Version 2.2.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog "linux_mint"
 
+## Version 2.2.0 [2021-02-20]
+
+* This version shares application config from 2.1.6 version but:
+  * [BREAKING_CHANGE] drops support for `Linux Mint 19`
+  * [BREAKING_CHANGE] introduces support for Ansible 2.10 as mandatory
+* Galaxy modules
+  * ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix
+  * ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
+
 ## Version 2.1.6 [2021-02-20]
 
 * [BREAKING_CHANGE] remove `kubeval` as obsolete

README.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 - [Ansible playbook for your DevOps/SysOps Linux Mint 19.x/20.x based workstation](#ansible-playbook-for-your-devopssysops-linux-mint-19x20x-based-workstation)
   - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
+    - [Ansible 2.10 and higher reminder](#ansible-210-and-higher-reminder)
   - [Assumptions](#assumptions)
   - [In-place upgraded OS warning](#in-place-upgraded-os-warning)
     - [Python2 removal](#python2-removal)
@@ -31,17 +32,25 @@
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- installed `Linux Mint` 19, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 20.0 20.1 - all 64-bit, standard options with extra codecs (available as selection during install)
+- installed `Linux Mint` 20.0 20.1 - all 64-bit, standard options with extra codecs (available as selection during install)
+- for previous versions of Mint - last release supporting `Linux Mint 19` was 2.1.6
 - access to Internet
 - `openssh-server` installed and running
-- `ansible` in version 2.9 or higher
+- `ansible` in version 2.10 or higher
+- `ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix`
+- `ansible-galaxy collection install community.general`
 
   ```bash
   sudo apt install openssh-server;sudo systemctl enable ssh && sudo systemctl start ssh
   ```
 
 - PermitRootLogin in `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` if you're using root account
 
+### Ansible 2.10 and higher reminder
+
+- `ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix`
+- `ansible-galaxy collection install community.general`
+
 ## Assumptions
 
 - 20 GB free space on OS drive

linux_mint.yaml

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
   # ansible version
   - name: verify_ansible_meets_version_requirements
     assert:
-      that: "ansible_version.full is version_compare('2.9', '>=')"
+      that: "ansible_version.full is version_compare('2.10', '>=')"
       msg: >
-        "You must update Ansible to at least 2.9 to use this version of playbook"
+        "You must update Ansible to at least 2.10 to use this version of playbook"
     tags:
     - assert
   # setup module - we need these facts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
       - "Bin Path to put files into   : {{ bin_path }}"
       - "Active user                  : {{ active_user|string }}"
       - "Linux Mint major version     : {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+      - "Ansible version              : {{ ansible_version.full }}"
   - name: wait_15_seconds
     pause:
       seconds: 15
@@ -360,21 +361,7 @@
     when: install_deb
     tags:
     - packages
-  - name: remove_ansible_from_pip
-    pip:
-      name: ansible
-      state: absent
-    retries: "{{ retries_count }}"
-    delay: "{{ delay_time }}"
-    register: r_pip_ansible
-    until: r_pip_ansible is success
-    any_errors_fatal: false
-    ignore_errors: true
-    when: pip_executable is defined
-    tags:
-    - packages
-    - base
-    - python
+    - deb
   - name: install_and_upgrade_pip_packages
     pip:
       name: "{{ item }}"
@@ -393,7 +380,7 @@
     - base
     - python
   - name: install_flatpak_apps
-    flatpak:
+    community.general.flatpak:
       name: "{{ item.name|string }}"
       state: present
       method: system
@@ -696,7 +683,7 @@
         enabled: true
       when: r_create_fstrim_override.changed
     - name: sysctl_changes
-      sysctl:
+      ansible.posix.sysctl:
         name: "{{ item.name|string }}"
         value: "{{ item.value|string }}"
         state: "{{ item.state|string }}"