This README is associated with the `pc-designer-tools` role, part of the `cymais` repository. This role focuses on setting up a suite of essential design tools on personal computers, catering specifically to the needs of graphic designers, illustrators, and digital artists.
The `main.yml` file in the `pc-designer-tools` role encompasses tasks for installing popular design software:
1.**Install Designer Tools**: This task uses the `community.general.pacman` module to install:
-`gimp`: A free and open-source raster graphics editor, used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.
-`blender`: A free and open-source 3D creation suite supporting the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.
2.**Install drawio**: A separate task that uses the `kewlfft.aur.aur` module (with `yay` as the helper) to install `drawio-desktop`, a diagram software used for creating a wide range of diagrams and flowcharts.
## Dependencies
This role depends on:
- **system-aur-helper**: Ensures that an AUR (Arch User Repository) helper is available, which is necessary for installing packages like `drawio-desktop` that are not in the standard repositories.
## Purpose and Usage
The `pc-designer-tools` role is intended for users who require a robust set of tools for graphic design, 3D modeling, and diagram creation. It simplifies the process of setting up a comprehensive design environment on Arch Linux-based systems.
## Prerequisites
- **Ansible**: Required for running this role.
- **Arch Linux-based System**: As the role uses `pacman` and AUR helpers, it is tailored for Arch Linux or similar distributions.
For support, feedback, or contributions, such as adding more tools or improving the existing setup, please open an issue or submit a pull request in the `cymais` repository. Contributions that enhance the role for designers are greatly appreciated.
