diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
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+++ b/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+retry_files_enabled = False
diff --git a/install-packages.yml b/install-packages.yml
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+++ b/install-packages.yml
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+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: load package list
+      include_vars:
+        file: packages.yml
+
+    - set_fact:
+        distro: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}"
+
+    - set_fact:
+        defined_packages: "{{ packages|json_query('keys(list)') }}"
+
+    - set_fact:
+        distro_packages: "{{ packages|json_query('list.*.%s'|format(distro)) }}"
+
+    - name: check list
+      assert:
+        that: "defined_packages|length == distro_packages|length"
+
+    - name: install packages
+      package:
+        name: "{{ packages|json_query(query) }}"
+        state: installed
+      vars:
+        query: "{{ 'list.*.%s[]'|format(distro) }}"
diff --git a/packages.yml b/packages.yml
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+packages:
+  list:
+    ansible:
+      fedora: ["ansible"]
+      ubuntu: ["bla"]
+    arandr:
+      fedora: ["arandr"]
+    arandr2:
+      fedora: ["arandr"]
+    borgbackup:
+      fedora: ["borgbackup"]
+    docker:
+      fedora: ["docker"]
+    fontawesome:
+      fedora: ["fontawesome-fonts", "fontawesome-fonts-web"]
+    gitk:
+      fedora: ["gitk"]
+    htop:
+      fedora: ["htop"]
+    i3:
+      fedora: ["i3"]
+    i3lock:
+      fedora: ["i3lock"]
+    mousepad:
+      fedora: ["mousepad"]
+    neovim:
+      fedora: ["neovim"]
+    network-manager-applet:
+      fedora: ["network-manager-applet"]
+    pasystray:
+      fedora: ["pasystray"]
+    pavucontrol:
+      fedora: ["pavucontrol"]
+    pinentry-qt:
+      fedora: ["pinentry-qt"]
+    pinta:
+      fedora: ["pinta"]
+    py3status:
+      fedora: ["py3status"]
+    urxvt:
+      fedora: ["rxvt-unicode-256color"]
+    tmux:
+      fedora: ["tmux"]
+    zsh:
+      fedora: ["zsh"]