Add initial Ansible configuration and package management setup

- Create .gitignore to exclude .vscode directory
    - Add ansible.cfg for Ansible configuration
    - Define inventory for new machine
    - Create playbook.yml for orchestrating tasks
    - Set up common role with default variables, handlers, and tasks
    - Implement package management tasks for installing packages from various sources
    - Include appimage and flatpak package lists

ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yml

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+---
+# Add common tasks here
+
+- name: Set hostname to '{{ common_hostname }}'
+  ansible.builtin.hostname:
+    name: "{{ common_hostname }}"
+  tags: [ 'common', 'hostname' ]
+
+- name: Configure WiFi connection '{{ common_wifi_connection_name }}'
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: >
+      nmcli dev wifi connect "{{ common_wifi_ssid }}"
+      password "{{ common_wifi_password }}"
+      name "{{ common_wifi_connection_name }}"
+  args:
+    creates: "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/{{ common_wifi_connection_name }}.nmconnection"
+  ignore_errors: true
+  tags: [ 'common', 'network', 'wifi' ]
+
+- name: Configure ethernet connection '{{ common_ethernet_con_name }}' with static IP, gateway, and DNS
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: >
+      nmcli con add type ethernet ifname {{ common_ethernet_ifname }} con-name "{{ common_ethernet_con_name }}" ipv4.method manual ipv4.addresses {{ common_ethernet_ipv4_address }} ipv4.gateway {{ common_ethernet_ipv4_gateway }} ipv4.dns "{{ common_ethernet_ipv4_dns }}"
+  args:
+    creates: "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/{{ common_ethernet_con_name }}.nmconnection"
+  ignore_errors: true
+  tags: [ 'common', 'network', 'ethernet' ]
+- name: Ensure user '{{ common_user_name }}' exists with specified password
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: "{{ common_user_name }}"
+    password: "{{ common_user_password }}"
+    shell: /bin/bash
+    state: present
+    create_home: yes
+  tags: [ 'common', 'users' ]
+- name: Ensure root password matches user '{{ common_user_name }}'
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: root
+    password: "{{ common_user_password }}"
+  tags: [ 'common', 'users' ]
+- name: Configure sshd_config to allow root login with password
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    regexp: "^PermitRootLogin"
+    line: "PermitRootLogin {{ common_sshd_permit_root_login }}"
+    state: present
+    create: yes
+  notify: Restart sshd
+  tags: [ 'common', 'sshd' ]
+- name: Ensure PasswordAuthentication is set to {{ common_sshd_password_authentication }} in sshd_config
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    regexp: "^PasswordAuthentication"
+    line: "PasswordAuthentication {{ common_sshd_password_authentication }}"
+    state: present
+    create: yes
+  notify: Restart sshd
+  tags: [ 'common', 'sshd' ]
+- name: Ensure PermitEmptyPasswords is set to {{ common_sshd_permit_empty_passwords }} in sshd_config
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    regexp: "^PermitEmptyPasswords"
+    line: "PermitEmptyPasswords {{ common_sshd_permit_empty_passwords }}"
+    state: present
+    create: yes
+  notify: Restart sshd
+  tags: [ 'common', 'sshd' ]