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README.md

-# Workstation configuration with CentOS 7
+# An attempt to automate personal CentOS 8 workstation config
 Go through the following steps to configure a CentOS 7 workstation.
-### Install Ansible and packages required to install Ansible
+## Structure
+The way this setup is structured probably does not conform with ansible best practice suggestions. Enabling or disabling a feature is controlled via tags, no roles are defined.
+## Steps to follow
+* Start with a minimal CentOS 8 installation.
+* Install ansible and dependencies
 ```
 yum install epel-release
 yum check-update
 yum install ansible
-yum install git
 ```
-### Run ansible-pull
+* Either run ansible-pull, which will make use of `local.yml`:
 ```
-ansible-pull -U <repo-url> --checkout '<branch>'
+ansible-pull -U <repo-url> --checkout '<branch>' --tags <tags>
 ```
 
-### Items to add - notes
-**Enable PowerTools for KDE**
-```dnf config-manager --enable PowerTools```
-bash-completion
-dnf -y groupinstall kde-desktop
-```systemctl set-default graphical.target```
-```systemctl enable sddm -f```
-dnf -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
-mesa-libGL-devel
-qt5-devel
-extra-cmake-modules
-kf5-kconfigwidgets-devel
-kdecoration-devel
-kf5-ki18n-devel
-kf5-kguiaddons-devel
-kf5-kwindowsystem-devel
-
-### Plasma Configuration Saver
-spectacle
-kdialog
-
-### Before customization
-https://github.com/ishovkun/SierraBreeze
-(kf5-devel libs should be installed beforehand)
-
-### Latte dock
-kf5-kactivities-devel
-kf5-karchive-devel
-kf5-kcrash-devel
-kf5-kdeclarative-devel
-kf5-kglobalaccel-devel
-kf5-kiconthemes-devel
-kf5-kio-devel
-kf5-knewstuff-devel
-kf5-knotifications-devel
-kf5-plasma-devel
-kf5-kwayland-devel
-kf5-kdbusaddons-devel
-xcb-util-devel
-libSM-devel
-app/view/contextmenu.h , add #include <QPointer>
-https://github.com/KDE/latte-dock
-
-### Chrome
-dnf install https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
-
-### Install fira code
-look git script
-
-### Other packages
-okular
-
-(activate Raven repository to get Kmail)
-kmail
-korganizer
+* Or clone the repository:
+```
+# ansible-playbook --tags <tags> playbook.yml
+```
 
-### TODO
-fonts:
-    ms fonts
-    consolas

files/anaconda_module.lua

+-- -*- lua -*-
+
+help([[ anaconda3/2020.02]])
+
+-- information
+whatis("Name         : anaconda3 2020.02, python 3.7.6")
+whatis("Version      : anaconda3 2020.02")
+whatis("Category     : compiler")
+whatis("Description  : python environment")
+whatis("URL          : http://www.continuum.io/ ")
+whatis("Installed on : 15/07/2020")
+
+-- family
+family("python")
+
+-- local variables
+local version = "2020.02"
+local base = "/opt/anaconda3/2020.02"
+
+-- set environment
+setenv("ANACONDA_ROOT",base)
+prepend_path("PATH",pathJoin(base,"bin"))
+
+-- source initialization script (sh or csh)
+execute{cmd="source " .. base .. "/etc/profile.d/conda."..myShellType(),modeA={"load"}}
+
+-- unload
+if (myShellType() == "csh") then
+  cmd = "unsetenv CONDA_EXE; unsetenv _CONDA_ROOT; unsetenv _CONDA_EXE; " ..
+        "unsetenv CONDA_SHLVL; unalias conda"
+  execute{cmd=cmd, modeA={"unload"}}
+end
+
+if (myShellType() == "sh") then
+  -- bash sets environment variables, shell functions and path to condabin
+  if (mode() == "unload") then
+    remove_path("PATH", pathJoin(base,"condabin"))
+  end
+  cmd = "unset CONDA_EXE; unset _CE_CONDA; unset _CE_M; " ..
+        "unset -f __conda_activate; unset -f __conda_reactivate; " .. 
+        "unset -f __conda_hashr; unset CONDA_SHLVL; unset _CONDA_EXE; " .. 
+        "unset _CONDA_ROOT; unset -f conda"
+  execute{cmd=cmd, modeA={"unload"}}
+end
+
+-- messages
+LmodMessage("Lmod: ", mode().."ing", myModuleName(), "/", myModuleVersion())

