- template:
    src: dummy_alternative
    dest: '{{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy'
    owner: root
    group: root
    mode: 0644
  when: with_alternatives or ansible_os_family != 'RedHat'

# update-alternatives included in Fedora 26 (1.10) & Red Hat 7.4 (1.8) segfaults
# when <admindir>/dummy file contains only mode and link. Hence the file is
# deleted instead of containing only mode and link. The file below works fine with
# newer version of update-alternatives:
# """
# auto
# /usr/bin/dummy
#
#
# """
- file:
    path: '{{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy'
    state: absent
  when: not with_alternatives and ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
