# Ansible Role: Packages

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A simple Ansible role used to install, remove, and update distrobution base repository software packages.  

(No feature currently exists for enabling additional, third-party repositories.)  

## Requirements  
Ansible minimum version: 2.4  

## Role Variables  
Available default values are listed below (See `defaults/main.yml`):  
```
# for software package updates
install_all_package_updates: true

# list of packages to install
install_packages: []

# list of packages to remove
remove_packages: []

# list of packages to update
update_packages: []

```  
Set `install_all_package_updates` to `true` to enable the automated installation of all software package updates. Set it to `false` to disable all updates.  

`install_packages`, `remove_packages`, and `update_packages` expect to receive a list of package names that are specific to whichever Linux distribution you are running.  

**NOTE**: If you've already set `install_all_package_updates` to `true`, then there is naturally no requirement to redundantly list additional packages in `update_packages`; however, program logic would still allow this (since there is *probably* no harm done).  
## Dependencies  
None.  

## Example Playbook
```
- hosts: all

  vars:
    install_all_package_updates: true
    install_packages:
    - vim-enhanced
    
  roles:
    - brentwg.packages
```