files/sudoers_ansible

-ansible ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

local.yml

+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
+
 - hosts: localhost
   become: true
   pre_tasks:
@@ -6,12 +8,11 @@
       changed_when: False
 
   tasks:
-    - include: tasks/users.yml
     - include: tasks/additional_repositories.yml
-    - include: tasks/install_kde.yml
+    - include: tasks/kde.yml
     - include: tasks/packages.yml
     - include: tasks/profile_settings.yml
     - include: tasks/kde_customization.yml
     - include: tasks/vim.yml
     - include: tasks/anaconda.yml
-    - include: tasks/environment_modules.yml
+    - include: tasks/lmod.yml

playbook.yml

+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
+
+- hosts: all
+  become: true
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: update_repositories
+      dnf: update_cache=yes
+      changed_when: False
+
+  tasks:
+    - include: tasks/additional_repositories.yml
+    - include: tasks/kde.yml
+    - include: tasks/packages.yml
+    - include: tasks/profile_settings.yml
+    - include: tasks/kde_customization.yml
+    - include: tasks/vim.yml
+    - include: tasks/anaconda.yml
+    - include: tasks/lmod.yml

tasks/additional_repositories.yml

 # Enable additional software repositories
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
 
 - block:
 
@@ -7,6 +8,11 @@
       name: epel-release
       state: latest
 
+  - name: Enable ELRepo Repository
+    dnf:
+      name: 'https://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-8.el8.elrepo.noarch.rpm'
+      state: latest
+
   - name: Enable Raven Repository
     dnf:
       name: 'https://pkgs.dyn.su/el8/base/x86_64/raven-release-1.0-1.el8.noarch.rpm'
@@ -21,4 +27,4 @@
       dest: '/etc/yum.repos.d/TurboVNC.repo'
 
   tags:
-    - enable_repos
+    - enable_additional_repositories

tasks/anaconda.yml

-# Installation of anaconda (system wide)
+# System wide installation of anaconda3
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
 
 - block:
 
-  - name: check if installer already exists
+  - name: Presence check: anaconda3 installer
     stat:
       path: '/tmp/anaconda_installer.sh'
     register: anaconda_installer_exists
 
-  - name: download installer
+  - name: Download: anaconda3 installer
     get_url:
       url: '{{ anaconda_installer_url }}'
       dest: '/tmp/anaconda_installer.sh'
     when: not anaconda_installer_exists.stat.exists
 
-  - name: install
+  - name: Installation check: anaconda3
+    stat:
+      path: '{{ anaconda_installation_path }}'
+    register: anaconda_installed
+
+  - name: Installation: anaconda3
     shell: 'bash anaconda_installer.sh -b -p {{ anaconda_installation_path }}'
     args:
       chdir: '/tmp'
       creates: '{{ anaconda_installation_path }}'
+    when: not anaconda_installed.stat.exists
 
   tags:
     - anaconda
 
   vars:
     anaconda_installer_url: 'https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2020.02-Linux-x86_64.sh' 
-    anaconda_installation_path: '/opt/anaconda'
+    anaconda_installation_path: '/opt/anaconda3/2020.02'

tasks/cron.yml

-- name: install cron job (ansible-pull)
-  cron: user="ansible" name="ansible provision" minute="*/10" job="/usr/bin/ansible-pull -o -U https://github.com/m0rningl0rd/workstation-centos7.git --checkout 'dev' > /dev/null"

tasks/install_kde.yml

-- name: Install KDE Plasma
-  dnf:
-    name: '@kde-desktop'
-    state: present
-
-# Below item(s) do not work, need to execute manually
-# - name: Enable KDE Plasma
-#   command: systemctl set-default graphical.target
-#   command: systemctl enable sddm -f

tasks/kde.yml

+# Installation of KDE Plasma
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
+
+- name: Install KDE Plasma
+  dnf:
+    name: '@kde-desktop'
+    state: present
+  tags:
+    - kde
+
+- name: Display information message
+  debug:
+    msg:
+      - 'Below commands should be executed manually:'
+      - 'systemctl set-default graphical.target'
+      - 'systemctl enable sddm -f'
+  tags:
+    -kde

tasks/kde_customization.yml

 # Stuff related to KDE customization
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
 
 # SierraBreeze icon set
-- name: SierraBreezeEnhanced installation check
+- name: Installation check: SierraBreezeEnhanced
   stat:
     path: '/usr/lib/libsierrabreezeenhancedcommon5.so.0'
   register: sierra_breeze_installed
   tags:
-    - test
     - kde_customization
 
 - block:
 
