ansible-role-simple-desktop/tasks/backgrounds.yaml

---

- name: background packages
  apt:
    pkg:
      - mate-backgrounds

- name: directory for backgrounds
  file:
    path: /opt/backgrounds
    state: directory

- name: copy kita-pro backgrounds
  synchronize:
    src: backgrounds/
    dest: /opt/backgrounds
    perms: false
    owner: false
    group: false

- name: find all other backgrounds
  find:
    paths:
      - /usr/share/backgrounds/mate/nature
      - /usr/share/backgrounds/mate/abstract
    recurse: yes
    excludes: "{{_excluded_backgrounds}}"
  register: _find_backgrounds

- name: link background files
  file:
    src: "{{item}}"
    dest: "/opt/backgrounds/{{item|basename}}"
    state: link
  with_items: "{{_find_backgrounds|json_query('files[].path')}}"