Use conditions in template instead of lineinfile

roles/i3/tasks/main.yml

@@ -121,22 +121,3 @@
       become: true
       shell: cd {{ ansible_facts.user_dir }}/.git_clones/i3blocks && make install
   when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian'
-
-- name: Uncomment wallpaper lines for clitip or xkcd
-  lineinfile:
-    path: ~/.config/i3/config
-    regexp: "{{ item }}"
-    line: '\1'
-    backrefs: true
-  with_items:
-    - '^#(exec .*wallpaper\.sh$)'
-    - '^#(exec .* hsetroot -center .*\.png$)'
-  when: wallpaper_type != 'fixed'
-
-- name: Uncomment wallpaper lines for fixed
-  lineinfile:
-    path: ~/.config/i3/config
-    regexp: '^#(exec .* hsetroot -cover .*current$)'
-    line: '\1'
-    backrefs: true
-  when: wallpaper_type == 'fixed'

roles/i3/templates/i3config.j2

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ font pango: Noto Sans 9
 floating_modifier $super
 
 #autostart
-#exec --no-startup-id ~/.local/bin/{{ wallpaper_type }}_wallpaper.sh
+{% if wallpaper_type == "fixed" %}
-#exec --no-startup-id hsetroot -center ~/Pictures/wallpapers/{{ wallpaper_type }}-wallpaper.png
+exec --no-startup-id hsetroot -cover ~/Pictures/wallpapers/current
-#exec --no-startup-id hsetroot -cover ~/Pictures/wallpapers/current
+{% else %}
+exec --no-startup-id ~/.local/bin/{{ wallpaper_type }}_wallpaper.sh
+exec --no-startup-id hsetroot -center ~/Pictures/wallpapers/{{ wallpaper_type }}-wallpaper.png
+{% endif %}
 exec --no-startup-id xsettingsd &
 exec --no-startup-id picom -b --config ~/.config/picom.conf