Sudo requirement for os_openstacksdk should be unnecessary if packages are already installed

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Start by reading roles/os_openstacksdk/tasks/main.yml at line 20 and the linked package-module example. Verify that the role can check package presence without sudo and only require privilege when installation is needed; done when already-installed packages work for a non-root user.

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https://github.com/stackhpc/ansible-collection-openstack/blob/08a7fad71c54c40b159bcdc325e90acad8f27627/roles/os_openstacksdk/tasks/main.yml#L20

The way the os_openstacksdk Ensure required packages are installed task is currently specified requires sudo privileges even if the packages are already installed. If would be nice if that was not necessary, for example by splitting the package presence check from the install. The following seems a relevant example:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65834036/how-to-use-the-package-module-as-non-root-user

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