diff --git a/quickrank/defaults/main.yml b/quickrank/defaults/main.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickrank/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+quickrank_install: False
+
+quickrank_git_url: 'https://github.com/hpclab/quickrank'
+quickrank_package_list:
+  - gcc-5
+  - g++-5
+  - libboost1.55-all-dev
+  - git
+  - python-software-properties
+  - cmake
+  
diff --git a/quickrank/files/CMakeLists.txt.12.04.diff b/quickrank/files/CMakeLists.txt.12.04.diff
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+++ b/quickrank/files/CMakeLists.txt.12.04.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2016-09-22 19:35:27.516886715 +0200
++++ CMakeLists.txt	2016-09-22 19:36:44.171131969 +0200
+@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
+ # GNU C++ COMPILER OPTION (on Mac OS X, brew): -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/g++-5
+ # BUILD TYPE: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[Release|Debug]
+ 
+-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
++cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.7)
++set(CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE "QuickRankMakeRulesOverwrite.cmake")
+ project(QUICKRANK CXX)
+ 
+ # require support of C++11
diff --git a/quickrank/files/QuickRankMakeRulesOverwrite.cmake b/quickrank/files/QuickRankMakeRulesOverwrite.cmake
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index 00000000..e1d6095b
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+++ b/quickrank/files/QuickRankMakeRulesOverwrite.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+list(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS c)
diff --git a/quickrank/tasks/main.yml b/quickrank/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/quickrank/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Add the boost ppa
+      apt_repository: repo='ppa:boost-latest/ppa' update_cache=yes
+      when: is_precise
+
+    - name: Add the devel chain ppa
+      apt_repository: repo='ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test' update_cache=yes
+
+    - name: Install the quickrank dependencies
+      apt: name={{ item }} state=present
+      with_items: '{{ quickrank_package_list | default([]) }}'
+  
+  tags: [ 'boost', 'libboost', 'quickrank' ]
+
+- block:
+    - name: Download the quickrank distribution
+      git: repo={{ quickrank_git_url }} dest=/home/{{ d4science_user }}/quickrank
+      register: quickrank_src
+
+    - name: Copy some needed files if the distribution is Ubuntu 12.04
+      copy: src={{ item }} dest=/home/{{ d4science_user }}/quickrank/{{ item }}
+      with_items:
+        - CMakeLists.txt.12.04.diff
+        - QuickRankMakeRulesOverwrite.cmake
+      when: is_precise
+
+    - name: Apply a patch to the CMakeLists.txt if the distribution is Ubuntu 12.04
+      shell: cd /home/{{ d4science_user }}/quickrank ; patch -p0 < CMakeLists.txt.12.04.diff
+      when: is_precise
+
+    - name: Configure the sources and compile them
+      shell: cd /home/{{ d4science_user }}/quickrank ; rm -fr build ; mkdir build ; cd /home/{{ d4science_user }}/quickrank/build ; cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-5 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ; make
+      when: ( quickrank_src | changed )
+
+    - name: Install the quickrank binaries
+      become: False
+      shell: cd /home/{{ d4science_user }}/quickrank/bin ; install -m 755 quicklearn /usr/local/bin
+      when: ( quickrank_src | changed )
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'boost', 'libboost', 'quickrank', 'quickrank_bin' ]