Ansible Role: compact-box

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This role compacts Linux distributions, preparing them for e.g. Vagrant usage. It keeps only the specified locale(s), and removes unnecessary packages. Both can be specified in the defaults/main.yml file.

By default, all locales will be removed except for en_US, and no packages will be removed.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values.

keep_locales: A list with locales to keep. The defaults can be found in defaults/main.yml. Example:

keep_locales:
  - en_GB
  - en_US
  - i18n
  - iso14651_t1
  - iso14651_t1_common

unnecessary_packages: A list with packages which will be removed. The defaults can be found in defaults/main.yml. Example:

unnecessary_packages:
  - build-essential
  - bzip2
  - dkms
  - dpkg-dev
  - gcc
  - make
  - task-laptop

After the role has executed succesfully, a script has been copied to the machine, under /usr/bin/compact_box.sh. This script will take care of the last compacting steps, before e.g. turning the machine into a Vagrant box. Note that the script will shutdown the box if you run it manually.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  become: yes
  become_method: sudo
  roles:
    - role: PeterMosmans.compact-box

This example will compact a distribution

License

GPLv3

Author Information

Created by Peter Mosmans.