diff --git a/roles/vm_guest/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/vm_guest/defaults/main.yaml
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+---
+vm_guest_agent_package_state: present
+vm_guest_agent_service_state: started
+vm_guest_agent_service_enabled: yes
diff --git a/roles/vm_guest/tasks/kvm.yaml b/roles/vm_guest/tasks/kvm.yaml
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+---
+- name: install SPICE agent
+  package:
+    name: "{{ vm_guest_spice_agent_package_name }}"
+    state: "{{ vm_guest_spice_agent_package_state }}"
+
+- name: start SPICE agent
+  service:
+    name: "{{ vm_guest_spice_agent_service_name }}"
+    state: "{{ vm_guest_spice_agent_service_state }}"
+    enabled: "{{ vm_guest_spice_agent_service_enabled }}"
diff --git a/roles/vm_guest/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/vm_guest/tasks/main.yaml
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+---
+- name: gather OS specific variables
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - "{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yaml"
+    - "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yaml"
+    - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yaml"
+
+- name: gather virtualization specific variables
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    "{{ ansible_virtualization_type }}.yaml"
+
+- name: install guest agent
+  package:
+    name: "{{ vm_guest_agent_package_name }}"
+    state: "{{ vm_guest_agent_package_state }}"
+
+- name: start guest agent
+  service:
+    name: "{{ vm_guest_agent_service_name }}"
+    state: "{{ vm_guest_agent_service_state }}"
+    enabled: "{{ vm_guest_agent_service_enabled }}"
+
+- name: run virtualization specific tasks
+  include: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    "{{ ansible_virtualization_type }}.yaml"
diff --git a/roles/vm_guest/vars/Debian.yaml b/roles/vm_guest/vars/Debian.yaml
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+++ b/roles/vm_guest/vars/Debian.yaml
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+---
diff --git a/roles/vm_guest/vars/kvm.yaml b/roles/vm_guest/vars/kvm.yaml
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+---
+vm_guest_agent_package_name: qemu-guest-agent
+vm_guest_agent_service_name: qemu-guest-agent
+
+vm_guest_spice_agent_package_name: spice-vdagent
+vm_guest_spice_agent_service_name: spice-vdagent
+
+vm_guest_spice_agent_package_state: present
+vm_guest_spice_agent_service_state: started
+vm_guest_spice_agent_service_enabled: yes