remove packages before installing

ubuntu/roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@
   hostname:
     name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
     use: systemd
+- name: Remove packages we do not need
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
+    state: absent
+  vars:
+    packages:
+    - exim4-daemon-light
+    - consolekit
+    - snapd
+    - lxcfs
+    - rpcbind
+    - ufw
 - name: Install required packages
   apt:
     name: "{{ packages }}"
@@ -54,17 +66,6 @@
     - postfix
     - python-is-python3
     - net-tools
-- name: Remove packages we do not need
-  apt:
-    name: "{{ packages }}"
-    state: absent
-  vars:
-    packages:
-    - exim4-daemon-light
-    - consolekit
-    - snapd
-    - lxcfs
-    - rpcbind
 - name: Ensure haveged, ntp, and vnstat are started on boot
   service: name={{ item }} enabled=yes
   with_items: