tasks/install_packages.yml

@@ -6,18 +6,17 @@
     state: present
     update_cache: true
 
-- name: Install/Update curl, libxerces-c-dev, rsync, tar, unzip, imagemagick, libtiff-tools, libxml2-utils
+- name: Install/Update required or useful tools and libraries
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: [
       'curl',
-      'inotify-tools',
-      'libpath-class-perl',
-      # 'libxalan-c111',
-      'libxalan-c112',
-      'libxerces-c-dev',
+      'inotify-tools',        # custom systemd service
+#      'libpath-class-perl',  # ? likely outdated requirement, no use case
+#      'libxalan-c112',       # ? likely outdated requirement, installed by SubApp
+#      'libxerces-c-dev',     # ? likely outdated requirement, installed by SubApp
       'libxml2-utils',
       'netcat-openbsd',
-      'p7zip-full',
+      'p7zip-full',           # compressed logs
       'rsync',
       'sqlite3',
       'tar',
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@
       'imagemagick',
       'libtiff-tools',
       'python3-virtualenv',
+      'checkit-tiff-upcoming',
+      'exiftool',
     ]
     state: present
     update_cache: true
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@
 - name: Install/Update Perl-Pakete
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: [
-      'libcurses-ui-perl',
-      'libnet-scp-perl',
-      'libtest-exception-perl',
-      'libtest-file-perl',
-      'libtest-output-perl',
-      'libtext-csv-xs-perl',
+#      'libcurses-ui-perl',       # ? likely outdated requirement
+#      'libnet-scp-perl',         # ? likely outdated requirement
+#      'libtest-exception-perl',  # ? likely outdated requirement
+#      'libtest-file-perl',       # ? likely outdated requirement
+#      'libtest-output-perl',     # ? likely outdated requirement
+#      'libtext-csv-xs-perl',     # ? likely outdated requirement
       'perl',
       'perl-base',
       'perl-modules-5.36',

tasks/install_ta_tools.yml

----
-- name: Install TA-Tools
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: "tools-for-technical-analysts"
-    state: latest
-
-- name: |
-    Remove build dependencies used for the old installation method that didn't
-    rely on a prebuilt Debian package.
-  block:
-    - name: install Git (prerequisite for ansible.builtin.git)
-      ansible.builtin.apt:
-        name: [
-          "gcc",    # needed only for Archivematica version
-          "git",
-          "libdist-zilla-perl",
-        ]
-        state: absent
-
-#    - name: checkout ta-tools repo
-#      ansible.builtin.git:
-#        repo: "https://git.slub-dresden.de/digital-preservation/tools-for-technical-analysts.git"
-#        dest: "/tmp/tools-for-technical-analysts/"
-#        version: "version1.0-rosetta"
-#      register: ta_tools_git
-    - name: REMOVE ta-tools repo
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "/tmp/tools-for-technical-analysts/"
-        state: absent
-
-    # Run `dzil listdeps` to get an updated list of dependencies.
-    # Commented dependencies are not available as Debian packages and will be
-    # installed when running `dzil install` in the next task.
-    - name: |
-        REMOVE dependencies for ta-tools. Keep only what is also listed as a
-        dependency in the tools-for-technical-analysts Debian package to avoid
-        removing and immediately reinstalling them.
-      ansible.builtin.apt:
-        name: [
-          # App::Cmd::Setup
-          # "libcurl4-gnutls-dev",    # needed only for Archivematica version
-          # "libdata-printer-perl",   # Package dependency
-          "libdatetime-perl",
-          "libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl",
-          # ExtUtils::MakeMaker
-          # IO::Zlib
-          # LWP::UserAgent
-          "libextutils-pkgconfig-perl",
-          "libpath-tiny-perl",
-          # "libregexp-optimizer-perl",   # Package dependency
-          # "libsoap-lite-perl",    # Package dependency
-          # "libtest-cmd-perl",    # needed only for Archivematica version
-          "libtext-csv-perl",
-          "libyaml-perl",
-        ]
-        state: absent
-
-#     # This is THE main purpose of this task file, so we won't run this as a
-#     # handler, but set "noqa: no-handler" instead.
-#     # Also, OF COURSE we want to run it every time. We just pulled a fresh copy
-#     # from Git and it's onyl run when that action changed.
-#     - name: install ta-tools
-#       ansible.builtin.command:    # noqa: no-changed-when
-#         cmd: "dzil install"
-#         chdir: "/tmp/tools-for-technical-analysts/"
-#       when: ta_tools_git.changed    # noqa: no-handler
-#       async: 100000
-
-    - name: create directories needed by ta-tool
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "/home/{{ vault_subapp_user }}/{{ item }}/"
-        state: directory
-        mode: "0755"
-        owner: "{{ vault_subapp_user }}"
-        group: "{{ vault_subapp_group }}"
-      loop:
-        - ".cache"
-        - ".config"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "configure_iptables_externalusers.yml"
   tags: [iptables]
 
-# - name: install tools for Technical Analysts
-#   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "install_ta_tools.yml"
-#   tags: [ta, apt]
-
 - name: install scripts and services for moving old logs to archive
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "install_move_logs.yml"
   tags: [log, cleanup]