--- - hosts: all pre_tasks: - name: Update apt cache. apt: update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600 when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' changed_when: false - name: Install dependencies (RedHat). yum: name={{ item }} state=present when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' with_items: - cronie - epel-release - name: Install cron (Debian). apt: name=cron state=present when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' roles: - role_under_test