Use packer to create a base preconfigured base image

roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 kubernetes_apt_key: https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg
 kubernetes_apt_channel: main
 kubernetes_release: xenial
-# versions can be found here
 kubernetes_version: 1.11.3
 kubernetes_version_apt: "{{kubernetes_version}}-00"
 kubernetes_port: 6443

roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml

@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@
   - "'k8s_masters' in group_names"
   - groups.k8s_masters | length > 1
 
-- name: Install iputils-ping
-  apt:
-    name: iputils-ping
-    state: latest
-    cache_valid_time: 3600
-  register: result
-  retries: 3
-  until: result is success
-
 - name: Check all hosts can ping API floating IP
   shell: "ping {{ api_floating_ip }} -c 1"
   register: result