Install aptitude, fix some booleans, remove support for Debian 6.

library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ---
+- name: Install aptitude
+  apt: pkg=aptitude state=present cache_valid_time=1800
+  tags: packages
+
 - name: Install the basic python packages
   apt: pkg={{ default_python_packages }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
   when: not is_trusty
@@ -6,94 +10,74 @@
 
 - name: Install the basic python packages on trusty
   apt: pkg={{ default_python_packages_trusty }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-  when: is_trusty
+  when: is_trusty | bool
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Install python-lxml on bionic
   apt: pkg=python-lxml state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-  when: is_bionic
+  when: is_bionic | bool
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Install software-properties-common if needed
   apt: pkg=software-properties-common state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-  when: is_ubuntu
+  when: is_ubuntu | bool
   tags: packages
 
-- name: Default the backports repository on debian 6
-  copy: src=backports-squeeze dest=/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports owner=root group=root mode=644
-  when: is_debian6
-  tags: squeeze-backports
-
-- name: Install the backports repository on debian 6
-  apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian-backports squeeze-backports main' state=present update_cache=yes
-  when: is_debian6
-  tags: squeeze-backports
-
 - name: Default the backports repository on debian 7
   copy: src=backports-wheezy dest=/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports owner=root group=root mode=644
-  when: is_debian7
+  when: is_debian7 | bool
   tags: wheezy-backports
 
 - name: Install the backports repository on debian 7
   apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main' state=present update_cache=yes
-  when: is_debian7
+  when: is_debian7 | bool
   tags: wheezy-backports
 
 - name: Install the backports repository on debian 8
   apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian jessie-backports main' state=present update_cache=yes
-  when: is_debian8
+  when: is_debian8 | bool
   tags: jessie-backports
 
-# Debian 7 “Wheezy” from February 2016 to May 2018
-# Debian 8 “Jessie“ from May 2018 to April/May 2020
-- name: Install the squeeze-lts repository on debian 6
-  apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian squeeze-lts main contrib non-free' state=present update_cache=yes
-  register: update_apt_cache
-  when: is_debian6
-  tags: squeeze-lts
-
 - name: apt key for the internal ppa repository
   apt_key: url=http://ppa.research-infrastructures.eu/system/keys/system-archive.asc state=present
   when:
-    - is_ubuntu
+    - is_ubuntu | bool
     - egi_image is not defined or not egi_image
-    - infrascience_internal_ppa
+    - infrascience_internal_ppa | bool
   ignore_errors: True
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Remove the broken system apt repository
   apt_repository: repo='deb http://ppa.research-infrastructures.eu/system stable main' state=absent
-  when: is_ubuntu
-  ignore_errors: True
+  when: is_ubuntu | bool
   tags: packages
 
 - name: setup system apt repository
   apt_repository: repo='deb [arch=amd64] http://ppa.research-infrastructures.eu/system stable main' update_cache=yes
   when:
-    - is_ubuntu
-    - infrascience_internal_ppa
+    - is_ubuntu | bool
+    - infrascience_internal_ppa | bool
   ignore_errors: True
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Remove the broken system apt repository for specific distributions
   apt_repository: repo='deb http://ppa.research-infrastructures.eu/system {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main' state=absent
-  when: is_trusty
-  ignore_errors: True
+  when: is_trusty | bool
   tags: packages
 
 - name: setup system apt repository for specific distributions
   apt_repository: repo='deb [arch=amd64] http://ppa.research-infrastructures.eu/system {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main' update_cache=yes
   when:
-    - is_trusty
-    - infrascience_internal_ppa
+    - is_trusty | bool
+    - infrascience_internal_ppa | bool
   ignore_errors: True
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Setup the infrascience trusty repository
   apt_repository: repo='deb [arch=amd64] http://ppa.research-infrastructures.eu/trusty-infrascience {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main' update_cache=yes
   when:
-    - is_trusty
-    - infrascience_internal_ppa
+    - is_trusty | bool
+    - infrascience_internal_ppa | bool
   ignore_errors: True
   tags: packages