cli-install-packages.yml

- hosts: all
  become: yes
  tasks:

    # FIXME
    # Ansible's apt_repository module doesn't work correcty with Linux Mint,
    # see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/4587
    # Also, the filenames that are checked for existence are hardcoded :(
    - name: Add official git PPA
      command: >
        add-apt-repository --yes ppa:git-core/ppa
        creates=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/git-core-ppa-trusty.list
      register: git_ppa_status

    - name: update apt cache
      apt: update_cache=yes
      when: git_ppa_status.changed

    - name: add asciinema PPA
      apt_repository:
        repo: ppa:zanchey/asciinema
        codename: "{{ dist_override | default(omit) }}"
        filename: "asciinema"

    - name: Install latest versions of apt packages
      apt:
        name:
          - asciinema   # for recording teminal sessions
          - build-essential
          - flip
          - git
          - htop
          - ipython
          - gnupg
          - openssh-server
          - pass
          - pandoc  # for diffing binary documents
        # python environment
          # NEVER mix pip installation methods (e.g. via apt and pip), see
          # https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5221#issuecomment-382069604
          - python-pip
          - python3-pip  # may not be present by default
          - python3-setuptools  # required to install some pip pkgs
          - python-dev
          - python-virtualenv
        # end python environment
          - python-numpy
          - python-scipy
          - python-matplotlib
          - python-tk
          - snapd  # e.g. for VSCode installation
          - sshfs
          - ranger
          - tmux
          - trash-cli
          - tree
        state: latest
        install_recommends: no
        update_cache: yes
        cache_valid_time: 3600

    - name: Install pip packages
      pip:
        name: termtosvg   # recording terminal sessions
        executable: pip3