--- - name: Set OpenJDK 6 as default shell: update-java-alternatives -s java-1.6.0-openjdk-amd64 - name: Set OpenJDK 7 as default shell: update-java-alternatives -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64 - name: Set OpenJDK 8 as default shell: update-java-alternatives -s java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64 - name: Set the default OpenJDK shell: update-java-alternatives -s java-'{{ item }}'-openjdk-amd64 with_items: openjdk_default