--- - block: - name: Add the openjdk ppa. To have openjdk 8/9 on precise and trusty apt_repository: repo='{{ openjdk_ppa }}' update_cache=yes - name: install OpenJDK JRE apt: pkg=openjdk-{{ item.0 }}-{{ item[1] }} state={{ openjdk_pkg_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600 with_nested: - '{{ openjdk_version }}' - '{{ openjdk_pkgs }}' # - [ 'jre', 'jre-headless', 'jdk' ] notify: Set the default OpenJDK - name: Set fact jdk_installed set_fact: jdk_installed=true tags: [ 'jdk', 'openjdk' ]