Merge pull request #33 from ccdc-opensource/install-server-gui-for-alma

Install server gui for alma

Author: mmaharjan-ccdc

tasks/AlmaLinux.yml

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+---
+- name: Set up package managers for required tools
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: ccdc.package_manager_configuration
+
+- name: Install desktop environment
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ package }}"
+  loop: "{{ desktop_packages }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: package
+  become: true
+
+- name: Run common Linux setup
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: Linux.yml

vars/AlmaLinux.yml

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+---
+gdm_config_file: /etc/gdm/custom.conf
+
+desktop_packages:
+  # EPEL is required for dkms on RedHat >=7
+  - "epel-release"
+  - "@Server with GUI"
+  - "firefox"
+  # This is required for the dconf module to disable screen locking
+  - "python3-psutil"
+  # DKMS will stop system updates from breaking VM guest extensions
+  - "dkms"