Handle OS requirements for Ansible

tasks/Debian-default.yml

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+---
+# tasks file for ensure_ansible_prereq
+- name: 'package states'
+  package:
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop:
+    - { name: 'python-apt', state: 'present' }
+    - { name: 'sudo', state: 'present' }
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+- name: 'service states'
+  service:
+    enabled: '{{ item.enabled }}'
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop:
+    - { enables: 'yes', name: 'acpid', state: 'started' }
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+

tasks/RedHat-6-default.yml

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+---
+# tasks file for ensure_ansible_prereq
+- name: 'package states'
+  package:
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop:
+    - { name: 'acpid', state: 'present' }
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+- name: 'service states'
+  service:
+    enabled: '{{ item.enabled }}'
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop:
+    - { enables: 'yes', name: 'acpid', state: 'started' }
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+

tasks/main.yml

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+---
+# tasks file for ensure_ansible_prereq
+- name: 'include variables'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+  include_tasks:
+    file: '{{ lookup("first_found", findme ) }}'
+  vars:
+    findme:
+      files:
+        - '{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-{{ ansible_architecture }}.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-default.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_distribution }}-default.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-{{ ansible_architecture }}.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-default.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}-default.yml'
+        - 'default.yml'
+      errors: 'ignore'
+