--- - name: check if {{item}} exists stat: path: '{{item}}' register: old_package - name: uninstall package from {{item}} when: old_package.stat.exists become: true command: cmd: 'stow --delete --target /usr/local .' chdir: '{{item}}' - name: remove {{item}} when: old_package.stat.exists become: true file: state: absent path: '{{item}}'