diff --git a/playbooks/base.yml b/playbooks/base.yml
index abe22e6..0c57e87 100644
--- a/playbooks/base.yml
+++ b/playbooks/base.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,19 @@
   become: true
   roles:
     - base
+
+# Clean up the system
+- hosts: all
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: cleanup package cache (debian and ubuntu)
+      apt:
+        autoclean: yes
+      changed_when: false
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
+    - name: autoremove packages (debian and ubuntu)
+      apt:
+        autoremove: yes
+        purge: yes
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"