---
- name: Install essential packages
  hosts: all_except_ansible
  become: yes
  
  tasks:
    - name: Install system utilities
      apt:
        name:
          - curl
          - wget
          - git
          - htop
          - net-tools
          - ufw
          - software-properties-common
          - ca-certificates
          - gnupg
          - lsb-release
        state: present
        update_cache: yes