diff --git a/scala-sbt/defaults/main.yml b/scala-sbt/defaults/main.yml
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+++ b/scala-sbt/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+scala_sbt_install: True
+scala_sbt_repo_key: "2EE0EA64E40A89B84B2DF73499E82A75642AC823"
+scala_sbt_repo: "deb https://dl.bintray.com/sbt/debian /"
+scala_sbt_pkgs:
+  - sbt
+
diff --git a/scala-sbt/meta/main.yml b/scala-sbt/meta/main.yml
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+++ b/scala-sbt/meta/main.yml
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+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: '../../library/roles/oracle-jdk', when: openjdk_install is not defined or not openjdk_install }
+  - { role: '../../library/roles/openjdk', when: openjdk_install | default(False) }
diff --git a/scala-sbt/tasks/main.yml b/scala-sbt/tasks/main.yml
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index 00000000..3b2373d4
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+++ b/scala-sbt/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+  - name: Install the scala sbt repository key
+    apt_key: keyserver='keyserver.ubuntu.com' id={{ scala_sbt_repo_key }} state=present
+
+  - name: Install the scala sbt repository configuration
+    apt_repository: repo={{ scala_sbt_repo }} state=present update_cache=yes file=scala-sbt.list
+
+  - name: Install the scala sbt packages
+    apt: pkg={{ scala_sbt_pkgs }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600
+
+  when: scala_sbt_install
+  tags: [ 'scala', 'sbt', 'scala_sbt' ]
+
+- block:
+  - name: Remove the scala sbt packages
+    apt: pkg={{ scala_sbt_pkgs }} state=absent
+
+  - name: Remove the scala sbt repository configuration
+    apt_repository: repo={{ scala_sbt_repo }} state=absent update_cache=yes file=scala-sbt.list
+
+  - name: Remove the scala sbt repository key
+    apt_key: keyserver='keyserver.ubuntu.com' id={{ scala_sbt_repo_key }} state=absent
+
+  when: not scala_sbt_install
+  tags: [ 'scala', 'sbt', 'scala_sbt' ]