-  - name: clone repository
+  - name: Clone repository: SierraBreezeEnhanced
     git:
       repo: '{{ repo_name }}'
       dest: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
       update: yes
 
-  - name: create build directory
+  - name: Create build directory: SierraBreezeEnhanced
     file:
       path: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
       state: directory
       recurse: no
 
-  - name: cmake
+  - name: cmake: SierraBreezeEnhanced
     shell: >
       cmake ..
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
@@ -35,23 +35,22 @@
       chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
       creates: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build/Makefile'
 
-  - name: make
+  - name: make: SierraBreezeEnhanced
     make:
       chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
 
-  - name: install
+  - name: Installation: SierraBreezeEnhanced
     make:
       chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
       target: install
 
-  - name: cleanup
+  - name: Cleanup: SierraBreezeEnhanced
     file:
       path: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
       state: absent
 
   tags:
     - kde_customization
-    - test
 
   vars:
     repo_name: 'https://github.com/m0rningl0rd/SierraBreezeEnhanced'
@@ -60,42 +59,60 @@
   when: not sierra_breeze_installed.stat.exists
 
 # Latte Dock
-# TODO: Execute only when produced libraries are not present
-# TODO: Somehow log output of make & cmake commands 
+- name: Installation check: latte-dock
+  stat:
+    path: '/usr/bin/latte-dock'
+  register: latte_dock_installed
+  tags:
+    - kde_customization
+
 - block:
 
-  - name: Clone repository
+  - name: Clone repository: latte-dock
     git:
-      repo: https://github.com/{{ repo_name }}
-      dest: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}
+      repo: '{{ repo_name }}'
+      dest: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
       update: yes
 
-  - name: Create build directory
+  - name: Create build directory: latte-dock
     file:
-      path: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}/build
+      path: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
       state: directory
       recurse: no
 
-  - name: Build
-    command: cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DKDE_L10N_AUTO_TRANSLATIONS=OFF
+  - name: cmake: latte-dock
+    shell: >
+      cmake ..
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+      -DKDE_L10N_AUTO_TRANSLATIONS=OFF
     args:
-      chdir: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}/build
+      chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
 
-  - name: Install
-    command: make install
-    args:
-      chdir: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}/build
+  - name: make: latte-dock
+    make:
+      chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
+
+  - name: Installation: latte-dock
+    make:
+      chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}/build'
+      target: install
+
+  - name: Cleanup: latte-dock
+    file:
+      path: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
+      state: absent
 
   tags:
     - kde_customization
 
   vars:
-    repo_name: m0rningl0rd/latte-dock
+    repo_name: 'https://github.com/m0rningl0rd/latte-dock'
+    tmp_dir: '/tmp/latte-dock'
 
-# Fira fonts
+# FiraCode font family
 # TODO: Check if already installed, even though it is checked in the script
-- name: Install Fira Code font family
-  become: yes
+- name: Installation: FiraCode font family
   shell: files/install-fira-fonts.sh
   tags:
     - kde_customization

tasks/environment_modules.yml → tasks/lmod.yml

-# Environment modules
-# TODO: Installation detection
-
-# Lua 
-- block:
-
-  - name: download
-    get_url: 
-      url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/lua-{{ lua_version }}.tar.bz2
-      dest: /tmp/lua-{{ lua_version }}.tar.bz2
-
-  - name: extract
-    unarchive:
-      src: /tmp/lua-{{ lua_version }}.tar.bz2
-      dest: /tmp/
-
-  - name: configure
-    shell: ./configure --prefix={{ lua_prefix }}
-    args:
-      chdir: /tmp/lua-{{ lua_version }}
-      creates: config.log
-
-  - name: make
-    make:
-      chdir: /tmp/lua-{{ lua_version }}
-
-  - name: install
-    make:
-      chdir: /tmp/lua-{{ lua_version }}
-      target: install
+# Lmod environment management
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
 
+- name: Installation check: Lmod
+  stat:
+    path: '/opt/lmod/lmod'
+  register: lmod_installed
   tags:
-    - lua
-
-  vars:
-    lua_version: 5.1.4.9
-    lua_prefix: /opt/lua/{{ lua_version }}
+    - lmod
 
-# Lmod
 - block:
 
-  - name: clone repository
+  - name: Clone repository: Lmod
     git:
-      repo: https://github.com/{{ repo_name }}
-      dest: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}
+      repo: '{{ repo_name }}'
+      dest: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
       update: yes
 
