only install community.general when version is < 7

ansible.sh

@@ -182,8 +182,15 @@ which jc && \
   # https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/jc
   jc --version || jc -h
 
-# Install community.general 7.5.9
-/usr/bin/ansible-galaxy collection install "community.general:==7.5.9" || exit
+# Get the first digit of the installed version of community.general
+comgen_installed=$(/usr/bin/ansible-galaxy collection list | grep community.general | sort -n | tail -n1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[.][0-9][.][0-9]$//')
+if [[ "${comgen_installed}" -lt 7 ]];
+then
+  # Install community.general 7.5.9
+  /usr/bin/ansible-galaxy collection install "community.general:==7.5.9" || exit
+else
+  echo "The version of community.general installed appears to be greater than 7.5.9, so skipping the comgen install"
+fi
 
 # Install the ansible roles
 /usr/bin/ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml --force || exit