Add support for Debian/Ubuntu.

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ansible Role: MySQL
 
-Installs MySQL server on RedHat Enterprise Linux or CentOS 6.x servers.
+Installs MySQL server on RHEL/CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu servers.
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ None.
 
 Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see `vars/main.yml`):
 
-    mysql_enablerepo: ""
+    mysql_user_home: /root
 
-If you have enabled any additional repositories (might I suggest geerlingguy.repo-epel or geerlingguy.repo-remi), those repositories can be listed under this variable (e.g. `remi,epel`). This can be handy, as an example, if you want to install later versions of MySQL.
+The home directory inside which Python MySQL settings will be stored, which Ansible will use when connecting to MySQL. This should be the home directory of the user which runs this Ansible role.
 
     mysql_root_password: root
 
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ The MySQL root user account password.
       - mysql-server
       - MySQL-python
 
-Packages to be installed. In some situations, you may need to add additional packages, like `mysql-devel`.
+(OS-specific, RedHat/CentOS defaults listed here) Packages to be installed. In some situations, you may need to add additional packages, like `mysql-devel`.
+
+    mysql_enablerepo: ""
+
+(RedHat/CentOS only) If you have enabled any additional repositories (might I suggest geerlingguy.repo-epel or geerlingguy.repo-remi), those repositories can be listed under this variable (e.g. `remi,epel`). This can be handy, as an example, if you want to install later versions of MySQL.
 
 ## Dependencies
 

handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: restart mysql
-  command: service mysqld restart
+  service: >
+    name={{ mysql_daemon }}
+    state=restarted

meta/main.yml

@@ -11,5 +11,11 @@ galaxy_info:
   - name: EL
     versions:
     - 6
+  - name: Ubuntu
+    versions:
+    - all
+  - name: Debian
+    versions:
+    - all
   categories:
     - database

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,24 +1,45 @@
 ---
-# If this is not done for the version of MySQL in certain extra repositories,
-# MySQL installation fails with an error the first time.
-- name: Update postfix to the latest version.
-  yum: name=postfix state=latest enablerepo={{ mysql_enablerepo }}
+- name: Include OS-specific variables.
+  include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
 
-- name: Ensure MySQL packages are installed.
-  yum: name={{ item }} state=installed enablerepo={{ mysql_enablerepo }}
+- name: Update postfix to the latest version (if extra repositories enabled).
+  yum: >
+    name=postfix
+    state=latest
+    enablerepo={{ mysql_enablerepo }}
+  when: mysql_enablerepo != ""
+
+- name: Ensure MySQL packages are installed (RedHat).
+  yum: >
+    name={{ item }}
+    state=installed
+    enablerepo={{ mysql_enablerepo }}
+  with_items: mysql_packages
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+
+- name: Ensure MySQL packages are installed (Debian).
+  apt: >
+    name={{ item }}
+    state=installed
   with_items: mysql_packages
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
 - name: Copy my.cnf global MySQL configuration.
   copy: src=my.cnf dest=/etc/my.cnf owner=root group=root mode=0644
 
-# Set MySQL to run at startup.
-- name: Ensure MySQL is started.
-  service: name=mysqld state=started enabled=yes
+- name: Ensure MySQL is started and enabled on boot.
+  service: >
+    name={{ mysql_daemon }}
+    state=started
+    enabled=yes
 
 # 'localhost' needs to be the last item for idempotency, see
 # http://ansible.cc/docs/modules.html#mysql-user
-- name: update mysql root password for all root accounts
-  mysql_user: name=root host={{ item }} password={{ mysql_root_password }}
+- name: Update MySQL root password for all root accounts.
+  mysql_user: >
+    name=root
+    host={{ item }}
+    password={{ mysql_root_password }}
   with_items:
     - 127.0.0.1
     - ::1
@@ -26,10 +47,17 @@
 
 # Has to be after the root password assignment, for idempotency.
 - name: Copy .my.cnf file with root password credentials.
-  template: src=my.cnf.j2 dest=/root/.my.cnf owner=root group=root mode=0600
+  template: >
+    src=my.cnf.j2
+    dest={{ mysql_user_home }}/.my.cnf
+    owner=root group=root mode=600
 
 - name: Delete anonymous MySQL user for localhost.
-  mysql_user: name="" state="absent"
+  mysql_user: >
+    name=""
+    state=absent
 
 - name: Remove the MySQL test database.
-  mysql_db: name="test" state="absent"
+  mysql_db: >
+    name="test"
+    state=absent

vars/Debian.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+mysql_daemon: mysql
+mysql_packages:
+  - mysql-server
+  - python-mysqldb

vars/RedHat.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+mysql_daemon: mysqld
+mysql_packages:
+  - mysql
+  - mysql-server
+  - MySQL-python

vars/main.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ---
-# Pass in a comma-separated list of repos to use (e.g. "remi,epel").
-mysql_enablerepo: ""
+mysql_user_home: /root
 mysql_root_password: root
-mysql_packages:
-  - mysql
-  - mysql-server
-  - MySQL-python
+
+# Pass in a comma-separated list of repos to use (e.g. "remi,epel"). Used only
+# for RedHat systems (and derivatives).
+mysql_enablerepo: ""