v0.2.0 - rename set_locale to locale_config, add test_connection.yml playbook and update READMEs

roles/locale_config/tasks/main.yml

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+---
+# got this from here:
+# https://serverfault.com/questions/959026/how-do-i-generate-and-set-the-locale-using-ansible/981742#981742
+
+- name: ensure locale files are available for {{ set_locale_locale }}
+  become: true
+  community.general.locale_gen:
+    name: "{{ set_locale_locale }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: ensure locale files are available for {{ set_locale_language }}
+  become: true
+  community.general.locale_gen:
+    name: "{{ set_locale_language }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: get current locale and language configuration
+  register: locale_status
+  changed_when: false
+  ignore_errors: true
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: localectl status
+
+- name: set locale to '{{ set_locale_locale }}'
+  become: true
+  changed_when: locale_lang != set_locale_locale
+  vars:
+    locale_lang: "{{ locale_status.stdout | regex_search('LANG=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: localectl set-locale LANG={{ set_locale_locale }}
+
+- name: set language to '{{ set_locale_language }}'
+  become: true
+  changed_when: locale_language != set_locale_language
+  vars:
+    locale_language: "{{ locale_status.stdout | regex_search('LANGUAGE=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | default([locale_lang], true) | first }}"
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: localectl set-locale LANGUAGE={{ set_locale_language }}