Ansible script – improve X config.

[config] / ansible / config.yml

diff --git a/ansible/config.yml b/ansible/config.yml
index 909e723c3a6671bce032b837c316fc4766ed7b4f..4b388ff6136dc232efc7f90736a4c58304fe04e9 100644 (file)
--- a/ansible/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/config.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   tasks:
 
   - name: symlink system files
-    file: state=link force=yes src={{item}} dest={{item|basename|regex_replace('___','/')}}
+    file: state=hard force=yes src={{item}} dest={{item|basename|regex_replace('___','/')}}
     with_fileglob: ~/config/ansible/files/system/*
   - name: set hostname for current session
     shell: hostname w530
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     - sudo
     - openssh-client
   - name: ensure boot messages are not cleared on start up
-    replace: dest=/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty1.service regexp='^TTYVTDisallocate=yes.*$' replace='TTYVDisallocate=no'
+    replace: dest=/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty1.service regexp='^TTYVTDisallocate=yes.*$' replace='TTYVTDisallocate=no'
 
   # Config user.
   - name: create user plom with sudo privileges and bash shell
@@ -69,3 +69,31 @@
     git: repo=https://github.com/plomlompom/config dest=/home/plom/config
     become_user: plom
     become_method: su
+
+  # Ensure X window environment.
+  - name: ensure minimal X window environment
+    apt: name={{item}} state=present
+    with_items:
+    - xserver-xorg-core
+    - xserver-xorg-input-evdev  # supports all input devices the kernel knows about
+    - xinit  # contains startx
+    - libpam-systemd  # needed to start X as non-root
+  - name: ensure basic X tools
+    apt: name={{item}} state=present
+    with_items:
+    - libgl1-mesa-dri  # necessary for OpenGL 3D acceleration to work
+    - xterm
+    - x11-xserver-utils  # includes xrdb which applies .Xresources files
+    - redshift 
+    - i3
+    - i3status
+    - dmenu
+
+  # Set up pentadactyl.
+  - name: ensure browser environment
+    apt: name={{item}} state=present
+    with_items:
+    - iceweasel
+    - xul-ext-noscript
+    - xul-ext-pentadactyl
+    - vim-gtk  # used by pentadactyl for text editing