use list with apt directly (instead of with_items)

packer/ansible/roles/auth/tasks/sudo.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: install sudo
-  package:
+  apt:
     name: sudo
     state: present
 

packer/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/lvm-setup-service.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: install tools for lvm thin pools
-  package:
+  apt:
     name: thin-provisioning-tools
 
 - name: copy docker-setup script

packer/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/packages.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 ---
 - name: install dependencies
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - apt-transport-https
+      - ca-certificates
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - apt-transport-https
-    - ca-certificates
 
 - name: Add apt key
   apt_key:

packer/ansible/roles/hardware/tasks/firmware.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: install firmware
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ hardware.firmware }}"
     state: present
-  with_items: "{{ hardware.firmware }}"

packer/ansible/roles/inkscape/tasks/silhouette.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: install python-usb
-  package:
+  apt:
     name: python-usb
     state: present
 

packer/ansible/roles/labsync/tasks/localboot.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 ---
 - name: install dependencies
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - grub2
+      - rsync
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - grub2
-    - rsync
 
 - name: copy labsync-install-localboot script
   copy:

packer/ansible/roles/network-manager/tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 - block:
   - name: install network-manager
     apt:
-      name: "{{ item }}"
+      name:
+        - network-manager
+        - network-manager-gnome
       state: present
-    with_items:
-      - network-manager
-      - network-manager-gnome
 tags:
   - network-manager

packer/ansible/roles/packages/tasks/debian.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 ---
 - name: install debian packages
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - bash
+      - less
+      - htop
+      - systemd-sysv
+      - vim-nox
+      - pciutils
+      - usbutils
+      - strace
+      - net-tools
+      - lshw
     state: present
     update_cache: yes
-  with_items:
-    - bash
-    - less
-    - htop
-    - systemd-sysv
-    - vim-nox
-    - pciutils
-    - usbutils
-    - strace
-    - net-tools
-    - lshw

packer/ansible/roles/windowmanager/tasks/lightdm.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: install lightdm
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - lightdm
+      - lightdm-gtk-greeter
+      - fonts-roboto
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - lightdm
-    - lightdm-gtk-greeter
-    - fonts-roboto
 
 - name: get background image for lightdm
   copy: