Ansible Desktop

Ansible repository to setup different desktop machines and experiment with Ansible.
Feel free to collaborate if you want to improve this project.

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Requirements

Before using this repository, make sure you have installed:

• Git
• Ansible (>= 2.14 recommended)
• Homebrew (optional, for certain tasks)
• Taskfile (optional, recommended for automation)

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Initial Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Tekiroz/ansible-desktop.git
cd ansible-desktop

2. Install Ansible roles and collections using Taskfile:

task setup

This command installs:

Required roles from requirements.yml (including geerlingguy.docker)

Required collections from requirements.yml (e.g., community.general)

3. Enable/Disable roles:

• By default, the playbook does not apply any roles.
• Edit local.yml (or your playbook) to enable the roles you want.
• Verify that variables passed to each role are correct.

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Usage

Run the full playbook:

ansible-playbook -K local.yml

-K prompts for the sudo password if needed.

Run specific roles

ansible-playbook -K local.yml --tags commons
ansible-playbook -K local.yml --tags docker
ansible-playbook -K local.yml --tags brew