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# PKG_UTILS
1. [Overview](#overview)
2. [Role Variables](#role-variables)
* [OS Specific Variables](#os-specific-variables)
3. [Example Playbook](#example-playbook)
4. [Packages](#packages)
* [New Packages](#new-packages)
* [Unwanted Packages](#unwanted-packages)
5. [Configuration](#configuration)
* [Default Editor](#default-editor)
* [Updatedb](#updatedb)
6. [Development](#development)
7. [License](#license)
8. [Author Information](#author-information)
## Overview
Manage some packages installation and configuration from 'utils' section (Apt).
## Role Variables
* **pkg_utils_new_state**: State of new pkg_utils packages [default: `installed`].
* **pkg_utils_old_manage**: If this role should manage unwanted packages [default: `true`].
* **pkg_utils_old_state**: State of useless pkg_utils [default: `absent`].
* **pkg_utils_default_editor_name**: The default editor name [default: `vim.nox`].
* **pkg_utils_default_editor_path**: The default editor path [default: `/usr/bin/vim.nox`].
* **pkg_utils_default_editor_manage**: If the default editor should be managed [default: `true`].
* **pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_path**: Configuration file for **updatedb** [default: `/etc/updatedb.conf`].
* **pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl**: Template used to generate the previous config file [default: `etc/updatedb.conf.j2`].
* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prune_bind_mounts**: Whether or not bind mounts are scanned [default: `true`].
* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunenames**: A list of directory names (without paths) which should not be scanned [default: `[.bzr, .git, .hg, .svn]`].
* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunepaths**: A list of path names of directories which should not be scanned [default: `[/media, /mnt, /tmp, /var/lib/ceph, /var/spool]`].
* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunefs**: A list of file system types (as used in /etc/mtab) which should not be scanned [default: `[afs, autofs, binfmt_misc, ceph, cifs, coda, curlftpfs, devfs, devpts, devtmpfs, ecryptfs, fuse.glusterfs, fuse.sshfs, fusesmb, iso9660, lustre, lustre_lite, mfs, ncpfs, NFS, nfs, nfs4, proc, rpc_pipefs, shfs, smbfs, sysfs, ftpfs, tmpfs, udf, usbfs]`].
### OS Specific Variables
Please see default value by Operating System file in [vars][vars directory] directory.
* **pkg_utils_new_list**: The list of packages to install to provide `pkg_utils`.
* **pkg_utils_old_list**: The list of unwanted packages to remove.
## Example Playbook
* Use defaults vars:
``` yml
- hosts: serverXYZ
roles:
- role: ipr-cnrs.pkg_utils
```
* Don't remove any packages:
``` yml
- hosts: serverXYZ
roles:
- role: ipr-cnrs.pkg_utils
pkg_utils_old_manage: false
```
## Packages
### New Packages
* **apt-transport-https**: https download transport for APT.
* **bdsmainutils**: Collection of more utilities from FreeBSD.
* **colordiff**: Tool to colorize 'diff' output.
* **cpio**: GNU cpio; a program to manage archives of files.
* **debian-goodies**: Small toolbox-style utilities for Debian systems.
* Show which installed packages occupy the most place:
``` sh
dpigs
```
* **htop**: Interactive processes viewer.
* **lsof**: Utility to list open files (eg. useful to redirect stdout).
* **lzip**: Lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.
* **mlocate**: Quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name.
* **moreutils**: Additionnal Unix utilities.
* `vidir`: Edit directory content as a file with vim
* **multitail**: View multiple logfiles windowed on console:
``` sh
sudo multitail /var/log/auth.log /var/log/syslog
sudo multitail -s 2 /var/log/auth.log /var/log/syslog /var/log/mail.log
```
* **tmux**: Terminal multiplexer.
* **tree**: Displays an indented directory tree,in color.
* **unrar**: Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version).
* **unzip**: De-archiver for .zip files.
* **vim-nox**: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - with scripting languages support.
* **vim-doc**: Vi IMproved - HTML documentation.
* **vim-scripts**: Plugins for vim, adding bells and whistles.
* **zip**: Archiver for .zip files.
* **zsh**: Shell with lots of features.
### Unwanted Packages
* **vim-tiny**: Compact version of vim editor.
## Configuration
### Default Editor
* Set the *pkg_utils_default_editor.name* var [default: `vim.nox`] as the default editor on the system.
### Updatedb
Based on the [Oefenweb module][oefenweb ansible updatedb], thanks!
* Set the default configuration file for *updatedb* and update the database for Mlocate with an handler.
* Ensure to not scan some path, directories and filesystem.
## Development
This source code comes from our [Gogs instance][pkg_utils source] and the [Github repo][pkg_utils github] exist just to be able to send the role to Ansible Galaxy…
But feel free to send issue/PR here :)
Thanks to this [hook][gogs to github hook], Github automatically got updates from our [Gogs instance][pkg_utils source] :)
## License
[WTFPL][wtfpl website]
## Author Information
Jérémy Gardais
* Source: [on IPR's Gogs][pkg_utils source]
* [IPR][ipr website] (Institut de Physique de Rennes)
[vars directory]: ./vars
[gogs to github hook]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21998477
[pkg_utils source]: https://git.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/cellinfo/ansible.pkg_utils
[pkg_utils github]: https://github.com/ipr-cnrs/pkg_utils
[wtfpl website]: http://www.wtfpl.net/about/
[ipr website]: https://ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/