Add 'state' parameter for alternatives (#4557)

* Add 'activate' parameter for alternatives

Allow alternatives to be installed without being set as the current
selection.

* add changelog fragment

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>

* rename 'activate' -> 'selected'

* rework 'selected' parameter -> 'state'

* handle unsetting of currently selected alternative

* add integration tests for 'state' parameter

* fix linting issues

* fix for Python 2.7 compatibility

* Remove alternatives file.

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
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@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
path: '{{ item }}'
state: absent
with_items:
- "{{ alternatives_dir }}/dummy"
- /etc/alternatives/dummy
- /usr/bin/dummy