diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
index ce1c747..6f9c140 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ cleanup_base_packages: True
 base_packages_to_remove:
   - ppp
   - at
+  - snapd
 
 cleanup_x_base_packages: False
 x_base_packages_to_remove:
@@ -92,6 +93,12 @@ exim_email_server_pkgs:
   - exim4-config
   - exim4-daemon-light
 
+disable_apport_service: True
+ubuntu_remove_lxd: True
+ubuntu_lxd_pkgs:
+  - lxd
+  - lxcfs
+
 disable_some_not_needed_services: False
 services_to_be_disabled:
   - rpcbind
@@ -150,12 +157,6 @@ default_security_limits: '{{ root_security_limits }}'
 #
 # debian/ubuntu distributions controllers
 #
-has_default_grub: "'{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Debian' and '{{ ansible_distribution_version }}' != 'lenny/sid' and {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} >= 6"
-
-has_htop: "'{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Ubuntu' and ({{ ansible_distribution_version }} == 10.10 or {{ ansible_distribution_version }} == 11.04 or {{ ansible_distribution_version }} == 12.04)"
-
-has_apt: "('{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Debian' or '{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Ubuntu') and '{{ ansible_distribution_version }}' != 'lenny/sid' and '{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}' >= 5"
-
 has_fail2ban: "(('{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Ubuntu') and ({{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} >= 14)) or (('{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Debian') and ({{ ansible_distribution_major_version }} >= 8))"
 
 is_debian: "'{{ ansible_distribution }}' == 'Debian'"
diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/apt-proxy.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/apt-proxy.yml
index 50c987a..14fe6ec 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/apt-proxy.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/apt-proxy.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: setup apt cache
   template: src=02proxy.j2 dest=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02proxy
-  when: has_apt
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
   tags:
     - aptproxy
diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml
index 68884cb..1953635 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@
   with_items: '{{ services_to_be_disabled }}'
   when: disable_some_not_needed_services
   tags: [ 'bootstrap', 'disable_services' ]
+
+- name: Disable some unneeded services
+  service: name=apport state=stopped enabled=no
+  when:
+    - disable_apport_service
+    - ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"
+    - ansible_distribution_version is version_compare('18.04', '<')
+  tags: [ 'bootstrap', 'disable_services', 'apport' ]
diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/munin.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/munin.yml
index d26eb11..2769815 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/munin.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/munin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: install munin-node
   apt: pkg=munin-node state=present
-  when: has_apt
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
   tags:
     - packages
     - munin
diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/remove-unneeded-pkgs.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/remove-unneeded-pkgs.yml
index f551bca..74e6361 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/remove-unneeded-pkgs.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/remove-unneeded-pkgs.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@
   when: cleanup_exim_email_server
   tags: [ 'packages', 'pkg_cleanup', 'exim' ]
 
+
+- name: Remove LXD
+  apt: name={{ ubuntu_lxd_pkgs }} state=absent
+  when: ubuntu_remove_lxd
+  tags: [ 'packages', 'pkg_cleanup', 'lxd' ]
+