- name: Upgrade all installed packages apt: upgrade: full update_cache: yes notify: - apt cleanup - name: Check if a kernel update has been installed shell: | dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii' | grep 'linux-image-[0-9]' | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/linux-image-//g' | sort | tail -n 1 register: latest_kernel changed_when: false - name: Check if running kernel matches the latest installed kernel shell: uname -r register: running_kernel changed_when: false - name: Determine if reboot is required set_fact: reboot_required: "yes" when: running_kernel.stdout != latest_kernel.stdout