Configure system timezone with Ansible collection

local.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+---
 - hosts: localhost
   vars_files:
     - vars/vault.yml
+    - vars/main.yml
   connection: local
   become: yes
 
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@
       changed_when: False
 
   tasks:
+    - include_tasks: tasks/collections.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/timezone.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/users.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/cron.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/packages.yml

tasks/collections.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+- name: Check whether community.general is installed
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
+  register: collection_list
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+
+- name: Install community.general collection
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
+  when: collection_list.rc != 0 or
+        'community.general' not in collection_list.stdout

tasks/command-picker.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: Create .bashrc.d directory
   file:
     path: /home/robert/.bashrc.d

tasks/cron.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: install cron job (ansible-pull)
   cron:
     user: root

tasks/packages.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: Install packages
   apt:
     name:
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@
       - fzf
       - tree
       - duf
-      - sudo
+      - sudo

tasks/timezone.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: Set system time zone
+  community.general.timezone:
+    name: "{{ system_timezone }}"

tasks/users.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: Check if robert user exists
   getent:
     database: passwd

vars/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+system_timezone: America/Denver