Ansible task to upgrade Windows WSL 1.x Ubunto to latest release

dist-upgrade.yml

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# # Upgrade Windows WSL 1.x Ubunto to latest release                                      # #
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# # Upgrade process based on:                                                             # #
# # https://medium.com/@rockey5520/wsl-ubuntu-upgrade-to-disco-dingo-19-04-b4abff20452d   # #
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# # Created: 2019/11/01 23:54:53                                                          # #
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# # Run this playbook with 'sudo ansible-playbook ...'                                    # #
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# # To check if the upgrade run 'lsb_release -a'                                          # #
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# prepare by making sure /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades contains Prompt=normal 
# insted of Prompt=LTS etc.
- name: set release upgrades to normal 
  lineinfile:
    path: /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
    regexp: '^Prompt='
    line: Prompt=normal
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade

# run apt-get update at least once an hour (keep chache for 3.600 sec)
- name: apt-get update as separate step
  apt:
    update_cache: yes
    cache_valid_time: 3600
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade

# as snap store is not supported in WSL 1.x and creates probblems during upgrade
- name: remove lxd
  apt:
    name: lxd
    state: absent 
    autoremove: yes
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade

# same is for lxd-client 
- name: remove lxd-client
  apt:
    name: lxd-client
    state: absent
#    force: yes 
    autoremove: yes
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade

# upgrade all packages, remove all unecessary packages
- name: run apt-get upgrade
  apt:
    upgrade: yes
    autoremove: yes
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade

# upgrade all packages and update handle dependencies
- name: run apt-get dist-upgrade
  apt:
    upgrade: dist
    autoremove: yes
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade

# run the release upgrade 
- name: run do-release-upgrade non-interactively
  command: do-release-upgrade -f DistUpgradeViewNonInteractive
  tags:
    - wsl_distupgrade