main.yml

---

- name: install locale packages
  apt:
    force_apt_get: true
    install_recommends: false
    name: "{{ locale_packages }}"

- name: generate locale
  locale_gen:
    name: "{{ init_locale }}"

- name: set locale
  notify: update locale
  copy:
    dest: /etc/default/locale
    content: |
      LANG={{ init_locale }}
      LANGUAGE={{ init_locale }}
      LC_ALL={{ init_locale }}

- name: set locale.gen
  notify: update locale
  lineinfile:
    path: /etc/locale.gen
    regexp: '^(?:# )?({{ init_locale }}.*)$'
    backrefs: true
    line: '\1'

- name: set timezone
  notify: restart cron
  timezone:
    name: "{{ init_timezone }}"

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