allow to installation via os package manager or pip

README.md

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/borgbase/ansible-role-borgbackup.git roles/ansibl
 - `ssh_key_file`: Path to a private ssh key file (default is `.ssh/id_ed25519`). It generates a ed25519 key if the file doesn't exist yet.
 - `borg_version`: Force a specific borg version to be installed
 - `borgmatic_version`: Force a specific borgmatic version to be installed
-
+- `borgmatic_install_method`: By default `pip` is used to install borgmatic. To install via your distributions package manager set this to `package-manager` and overwrite the `borg_packages` variable to contain your distributions package names required to install borgmatic. Note that many distributions ship outdated versions of borgbackup and borgmatic; use at your own risk.
+- `borg_system_packages`: contains the names of distributions packages for `borg(backup)` and `borgmatic`, only used if `borgmatic_install_method` is set to `package-manager`.
 
 ## Contributing
 

defaults/main.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ borgmatic_cron_minute: "{{ 59 | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
 borgmatic_cron_checks_day: "{{ range(1, 28) | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
 borgmatic_cron_checks_hour: "{{ range(9, 24) | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
 borgmatic_cron_checks_minute: "{{ 59 | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
-
-
 borg_version: false
-borgmatic_version: false
+borgmatic_version: false
+borgmatic_install_method: pip

tasks/install_pip.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: Create virtualenv for borg  # noqa package-latest
+  pip:
+    name:
+    - pip
+    - setuptools
+    state: latest
+    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
+    virtualenv_command: "{{ python_bin }} -m venv"
+
+- name: Install dependent Python Packages
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ borg_dependent_python_packages }}"
+    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
+  when: borg_dependent_python_packages is defined
+
+- name: Install main Python Packages
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    version: "{{ item.version | default(omit, true) }}"
+    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
+  when: borg_python_packages is defined
+  loop: "{{ borg_python_packages }}"
+
+- name: Create borgmatic command in /usr/local/bin
+  copy:
+    content: |
+      #!/bin/bash
+      . /opt/borgmatic/bin/activate
+      borgmatic "$@"
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0755"

tasks/install_pkg.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: Install borgmatic and borg via distribution package manager
+  package:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  loop: "{{ borg_system_packages }}"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -27,39 +27,15 @@
     name: "{{ borg_packages }}"
     state: present
 
-- name: Create virtualenv for borg  # noqa package-latest
-  pip:
-    name:
-    - pip
-    - setuptools
-    state: latest
-    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
-    virtualenv_command: "{{ python_bin }} -m venv"
+- name: Install borgmatic via pip
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: install_pip.yml
+  when: borgmatic_install_method == 'pip'
 
-- name: Install dependent Python Packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ borg_dependent_python_packages }}"
-    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
-  when: borg_dependent_python_packages is defined
-
-- name: Install main Python Packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(omit, true) }}"
-    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
-  when: borg_python_packages is defined
-  loop: "{{ borg_python_packages }}"
-
-- name: Create borgmatic command in /usr/local/bin
-  copy:
-    content: |
-      #!/bin/bash
-      . /opt/borgmatic/bin/activate
-      borgmatic "$@"
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0755"
+- name: Install borgmatic via distribution package manager
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: install_pkg.yml
+  when: borgmatic_install_method == 'package-manager'
 
 - name: Ensure root has SSH key.
   user:

vars/Archlinux.yml

@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - python-pip
   - python-setuptools
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borg
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3

vars/Debian.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - openssh-client
   - cron
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borgbackup
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3

vars/Fedora.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - openssh-clients
   - cronie
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borgbackup
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3

vars/ManjaroLinux.yml

@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - openssh
   - cronie
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borg
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3

vars/RedHat-8.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - openssh-clients
   - cronie
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borgbackup
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3

vars/RedHat-9.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - openssh-clients
   - cronie
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borgbackup
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3

vars/RedHat.yml

@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ borg_packages:
   - openssh-clients
   - cronie
 
+borg_system_packages:
+  - borgbackup
+  - borgmatic
+
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3