--- - name: Install aptitude apt: pkg=aptitude state=present cache_valid_time=1800 tags: packages - name: Install the basic python packages. Not Trusty apt: pkg={{ default_python_packages }} state=present cache_valid_time=1800 when: - ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" - ansible_distribution_release != "trusty" tags: packages - name: Install the basic python packages on trusty apt: pkg={{ default_python_packages_trusty }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800 when: - ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" - ansible_distribution_release == "trusty" tags: packages - name: Install software-properties-common if needed apt: pkg=software-properties-common state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800 when: - ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" tags: packages - name: Default the backports repository on debian 7 copy: src=backports-wheezy dest=/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports owner=root group=root mode=644 when: is_debian7 | bool tags: wheezy-backports - name: Install the backports repository on debian 7 apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main' state=present update_cache=yes when: is_debian7 | bool tags: wheezy-backports - name: Install the backports repository on debian 8 apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian jessie-backports main' state=present update_cache=yes when: is_debian8 | bool tags: jessie-backports - name: install common packages apt: pkg={{ common_packages }} state={{ pkg_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800 tags: [ 'packages', 'common_pkgs' ] - name: Install additional packages, if any apt: pkg={{ additional_packages | default([]) }} state={{ pkg_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800 tags: [ 'packages', 'common_pkgs', 'additional_packages' ]