new sudo-rs chicken-egg workaround

playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/deploy_basics.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
+- name: Temporary workaround for sudo-rs
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  become: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Detect sudo variant
+      ansible.builtin.raw: command -v sudo.ws || true
+      register: sudo_ws_check
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Set become_exe fact based on sudo variant present
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        ansible_become_exe: "{{ 'sudo.ws' if sudo_ws_check.stdout | trim | length > 0 else 'sudo' }}"
+
 - name: Install basic features
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: true
   become: true
-  become_exe: "{{ 'sudo.ws' if ansible_facts.packages['sudo-rs'] is defined else 'sudo' }}" # Temporary workaround for sudo-rs on Ubuntu 25.10 or later including 26.04 LTS (Lunar Lobster).
 
   tasks:
     - name: Update apt