diff --git a/client/tasks/kde.yml b/client/tasks/kde.yml
index d65d4807288b375f291fd65ba727205c36dc625c..cd61d545219d3be800f3bcb676870baf1c2250a8 100644
--- a/client/tasks/kde.yml
+++ b/client/tasks/kde.yml
@@ -1,71 +1,61 @@
 ---
 # file: roles/client/tasks/kde.yml
 
-- name: ensure kde is properly installed
+
+- name: ensure reasonabel subset of kde-baseapps is installed 
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=latest
+  with_items:
+    - dolphin
+    - kde-baseapps-bin
+    - konsole
+    - plasma-widget-folderview
+  tags:
+    - packages
+    - kde
+    - desktop
+    - kde-baseapps
+
+- name: ensure reasonable subset of kde-plasma-desktop is installed
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=latest
+  with_items:
+    - kde-workspace
+    - plasma-desktop
+    - kde-runtime
+    - udisks2
+    - upower
+    - kdm
+    - xserver-xorg
+  tags:
+    - packages
+    - kde
+    - desktop
+    - kde-plasma-desktop
+
+
+- name: ensure reasonable subset of kde-full is installed
   apt: name={{ item }} state=latest
   with_items:
     - kdeartwork
-    - kdeartwork-style
-    - kdeartwork-theme-window
-    - kdeartwork-wallpapers
-    - kdenetwork
-    - kdenetwork-filesharing
+    - kdegames
+    - kdegraphics
+    - kmix 
     - kdeplasma-addons
-    - kdewebdev
-    - kfilereplace
-    - kfind
-    - kget
-    - kimagemapeditor
-    - klinkstatus
-    - kommander
-    - kpart-webkit
-    - krdc
-    - krfb
-    - kscreensaver
-    - libjpeg-turbo-progs
-    - libjs-mootools
-    - libkpeople3
-    - libktorrent5
-    - libktpcommoninternalsprivate7
-    - libktpmodelsprivate7
-    - libktpwidgetsprivate7
-    - liboath0
-    - libpkcs11-helper1
-    - libqoauth1
-    - libqtglib-2.0-0
-    - libstoken1
-    - libteamdctl0
-    - libtelepathy-glib0
-    - libtelepathy-logger-qt4-1
-    - libtelepathy-logger3
-    - libtelepathy-qt4-2
-    - libtomcrypt0
-    - libtommath0
-    - libturbojpeg1
-    - libvncserver0
-    - opensc
-    - opensc-pkcs11
-    - plasma-dataengines-addons
-    - plasma-desktopthemes-artwork
-    - plasma-runners-addons
-    - plasma-wallpapers-addons
-    - plasma-widget-lancelot
-    - plasma-widgets-addons
-    - kdepim
-    - amarok
-    - kile
-    - kile-l10n
-    - kile-doc
+    - kdeutils
+  tags:
+    - packages
+    - kde
+    - desktop
+    - kde-full
+
+- name: ensure some further kde packages are installed
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=latest
+  with_items:
     - gtk2-engines-oxygen
     - gtk3-engines-oxygen
     - kde-config-gtk-style
-    - kdm
-    - plasma-widget-folderview
-    - dolphin
-    - kmix
-    - ark
     - kate
-    - gwenview
+    - kde-l10n-de
+    - plasma-desktopthemes-artwork
   tags:
     - packages
     - kde