if check mode, verify packages are installed before continuing

If packages are not installed, commands will fail in check mode.

tasks/main.yml

@@ -10,39 +10,44 @@
     state: present
     use: "{{ (__aide_is_ostree | d(false)) |
              ternary('ansible.posix.rhel_rpm_ostree', omit) }}"
+  register: __aide_install_packages
 
-- name: Get AIDE version
+- name: Packages are installed
+  # either run mode or check mode and no changes to packages
+  when: not ansible_check_mode or (ansible_check_mode and not __aide_install_packages.changed)
+  block:
+    - name: Get AIDE version
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: aide --version
       register: __aide_version_register
       changed_when: false
 
-# assumes the version starts with a digit and goes to the end of the line
-- name: Set AIDE version
+    # assumes the version starts with a digit and goes to the end of the line
+    - name: Set AIDE version
       set_fact:
         aide_version: "{{ __output | regex_search('(?m)^A[iI][dD][eE] (\\d.*)$', '\\1') | first }}"
       vars:
         __output: "{{ __aide_version_register.stdout if __aide_version_register.stdout | length > 0
           else __aide_version_register.stderr }}"
 
-- name: Ensure required services are enabled and started
+    - name: Ensure required services are enabled and started
       ansible.builtin.service:
         name: "{{ item }}"
         state: started
         enabled: true
       loop: "{{ __aide_services }}"
 
-- name: Generate "/etc/{{ __aide_config }}"
+    - name: Generate "/etc/{{ __aide_config }}"
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: "{{ aide_config_template }}"
         dest: "/etc/{{ __aide_config }}"
         mode: "0400"
       when: aide_config_template is not none
 
-# - name: Print Header
-#   ansible.builtin.command: head /etc/aide.conf || true
+    # - name: Print Header
+    #   ansible.builtin.command: head /etc/aide.conf || true
 
-- name: Initialize AIDE database
+    - name: Initialize AIDE database
       when: aide_init | bool
       block:
         - name: Initialize AIDE database
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@
             state: absent
           when: not aide_fetch_db | bool
 
-- name: Fetch AIDE database
+    - name: Fetch AIDE database
       when: aide_fetch_db | bool
       block:
         - name: Fetch AIDE database
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@
             path: "{{ __aide_db_new_name }}"
             state: absent
 
-- name: Check AIDE integrity
+    - name: Check AIDE integrity
       when: aide_check | bool
       block:
         - name: Copy AIDE reference database
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@
             cmd: aide --check
           changed_when: false
 
-- name: Update AIDE database and fetch it
+    - name: Update AIDE database and fetch it
       when: aide_update | bool
       block:
         - name: Update AIDE database
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@
             path: "{{ __aide_db_new_name }}"
             state: absent
 
-- name: Update aide check cron configuration if necessary
+    - name: Update aide check cron configuration if necessary
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/crontab
         regexp: "^.* root {{ __aide_bin_path }} --check"
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@
         - aide_cron_check is not none
         - aide_cron_check | bool
 
-- name: Remove aide check cron configuration if necessary
+    - name: Remove aide check cron configuration if necessary
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/crontab
         state: absent
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@
         - aide_cron_check is not none
         - not aide_cron_check | bool
 
-- name: Record role success fingerprint
+    - name: Record role success fingerprint
       sr_fingerprint:
         sr_message: >-
           success system_role:aide ansible_version={{ ansible_version.full }}