diff --git a/tasks/AlmaLinux.yml b/tasks/AlmaLinux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b259b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/AlmaLinux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Set up package managers for required tools
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: ccdc.package_manager_configuration
+
+- name: Install desktop environment
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ package }}"
+  loop: "{{ desktop_packages }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: package
+  become: true
+
+- name: Run common Linux setup
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: Linux.yml
diff --git a/tasks/Debian.yml b/tasks/Debian.yml
index 8937677..226f4c1 100644
--- a/tasks/Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/Debian.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Install desktop environment
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name:
-      - ubuntu-desktop
+      - ubuntu-desktop-minimal
       - firefox
       # psutil is required by ansible's dconf module
       - python3-psutil
diff --git a/vars/AlmaLinux.yml b/vars/AlmaLinux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8f49cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/AlmaLinux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+gdm_config_file: /etc/gdm/custom.conf
+
+desktop_packages:
+  # EPEL is required for dkms on RedHat >=7
+  - "epel-release"
+  - "@Server with GUI"
+  - "firefox"
+  # This is required for the dconf module to disable screen locking
+  - "python3-psutil"
+  # DKMS will stop system updates from breaking VM guest extensions
+  - "dkms"