Ansible playbook: Archlinux post-installation

This playbook will install my dotfiles and other packages you probably want.

Installation

Caution

I'm new to Ansible and IaC (Infrastructure as Code) in general, so there may be some errors or unexpected behaviors. Please feel free to suggest improvements.

1. Dependencies

Install the necessary dependencies:

# pacman -S base-devel ansible python-psutil git

2. Get the repository

Clone the git repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/DHDcc/archlinux-ansible.git

3. Run the playbook

Install the required collection using the requirements file, then run the playbook:

$ cd archlinux-ansible/ansible
$ ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
$ ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass playbooks.yml

Tip

you can disable/enable some options by editing ~/archlinux-ansible/ansible/group_vars/all/options.yml.

Options:

name	description	type	default
amdgpu	install packages for AMD’s gpu	boolean	false
aur_helper.name	pick your favorite AUR helper	string	paru
aur_helper.git	compile the helper from the latest github commits	boolean	false
hypervisor	install Qemu and VirtManager	boolean	true
tweaks	apply tweaks for your system*	boolean	false
gaming_packages	install all necessary packages for gaming	boolean	true
firewall	install ufw and set some rules	boolean	true
extra	install extra packages	boolean	false

*check the playbook before enabling this option.

Note

If you're using an Nvidia GPU, you will need to download the drivers manually.

4. Reboot

To complete the installation, reboot your system:

# reboot