-  - name: configure
+  - name: Configure: Lmod
     shell: >
       ./configure
       --prefix={{ lmod_prefix }}
@@ -53,35 +24,61 @@
       --with-spiderCacheDir={{ lmod_spider_cache_dir }}
       --with-updateSystemFn={{ lmod_spider_cache_stamp }}
     args:
-      chdir: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}
-      creates: config.log
+      chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
+      creates: 'config.log'
 
-  - name: make
+  - name: make: Lmod
     make:
-      chdir: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}
+      chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
 
-  - name: install
+  - name: Installation: Lmod
     make:
-      chdir: /tmp/{{ repo_name }}
+      chdir: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
       target: install
 
-  - name: create bash profile link
+  - name: Link: Lmod bash profile
     file:
       src: '{{ lmod_prefix }}/lmod/lmod/init/profile'
       dest: '/etc/profile.d/z00_lmod.sh'
       state: link
 
-  - name: create zsh profile link
+  - name: Link: Lmod zsh profile
     file:
       src: '{{ lmod_prefix }}/lmod/lmod/init/cshrc'
       dest: '/etc/profile.d/z00_lmod.csh'
       state: link
 
+  - name: Create modulefiles directory
+    file:
+      path: '{{ lmod_modules_root }}'
+      state: directory
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: '0755'
+
+  - name: Setup .modulespath file
+    shell: 'echo {{ lmod_modules_root }} >> {{ lmod_prefix }}/lmod/lmod/init/.modulespath'
+    args:
+      creates: '{{ lmod_prefix }}/lmod/lmod/init/.modulespath'
+
+  - name: File permissions: .modulespath
+    file:
+      path: '{{ lmod_prefix }}/lmod/lmod/init/.modulespath'
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: '0644'
+
+  - name: Cleanup: Lmod
+    file:
+      path: '{{ tmp_dir }}'
+      state: absent
+
   tags:
     - lmod
 
   vars:
-    repo_name: 'TACC/Lmod'
+    repo_name: 'https://github.com/TACC/Lmod'
+    tmp_dir: '/tmp/lmod'
     lmod_prefix: '/opt'
     lmod_modules_root: '/opt/modules'
     lmod_spider_cache_dir: '{{ lmod_modules_root }}/.spider-cache'

tasks/packages.yml

+# Install required packages
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
+
 - name: install packages
   tags:
     - packages
@@ -6,6 +9,7 @@
       - '@Development Tools'
       - htop
       - tmux
+      - git
       - glibc-all-langpacks
       - bash-completion
       - mesa-libGL-devel
@@ -74,5 +78,29 @@
       - perl-ExtUtils-Embed
       - turbovnc
       - fuse-sshfs
+      - glibc.i686
+      - glib2.i686
+      - bzip2-libs.i686
+      - libpng.i686
+      - libtiff.i686
+      - libXft.i686
+      - libXxf86vm.i686
+      - sssd-client.i686
+      - libpng12
+      - libpng12.i686
+      - libXp
+      - libXp.i686
+      - openmotif
+      - zlib
+      - redhat-lsb
+      - compat-libtiff3
+      - xorg-x11-fonts-cyrillic
+      - xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi
+      - xterm
+      - libstdc++.i686
+      - libstdc++-devel.i686
+      - gtk2.i686
+      - libSM.i686
+      - libXt.i686 
     state: present
     update_cache: True

tasks/profile_settings.yml

 # Modifications in /etc/profile.d
+# Part of CentOS 8 workstation configuration automation files
 
-# JAVA
-# TODO: The java version name is hradcoded in java.sh, needs care
-- name: java profile installation check
+# java
+# TODO: The java path is hardcoded in java.sh, needs care
+- name: Installation check: /etc/profile.d/java.sh
   stat:
     path: '/etc/profile.d/java.sh'
   register: java_profile_installed
   tags:
     - profile_settings
 
-- name: show information
+- name: Show information
   debug:
     msg: '{% if java_profile_installed.stat.exists %} Java profile already installed. {% else %} Java profile not installed, proceeding with installation.. {% endif %}'
   tags:
     - profile_settings
 
-- name: java profile
+- name: Installation: /etc/profile.d/java.sh
   copy: src=files/java.sh dest=/etc/profile.d/java.sh
   when: not java_profile_installed.stat.exists
   tags:

tasks/users.yml

-- name: create ansible user
-  user: name=ansible uid=900
-
-- name: copy sudoers ansible
-  copy: src=files/sudoers_ansible dest=/etc/sudoers.d/ansible owner=root group=root mode=0440