--- - name: Install packages apt: name: "{{ install_packages }}" state: present update_cache: yes - block: - name: Enable backports apt_repository: repo: "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian {{ ansible_distribution_release }}-backports main" filename: backports - name: Install backports packages apt: name: "{{ backports_packages }}" state: present default_release: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-backports" when: backports_packages is defined - name: Delete packages apt: name: "{{ delete_packages }}" state: absent when: delete_packages is defined