Refactor Ansible tasks in basic.yml to use module prefixes and improve variable naming consistency

roles/common/tasks/basic.yml

@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: util-linux-extra
     state: present
-    update_cache: yes
+    update_cache: true
   when:
     - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'
     - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 11
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure timezone is is correct
-  timezone: name={{ time_zone }}
+  community.general.timezone:
+    name: "{{ time_zone }}"
   tags:
     - timezone
 
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure locales are present
-  locale_gen:
+  community.general.locale_gen:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
   with_items: "{{ locales }}"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     - locales
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Create a symbolic link /bin/sh -> bash
-  file:
+  ansible.builtin.file:
     src: bash
     dest: /bin/sh
     owner: root
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@
 # ----------
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure directory '/etc/security/limits.d' exists
-  file:
+  ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /etc/security/limits.d
     state: directory
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: '0755'
     group: root
     owner: root
   when:
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
     - systemd-config
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure files /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf exists
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: '{{ item.src_path }}'
     dest: '{{ item.dest_path }}'
     owner: root
@@ -77,21 +78,25 @@
 # ----------
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure directory '/etc/systemd/system.conf.d' exists
-  file:
+  ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /etc/systemd/system.conf.d
     state: directory
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: '0755'
     group: root
     owner: root
   when:
-    - inventory_hostname not in groups['lxc_guest'] or inventory_hostname in groups['lxc_host'] or inventory_hostname in groups['oopen_office_server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['jitsi_meet_server']
+    - >-
+      inventory_hostname not in groups['lxc_guest'] or
+      inventory_hostname in groups['lxc_host'] or
+      inventory_hostname in groups['oopen_office_server'] or
+      inventory_hostname in groups['jitsi_meet_server']
     - copy_plain_files_systemd is defined
     - copy_plain_files_systemd|length > 0
   tags:
     - systemd-config
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure files /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/*.conf exists
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: '{{ item.src_path }}'
     dest: '{{ item.dest_path }}'
     owner: root
@@ -101,17 +106,21 @@
   loop_control:
     label: 'dest: {{ item.name }}'
   when:
-    - inventory_hostname not in groups['lxc_guest'] or inventory_hostname in groups['lxc_host'] or inventory_hostname in groups['oopen_office_server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['jitsi_meet_server']
+    - >-
+      inventory_hostname not in groups['lxc_guest'] or
+      inventory_hostname in groups['lxc_host'] or
+      inventory_hostname in groups['oopen_office_server'] or
+      inventory_hostname in groups['jitsi_meet_server']
     - copy_plain_files_systemd is defined
     - copy_plain_files_systemd|length > 0
   tags:
     - systemd-config
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure directory '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d' exists
-  file:
+  ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d
     state: directory
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: '0755'
     group: root
     owner: root
   when:
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@
     - systemd-config
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure files /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf exists
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: '{{ item.src_path }}'
     dest: '{{ item.dest_path }}'
     owner: root
@@ -143,10 +152,10 @@
 # ----------
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure directory '/etc/sysctl.d' exists
-  file:
+  ansible.builtin.file:
     path: etc/sysctl.d
     state: directory
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: '0755'
     group: root
     owner: root
   when:
@@ -157,7 +166,7 @@
     - systctl-config
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Ensure files /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf exists
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: '{{ item.src_path }}'
     dest: '{{ item.dest_path }}'
     owner: root
@@ -174,7 +183,7 @@
     - systctl-config
 
 - name: (basic.yml) Additional Kernel Parameters (files  /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf)
-  copy:
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: '{{ item.src_path }}'
     dest: '{{ item.dest_path }}'
     owner: root
@@ -196,62 +205,74 @@
 # ----------
 
 - name: (basic.yml) install unattended-upgrades
-  apt: pkg=unattended-upgrades state=present
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    pkg: unattended-upgrades
+    state: present
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
   tags:
     - unattended-upgrades
 
 - name: (basic.yml) install apt-listchanges
-  apt: pkg=apt-listchanges state=present
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    pkg: apt-listchanges
+    state: present
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
   tags:
     - unattended-upgrades
 
 - name: (basic.yml) remove apticron
-  apt: pkg=apticron state=absent
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    pkg: apticron
+    state: absent
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
   tags:
     - unattended-upgrades
 
 - name: (basic.yml) check if /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades exists
-  stat: path=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
-  register: ua_enabled
+    path: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+  register: common_ua_enabled
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
   tags:
     - unattended-upgrades
 
 - name: (basic.yml) activate unattended upgrades
-  shell: DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades
+    creates: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+  environment:
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
+    DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN: 'true'
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
-    - ua_enabled.stat.exists == False
+    - not common_ua_enabled.stat.exists
   tags:
     - unattended-upgrades
 
 - name: (basic.yml) copy apt-listchanges.conf
-  template:
+  ansible.builtin.template:
     src: etc/apt/listchanges.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/listchanges.conf
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: 0644
+    mode: '0644'
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
   tags:
     - unattended-upgrades
 
 - name: (basic.yml) copy unattended-upgrades conf
-  template:
+  ansible.builtin.template:
     src: etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
-    backup: yes
+    backup: true
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: 0644
+    mode: '0644'
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
   tags: