Snap-based package installs

roles/common/tasks/golang.yml

@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 ---
 - block:
-  - name: 'golang : download golang 1.12.4 archive'
-    get_url:
-      url: https://dl.google.com/go/go1.12.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      dest: /tmp/golang.tar.gz
-      checksum: sha256:d7d1f1f88ddfe55840712dc1747f37a790cbcaa448f6c9cf51bbe10aa65442f5
-
-  - name: 'golang : extract archive'
-    unarchive:
-      dest: /usr/local
-      remote_src: yes
-      src: /tmp/golang.tar.gz
-
-  - name: 'golang : add golang directory to $PATH'
-    lineinfile:
-      insertafter: EOF
-      line: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
-      path: '{{ item }}'
-      state: present
-    with_items:
-      - /etc/profile
-      - /etc/zsh/zprofile
+  - name: 'golang : install golang snap'
+    snap:
+      name: go
+      classic: yes
 
   - name: 'golang : setup $GOPATH'
     lineinfile:
@@ -42,11 +25,6 @@
       - /etc/profile
       - /etc/zsh/zprofile
 
-  - name: 'golang : cleanup fragments'
-    file:
-      dest: /tmp/golang.tar.gz
-      state: absent
-
   tags:
     - common
     - golang

roles/common/tasks/node.yml

@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 ---
 - block:
 
-  - name: 'node : download setup script'
-    get_url:
-      url: https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x
-      dest: /tmp/node_setup.sh
-
-  - name: 'node : execute PPA setup script'
-    shell: bash /tmp/node_setup.sh
-
-  - name: 'node : install Node'
-    apt:
-      name: nodejs
-      state: present
-      update_cache: yes
+  - name: 'node : install LTS version with snap'
+    snap:
+      name: go
+      classic: yes
+# add the following if version 10.x is preferred to LTS
+      # channel: "10"
 
   - name: 'node : import Yarn APT key'
     apt_key:
@@ -32,11 +25,6 @@
       name: yarn
       state: present
 
-  - name: 'node : cleanup temp files'
-    file:
-      path: /tmp/node_setup.sh
-      state: absent
-
   tags:
     - common
     - node