diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index 8e6e61d..ffca747 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
       #changed_when: false
       when: ansible_facts['distribution'] in ["Debian", "Ubuntu", "Linux Mint"]
       ignore_errors: True
+    - name: pre-run | remove old packages (debian, ubuntu, etc.)
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        autoremove: true
+        purge: true
+      when: ansible_facts['distribution'] in ["Debian", "Ubuntu", "Linux Mint"]
+      ignore_errors: True
     - name: pre-run | upgrade system (arch)
       community.general.pacman: upgrade=true
       when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Archlinux'