update..

roles/common/tasks/apt.yml

@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@
   tags:
     - apt-initial-install
 
+- name: (apt.yml) Initial install ubuntu packages (noble)
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ apt_initial_install_ubuntu_noble }}"
+    state: "{{ apt_install_state }}"
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu"
+    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "noble"
+  tags:
+    - apt-initial-install
+
 
 # ---
 # Microcode

roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ---
 
+- import_tasks: show.yml
+  tags:
+   - show
+
 # tags supported inside basic.yml
 #
 #    timezone

roles/common/tasks/motd.yml

@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@
     path: /etc/motd.ORIG
   register: motd_orig_exist
 
+- name: (motd.yml) Check if /etc/motd exist
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/motd
+  register: motd_exist
+
 
 - name: (motd.yml)  Backup existing file /etc/motd
   command: cp -a /etc/motd /etc/motd.ORIG
-  when: motd_orig_exist.stat.exists == False
+  when: 
+   - motd_exist.stat.exists == True
+   - motd_orig_exist.stat.exists == False 
 
 - name: (motd.yml) create /etc/motd
   shell: figlet {{ ansible_hostname }} > /etc/motd

roles/common/tasks/show.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+- name: Show hostname
+  debug:
+    msg: "Host: {{ ansible_fqdn | split('.') | first }} FQDN: {{ ansible_fqdn.split('.')[0] }}.{{ ansible_fqdn.split('.')[1] | default('NONE')   }}.{{ ansible_fqdn.split('.')[2] | default('NONE')  }}"
+#    msg: "Host: {{ ansible_fqdn | split('.') | first }} FQDN: {{ ansible_fqdn.split('.')[0] | join( '.') }} | {{ join ( ansible_fqdn.split('.')[1] ) }}"
+