Refinement after testing on Archlinux again.

README.md

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ None.
 
 ## Role Variables
 
-There is one variable, which is the list of packages to install.
+Extra packages can be installed by using the custom list:
 
 ```yaml
-sysadmin_packages: []
+sysadmin_packages_custom: []
 ```

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 sysadmin_packages: []
+sysadmin_packages_custom: []

tasks/main.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
     state: present
     name: "{{ sysadmin_packages }}"
 
+- name: Ensure custom sysadmin utility packages are installed.
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    state: present
+    name: "{{ sysadmin_packages_custom }}"
+  when: sysadmin_packages_custom | length > 0
+
 - name: Generate ed25519 SSH host key
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: ssh-keygen -A

tasks/setup-Debian.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
 #    reboot_timeout: 3600
 #  when: kernel_version is changed
 
+- name: Update sources.list to select a fast mirror on Ubuntu
+  ansible.builtin.replace:
+    path: /etc/apt/sources.list
+    regexp: 'http://.*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu'
+    replace: 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt'
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
+
+
 - name: Update all packages to their latest version
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: '*'

vars/Archlinux.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+sysadmin_packages:
+  - bash-completion
+  - curl
+  - dnsutils
+  - doas
+  - dosfstools
+  - ffmpeg
+  - file
+  - git
+  - gnupg
+  - htop
+  - jq
+  - mediainfo
+  - mtr
+  - net-tools
+  - netcat
+  - nginx
+  - p7zip
+  - parted
+  - pass
+  - psmisc
+  - rsync
+  - smartmontools
+  - tcpdump
+  - tmux
+  - tree
+  - unzip
+  - vi
+  - vim
+  - vim
+  - wget
+  - which
+  - whois