diff --git a/roles/gdb/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/gdb/tasks/Debian.yaml
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+---
+- name: install apt package
+  apt:
+    name: gdb
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/gdb/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/gdb/tasks/main.yaml
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+---
+- set_fact:
+    config_dir: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.config/gdb'
+    state_dir: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.local/state/gdb'
+
+- include_tasks: '{{ansible_os_family}}.yaml'
+
+- name: create directory
+  file:
+    path: '{{item}}'
+    state: directory
+  with_items:
+    - '{{config_dir}}'
+    - '{{state_dir}}'
+
+- name: create config file
+  template:
+    src: gdbinit
+    dest: '{{config_dir}}/gdbinit'
diff --git a/roles/gdb/templates/gdbinit b/roles/gdb/templates/gdbinit
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+# Enable saving command history
+set history filename {{state_dir}}/history
+set history save on