Role: base
Description
Installs core system packages and utilities required by all other roles. This is the foundation role that should be applied to all managed hosts.
Requirements
- Ansible 2.9+
- Debian/Ubuntu systems
- Root or sudo access
Installed Packages
Base Utilities
- curl, wget - Download tools
- unzip - Archive extraction
- xclip - Clipboard utility
- tree - Directory visualization
Network & Admin Tools
- net-tools - Network configuration
- ufw - Uncomplicated Firewall
- mailutils - Email utilities
Modern CLI Tools
- jq - JSON processor
- yq - YAML processor (from apt or GitHub binary)
- ripgrep - Fast text search
- fd-find - Fast file finder
Configuration Tasks
- Sets system timezone (default: UTC)
- Configures system locale (default: en_US.UTF-8)
- Creates Ansible temporary directory with proper permissions
- Creates fd symlink for Ubuntu compatibility
Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
timezone |
UTC |
System timezone |
locale |
en_US.UTF-8 |
System locale |
Dependencies
None - this is the foundation role.
Example Playbook
- hosts: all
roles:
- role: base
timezone: America/Toronto
locale: en_US.UTF-8
Tags
base: All base taskssecurity: Security-related tasks
Notes
- This role should be applied before all other roles
- yq is installed from apt if available, otherwise from GitHub binary
- fd-find is symlinked to fd for compatibility across distributions
- UFW firewall is installed but not enabled (handled by SSH role)