some work on printer drivers

roles/install_homebrew.yaml

@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
     get_url:
       url: "https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/download/{{ homebrew_json.json.tag_name }}/Homebrew-{{ homebrew_json.json.tag_name }}.pkg"
       dest: /tmp/homebrew-latest.pkg
+      force: true
+    register: downloaded
   - name: Install downloaded pkg | cmd
+    become: true
     ansible.builtin.command:
       cmd: installer -pkg /tmp/homebrew-latest.pkg -target /
-    become: true
+    when: downloaded.status_code == 200
   - name: Configure repository origin | cmd
     ansible.builtin.command:
       cmd: 'git -C "/opt/homebrew" remote add origin https://github.com/Homebrew/brew'

roles/install_printer.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 - name: Install printers
-  hosts: workstations
+#  hosts: workstations
+  hosts: michal-macbook-pro-m1
+  vars:
+      # taking the link from european version of Canon website and resolving the redirect via wget
+      # temporary measure, in the future i would like to automatically download the latest version of the driver somehow
+    driver_lnx: "https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/0100007658/40/linux-UFRII-drv-v590-m17n-03.tar.gz"
+    driver_osx: "https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/0100012238/02/mac-UFRII-LIPSLX-v101919-06.dmg"
+    driver_scan_osx: "https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0100012265/01/mac-scan-v21515-00.dmg"
   tasks:
     - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: ./install_printer_mac.yaml
+        file: ./install_printer_osx.yaml
       when: ansible_distribution == "MacOSX"
     - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
         file: ./install_printer_deb.yaml

roles/install_printer_deb.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+- name: Download the linux driver package | get_url
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: "{{ driver_lnx }}"
+    dest: /tmp/mf270_driver.tar.gz
+    force: true
+  register: downloaded
+- name: Create a temp directory | file
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /tmp/mf270_driver
+    state: directory
+  when: downloaded.status_code == 200
+- name: Unarchive the linux package | unarchive
+  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+    src: /tmp/mf270_driver.tar.gz
+    dest: /tmp/mf270_driver
+    extra_opts: ['--strip-components=1', '--show-stored-names']
+  when: downloaded.status_code == 200
+- name: Find the extracted deb file name | find
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    path: /tmp/mf270_driver/x64/Debian
+    patterns: '*.deb'
+  register: filename_search
+- name: Check installed package facts | package_facts
+  ansible.builtin.package_facts:
+    manager: "apt"
+- name: Set variables | set_fact
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    filename: "{{ filename_search.files[0].path | basename }}"
+    new_version: "{{ filename_search.files[0].path | basename | regex_search('_([0-9-\\.]+)_','\\1') | first }}"
+    current_version: "{{ ansible_facts.packages['cnrdrvcups-ufr2-uk'][0].version }}"
+- name: Info | debug
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Driver not installed. Installing version {{ new_version }}..."
+  when: current_version is not defined
+- name: Info | debug
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Current version: {{ current_version }}\nNew version: {{ new_version }}.\n Proceeding with update..."
+  when: current_version != new_version
+- name: Info | fail
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "Current version is the same as new version."
+  when: current_version == new_version
+- name: Install the package | apt
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    deb: "/tmp/mf270_driver/x64/Debian/{{ filename }}"
+  when: new_version != current_version

roles/install_printer_osx.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+- name: Download the mac driver package | get_url
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: "{{ driver_osx }}"
+    dest: /tmp/mf270_driver.dmg
+    force: true
+- name: Unarchive the mac driver package | unarchive
+  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+    src: /tmp/mf270_driver.dmg
+    dest: /tmp/
+    remote_src: true
+- name: Download the mac scanner driver package | get_url
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: "{{ driver_scan_osx }}"
+    dest: /tmp/mf270_scan_driver.dmg
+    force: true
+- name: Unarchive the mac scanner driver package | unarchive
+  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+    src: /tmp/mf270_scan_driver.dmg
+    dest: /tmp/
+    remote_src: true
+

roles/required_pkgs_apt.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     state: latest
-    update_cache: true
+    update_cache: false
     name: neovim
   register: output
 - name: Show output
@@ -20,8 +20,26 @@
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     state: latest
-    update_cache: true
+    update_cache: false
     name: zsh
   register: output
 - name: Show output
   debug: msg="{{ output.stdout_lines }}"
+- name: Install hwinfo on Debian derivatives | apt
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    state: latest
+    update_cache: false
+    name: hwinfo
+  register: output
+- name: Show output
+  debug: msg="{{ output.stdout_lines }}"
+- name: Install inxi on Debian derivatives | apt
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    state: latest
+    update_cache: false
+    name: inxi
+  register: output
+- name: Show output
+  debug: msg="{{ output.stdout_lines }}"