--- - name: purge vim-tiny apt: name: vim-tiny state: absent purge: yes - name: install user sanity packages apt: name: "{{ item }}" state: present with_items: "{{ user_sanity_packages }}" - name: check for /etc/screenrc stat: path=/etc/screenrc register: f - name: disable screen startup message lineinfile: dest: /etc/screenrc regexp: '^#(startup_message off)$' line: '\1' backrefs: yes backup: yes when: f.stat.exists