################################
 - name: Checked for updates (Alpine)