Create a separate 'locales' roles (+ en_US)

playbooks/base.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 ---
 # Put a common configuration on all servers
 - hosts: all,!unifi
+  vars:
+    locales_default: en_US.UTF-8
+    locales_additional:
+      - fr_FR.UTF-8
   roles:
-    - baseconfig
+    - debian_common
+    - locales
     - basesecurity
-    - ldap_client
     - logrotate
     - update_motd

roles/debian_common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -39,21 +39,6 @@
     dest: /etc/apt/sources.list
     mode: 0644
 
-# Patriotisme
-- name: Ensure French UTF-8 locale exists
-  locale_gen:
-    name: fr_FR.UTF-8
-    state: present
-
-# Fix LC_CTYPE="C"
-- name: Select default locale
-  debconf:
-    name: locales
-    question: locales/default_environment_locale
-    value: fr_FR.UTF-8
-    vtype: select
-  notify: Reconfigure locales
-
 # APT-List Changes : send email with changelog
 - include_tasks: apt-listchanges.yml
 

roles/locales/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+locales_default: en_US.UTF-8
+locales_additional: []
+...

roles/locales/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# Reconfigure locales when conf changes
 - name: Reconfigure locales
   command: dpkg-reconfigure locales -f noninteractive
+...

roles/locales/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Install locales
+  locale_gen:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  loop: "{{ [locales_default] + locales_additional }}"
+
+- name: Select default locale
+  debconf:
+    name: locales
+    question: locales/default_environment_locale
+    value: "{{ locales_default }}"
+    vtype: select
+  notify: Reconfigure locales
+...