--- - name: Set facts set_fact: update_cache: true packages_to_install: [] - name: "Check packages to be installed" include_tasks: check.yml loop: "{{ packages_list | flatten }}" loop_control: loop_var: package_name - name: "Install packages: {{ packages_to_install }}" become: yes yum: name: "{{ packages_to_install }}" state: present when: packages_to_install | length > 0