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+---
+- name: Install Essential Packages
+  hosts: all
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Install essential packages
+      apt:
+        name:
+          - vim
+          - git
+          - curl
+          - htop
+          - iftop
+          - dnsutils
+          - net-tools
+          - sudo
+          - wget
+          - unzip
+          - zip
+          - lsb-release
+          - gnupg
+          - gnupg2
+          - sysstat
+          - screen
+          - tmux
+        state: present
+        update_cache: yes
+
+- name: Configure Bash history with timestamps
+  hosts: all
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: Add HISTTIMEFORMAT to .bashrc
+      lineinfile:
+        path: ~/.bashrc
+        regexp: '^export HISTTIMEFORMAT='
+        line: 'export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%F %T "'
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Source .bashrc to apply changes
+      shell: source ~/.bashrc
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+
+    - name: Display Bash history
+      shell: history
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: history_output
+
+    - name: Print Bash history
+      debug:
+        msg: "{{ history_output.stdout }}"