feat: install basic packages on Debian based distributions

tasks/main.yml

@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@
       mode: '0644'
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
+- name: Install basic packages
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+      name: "{{ packages_to_install }}"
+      state: present
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
 - name: Remove Unattended Upgrades
   ansible.builtin.apt:
       name: "unattended-upgrades"

vars/Debian.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ packages_to_remove:
     - snapd
     - popularity-contest
     - ubuntu-advantage-tools
+packages_to_install:
+    - "cron"
+    - "htop"
 files_to_remove:
     - /etc/dhcp/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba
     - /root/snap