--- # file: roles/common/tasks/kernel_install.yaml - name: Backup remote initramfs modules copy: src: '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules' dest: '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules.bkp' remote_src: yes tags: install-kernel-image - name: Update initramfs modules copy: src: '../files/initramfs_modules' dest: '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules' tags: install-kernel-image - name: Create target kernel dir file: path: '/opt/boot' state: 'directory' tags: install-kernel-image - name: Build initrd image shell: 'update-initramfs -k {{ ansible_kernel }} -c -b /opt/boot' tags: install-kernel-image - name: Copy corresponding kernel img copy: src: '/boot/vmlinuz-{{ ansible_kernel }}' dest: '/opt/boot/vmlinuz-{{ ansible_kernel }}' remote_src: yes tags: install-kernel-image - name: Restore remote initramfs modules copy: src: '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules.bkp' dest: '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules' remote_src: yes tags: install-kernel-image - name: Remove backup initramfs modules file: path: '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules.bkp' state: 'absent' tags: install-kernel-image