add possibility to set os_family youself

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ none
 Role Variables
 --------------
 
-TODO
+TODO: set override_os_family in inventory for exotic OS like Mendel on Coral Board, which returns "Mendel GNU/Linux" but is a Debian derivative and uses apt.
 
 
 Dependencies

tasks/essentials.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
   include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
   with_first_found:
     - "essentials-{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
-    - "essentials-{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+    - "essentials-{{ (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) }}.yml"

tasks/tools.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
   include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
   with_first_found:
     - "tools-{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
-    - "tools-{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+    - "tools-{{ (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) }}.yml"

tasks/update.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ---
 # Common/Update: Install All Updates
 
+- debug:
+    msg: OS Family {{ override_os_family }} -> {{ (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) }}
+
 - name: update - Update and upgrade all packages
   include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
   with_first_found:
     - "update-{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
-    - "update-{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+    - "update-{{ (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) }}.yml"

tasks/usersetup.yml

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
   include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
   with_first_found:
     - "usersetup-{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
-    - "usersetup-{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+    - "usersetup-{{ (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) }}.yml"