diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 959facc8..a42d25e8 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ inventory = inventory
 callback_result_format = yaml
 remote_tmp = ~/.ansible/tmp
 host_key_checking = false
+executable = /bin/bash
 
 [ssh_connection]
 pipelining = True
diff --git a/default.ubuntu.config.yml b/default.ubuntu.config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8aede88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.ubuntu.config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+# APT Installed Packages
+# List of packages to be installed via apt.
+apt_installed_packages:
+  - git
+  - build-essential
+  - cmake
+  - gdb
+  - lcov
+  - pkg-config
+  - libbz2-dev
+  - libffi-dev
+  - libgdbm-dev
+  - libgdbm-compat-dev
+  - liblzma-dev
+  - libncurses5-dev
+  - libreadline6-dev
+  - libsqlite3-dev
+  - libssl-dev
+  - lzma
+  - tk-dev
+  - uuid-dev
+  - zlib1g-dev
+  - libmpdec-dev
+  - libzstd-dev
+  - inetutils-inetd
+  - dkms
+  - xz-utils
+  - pipx
+  - luarocks
+  - neovim
+  - tmux
+  - htop
+  - duf
+  - bat
+  - fish
+  - btop
+
+# Installed Applications from the App Center
+# List of applications to install from the App Center.
+snap_installed_apps:
+  - firefox
+  - name: alacritty
+    classic: true
+  - steam
diff --git a/playbooks/main.yml b/playbooks/main.yml
index 94529a28..c5c20e11 100644
--- a/playbooks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: Import macosx playbook
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: macos.yml
+- name: Import ubuntu playbook
+  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: ubuntu.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/ubuntu.yml b/playbooks/ubuntu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99d17f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/ubuntu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+---
+- name: Ubuntu Playbook
+  hosts: ubuntu
+
+  vars_files:
+    - ../default.ubuntu.config.yml
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Include config override file, if it exists
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+      with_fileglob:
+        - ../ubuntu.config.yml
+      tags: ['always']
+
+    - name: Update apt cache if needed
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        update_cache: true
+        cache_valid_time: 86400
+      tags: [init]
+      become: true
+
+    - name: Upgrade the OS
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        upgrade: safe
+      tags: [init]
+      become: true
+
+    - name: Update all packages to their latest version
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        name: "*"
+        state: latest  # noqa package-latest
+      tags: [init]
+      become: true
+
+    - name: Remove dependencies that are no longer required and purge their configuration files
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        autoremove: yes
+        purge: true
+      tags: [init]
+      become: true
+
+    - name: Run the equivalent of "apt-get clean" as a separate step
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        clean: yes
+      tags: [init]
+      become: true
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Install APT packages
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        name: "{{ item.name | default(item) }}"
+        state: present
+      become: yes
+      tags: [apt]
+      loop: "{{ apt_installed_packages }}"
+
+    - name: Install Applications from the App Center
+      community.general.snap:
+        name: "{{ item.name | default(item) }}"
+        classic: "{{ item.classic | default(false) }}"
+        state: present
+      become: yes
+      tags: [snap]
+      loop: "{{ snap_installed_apps }}"
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index f5a39be7..730ee268 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ roles:
 collections:
   - name: geerlingguy.mac
     version: 4.1.0
+  - name: community.general
+    version: 12.6.0
   - source: ../dev-setup
     type: dir