diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 33217cc..57aad0f 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ base__packages:
   - bash-completion
   - unzip
   - net-tools
-  - links
   - gdisk
   - lsof
 
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ base__debian_packages:
 
 # packages for reasonable linux servers (not RHEL/Centos)
 base__linux_packages:
+  - links
   - ranger
   - python3-pip
   - python3