diff --git a/common/tasks/software.yml b/common/tasks/software.yml
index 1a30aa37f9a0022278a346eaf99aa7ef204e8058..d516d40b9ec1fe798b20728acd3d36b913aa97e7 100644
--- a/common/tasks/software.yml
+++ b/common/tasks/software.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     - atop
     - htop
     - build-essential
+    - aptitude
     - lsof
     - curl
     - strace