--- - name: install pillow prerequisites for Ubuntu < 14.04 apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present force=yes with_items: - libjpeg8-dev - libtiff4-dev - tcl8.5-dev - tk8.5-dev when: ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('14.04', 'lt') - name: install pillow prerequisites for Ubuntu >= 14.04 apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present force=yes with_items: - libjpeg8-dev - libtiff5-dev - tcl8.6-dev - tk8.6-dev when: ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('14.04', 'ge')