Update playbooks/install-essential-tools.yml

playbooks/install-essential-tools.yml

@@ -4,20 +4,32 @@
   become: true
 
   vars:
-    essential_packages:
+    # Base tools required everywhere
-      - curl
+    base_packages:
-      - git
+      - curl             # used for API calls, downloads
-      - jq
+      - git              # version control / pulling repos
-      - htop
+      - ca-certificates  # ensures HTTPS works
-      - unzip
+      - iproute2         # modern networking tools (ip a, ip r)
-      - ca-certificates
+
-      - net-tools
+    # Extra tools for troubleshooting / convenience
-      - acl
+    extra_packages:
-      - fzf
+      - jq       # parse JSON (docker inspect, APIs)
+      - htop     # friendlier process viewer
+      - unzip    # handle .zip archives
+      - dnsutils # dig, nslookup
+      - fzf      # fuzzy finder
+      - tree     # visualize directories
+      - bat      # cat with syntax highlighting
+      - net-tools # old ifconfig, netstat (legacy but familiar)
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Install common tools
+    - name: Install base tools
       apt:
-        name: "{{ essential_packages }}"
+        name: "{{ base_packages }}"
         state: present
         update_cache: yes
+
+    - name: Install extra tools
+      apt:
+        name: "{{ extra_packages }}"
+        state: present