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+- name: Setup gridlock specific tasks
+  hosts: localhost
+  become_method: sudo
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: install plymouth
+      apt:
+        name: plymouth
+    - name: get acab theme
+      git:
+        dest: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/acab
+        repo: https://git.v-tr.org/violet/plymouth-acab.git
+      notify: update initramfs
+    - name: Set plymouth theme
+      shell:
+        cmd: "plymouth-set-default-theme acab && touch /etc/.plymouth"
+        creates: /etc/.plymouth
+      notify: update initramfs
+    - name: copy grub background
+      copy:
+        dest: /boot/grub/background.png
+        src: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/acab/plymouth_background_acab.png
+    - name: configure grub
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/default/grub
+        line: "{{ item.line }}"
+        regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
+      with_items:
+        - line: GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
+          regexp: '^GRUB_TIMEOUT=.*'
+        - line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
+          regexp: '^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=.*'
+        - line: GRUB_GFXMODE=3840x2160
+          regexp: '#?GRUB_GFXMODE=.*'
+        - line: GRUB_BACKGROUND=/boot/grub/background.png
+          regexp: '^GRUB_BACKGROUND.*'
+      notify: update grub
+    - name: set grub colors
+      copy:
+        dest: /boot/grub/custom.cfg
+        content: set color_normal=dark-gray/black
+    - name: Install wifi driver
+      apt:
+        name: firmware-b43-installer
+    - name: setup dotfiles
+      command:
+        cmd: stow {{ item.name }}
+        chdir: ~/dotfiles
+        creates: "{{ item.path }}"
+      with_items:
+        - { name: sway-gridlock, path: ~/.config/sway/device-conf }
+      become: no
+  handlers:
+    - name: update initramfs
+      command:
+        cmd: update-initramfs -u -k all
+    - name: update grub
+      command:
+        cmd: update-grub
+