--- - name: SHELL | Get MySQL target version shell: LANG=C apt-cache depends mysql-server | awk -F '-' '/Depends/ { print $NF }' register: apt_mysql_version changed_when: false - name: DEBCONF | Prepare MySQL silent installation (root password) debconf: name='mysql-server-{{ apt_mysql_version.stdout }}' question='mysql-server/root_password' vtype='password' value='{{ mysql_root_password }}' when: not mysql_exists.stat.exists - name: DEBCONF | Prepare MySQL silent installation (root password again) debconf: name='mysql-server-{{ apt_mysql_version.stdout }}' question='mysql-server/root_password_again' vtype='password' value='{{ mysql_root_password }}' when: not mysql_exists.stat.exists - name: APT | Install MySQL server apt: pkg=mysql-server state=latest