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+---
+# file: roles/kernel/defaults/main.yaml
+
+# Kernel version to install (Default to any version).
+kernel_version: "{{ kernel_version_by_distro[ansible_distribution | lower] | join(' ') }}"
+
+kernel_version_by_distro:
+ ubuntu:
+ - "4.15.0-72"
+
+kernel_packages: "{{ kernel_packages_by_distro[ansible_distribution | lower] | flatten(levels=1) }}"
+
+kernel_packages_by_distro:
+ ubuntu:
+ - "linux-image"
+ - "linux-headers"
+ - "linux-modules"
+ - "linux-modules-extra"
+ - "linux-tools"
+
+# Packages to remove in relation to kernel upgrade.
+absent_packages: "{{ absent_packages_by_distro[ansible_distribution | lower] | flatten(levels=1) }}"
+
+absent_packages_by_distro:
+ ubuntu:
+ - "amd64-microcode"
+ - "intel-microcode"
+ - "iucode-tool"