Ansible modules are used instead of a shell commands, the code is more readable.

Author: RootenberG

ansible/install-apps.yml

@@ -2,28 +2,25 @@
 - name: Install OS-level apps
   hosts: all
   become: yes
-  vars:
-  - apt_repo_list_file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
   tasks:
   - stat:
-      path: "{{ apt_repo_list_file }}"
+      path: "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list"
     register: google_apt_exists
     ignore_errors: yes
-  - name: dir
-    copy:
-       content: "{{ item }}"
-       dest: "{{ apt_repo_list_file }}"
-       owner: root
-       group: root
-       mode: 644
+  - name: Add Google Chrome directory
+    apt_repository:
+      repo: "{{ item }}"
+      state: present
     loop:
-     - "deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main"
-     - "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main"
+      - "deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main"
+      - "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main"
   - name: Add Google Chrome key
-    shell: wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add -
+    apt_key:
+      url: https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
+      state: present
   - name: Install apps
     apt:
-     update_cache: yes
-     name:
-     - google-chrome-stable
-     - git
+      update_cache: yes
+      name:
+      - google-chrome-stable
+      - git