install essential packages

roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
   template: src=resolv.conf.j2 dest=/etc/resolv.conf mode=0644 backup=yes
 - name: locale.conf
   template: src=locale.conf.j2 dest=/etc/locale.conf mode=0644 backup=yes
+- name: update pacman cache
+  pacman: update_cache=yes
+- name: install essential packages
+  pacman: name={{ item }} state=present
+  with_items:
+    - htop
+    - strace
+    - cacert-dot-org
+    - the_silver_searcher
 - name: /etc/hosts
   template: src=hosts.j2 dest=/etc/hosts mode=0644 backup=yes
 - locale_gen: name=de_DE.UTF-8 state=present

roles/container/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 - name: Write pacman.conf
   copy: src=pacman.conf dest=/etc/pacman.conf mode=0644
-- name: update cache htop
-  pacman: update_cache=yes
-- name: install htop
-  pacman: name=htop state=present
 
 - name: Mask services
   file: src=/dev/null dest=/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }} state=link
@@ -12,4 +8,11 @@
   service: name={{ item }} state=stopped enabled=no
   with_items: masked_services
 
+- name: install essential packages
+  pacman: name={{ item }} state=present
+  with_items:
+    - htop
+    - strace
+    - cacert-dot-org
+    - the_silver_searcher
 - mount: name=/run/systemd/journal/ src=/mnt/journal fstype=none opts=bind,ro state=present