diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/files/gitconfig_home b/ansible/roles/base/files/gitconfig_home
index 5bcd33f..8e4b8dd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/files/gitconfig_home
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/files/gitconfig_home
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
 	gpgsign = true
 [pull]
 	rebase = true
+[log]
+	date = local
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/files/ignore b/ansible/roles/base/files/ignore
index e69de29..8f3a70f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/files/ignore
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/files/ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+**/backend/test_data
+**/backend/notebooks
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml
index d7c1735..f00fdd2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+- name: Install packages
+  package:
+    name:
+      - rsync
+      - bash
+      - tmux
+      - lsof
+      - mg
+      - htop
+      - tree
+      - curl
+      - ncdu
+      - ripgrep
+      - git-crypt
+    state: present
+
+- name: Set timezone
+  file:
+    src: "/usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone|default('UTC') }}"
+    dest: /etc/localtime
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+    state: link
+
+- name: Install scripts
+  copy:
+    src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  loop:
+    - src: git_branches_by_owner_time
+      dest: /usr/local/bin/git_branches_by_owner_time
+
 - import_tasks: tasks/freebsd.yaml
   when: 'os_flavor == "freebsd"'
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml
index 371211e..88a6e65 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
 - name: Install packages
   package:
     name:
-      - rsync
-      - bash
-      - tmux
-      - lsof
-      - mg
-      - htop
-      - tree
-      - curl
       - pstree
-      - ncdu
-      - ripgrep
-      - git-crypt
     state: present
 
 - name: See if the alacritty termcap has been added
@@ -104,22 +93,3 @@
       src: tmpfs
       fstype: tmpfs
       opts: rw,mode=777
-      
-- name: Set timezone
-  file:
-    src: "/usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone|default('UTC') }}"
-    dest: /etc/localtime
-    owner: root
-    group: wheel
-    state: link
-
-- name: Install scripts
-  copy:
-    src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    mode: 0755
-    owner: root
-    group: wheel
-  loop:
-    - src: git_branches_by_owner_time
-      dest: /usr/local/bin/git_branches_by_owner_time
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yaml
index e69de29..87a5ea1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- name: Install packages
+  package:
+    name:
+      - psmisc
+    state: present