gistfile1.txt

what is the problem here

testu@ubuntu:~/playbooks/new$ cat when.yml 
---
- hosts: fedora
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: install apache to appropriate distro to ubuntu 
      command: apt-get -y install apache2
      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
    - name: Install apache appropriate to rhel or centro
      command: yum -y install http
      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
        
    


testu@ubuntu:~/playbooks/new$ ansible-playbook when.yml -b
PLAY [fedora] ******************************************************************

TASK [install apache to appropriate distro to ubuntu] **************************
fatal: [192.168.198.130]: FAILED! => {"failed": true, "msg": "The conditional check 'ansible_os_family == \"Debian\"' failed. The error was: error while evaluating conditional (ansible_os_family == \"Debian\"): 'ansible_os_family' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to have been in '/home/testu/playbooks/new/when.yml': line 5, column 7, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n  tasks:\n    - name: install apache to appropriate distro to ubuntu\n      ^ here\n"}
 [WARNING]: Could not create retry file '/home/testu/playbooks/new/when.retry'.
[Errno 13] Permission denied: u'/home/testu/playbooks/new/when.retry'


PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
192.168.198.130            : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1  

Remove "gather_facts: no" and try.. It should work