README.md

@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ This role will apply available package upgrades to the target host.
 
 The 'update_cache' role should be run before running this role.
 
+This role should work for both Ubuntu as well as CentOS based target hosts.
+

tasks/main.yml

@@ -5,32 +5,34 @@
 #
 # The 'update_cache' role should be run before running this role.
 #
+# This role should work for both Ubuntu as well as CentOS based target hosts.
+#
 ###########################################################################
 # tasks file for upgrade_pkgs
 
 - debug: msg="Applying package updates"
 
-- name: Upgraded packages (Debian based distros)
+- name: Upgraded packages (Ubuntu)
   apt:
     name: "*"
     state: latest
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" or ansible_distribution == "Pop!_OS"
 
-- name: Clean up the autoremove packages (Debian based distros)
+- name: Clean up the autoremove packages (Ubuntu)
   apt:
     autoremove: true
     purge: true
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" or ansible_distribution == "Pop!_OS"
 
-- name: Clean up any packages left in the 'rc' state (Debian based distros)
+- name: Clean up any packages left in the 'rc' state (Ubuntu)
   shell:
     cmd: /usr/bin/apt -y --purge remove $(dpkg -l | grep "^rc " | sed 's/ \+/ /g' | cut -d ' ' -f2)
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" or ansible_distribution == "Pop!_OS"
 
-- name: Upgraded packages (Arch based distros)
-  pacman:
-    update_cache: true
-    upgrade: true
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Archlinux"
+- name: Upgraded packages (CentOS)
+  yum:
+    name: "*"
+    state: latest
+  when: ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
 
 # EOF