--- - name: Ensure packages defined in install_packages are installed 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