diff --git a/_machines/ares.yml b/_machines/ares.yml
index 6834a9e..ca8fd04 100644
--- a/_machines/ares.yml
+++ b/_machines/ares.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ environment:
   MACHINE_HAS_NEXTCLOUD: "true"
   MACHINE_HAS_RESTIC_BACKUP: "false"
   MACHINE_HAS_SPOTIFY: "true"
-
+  MACHINE_HAS_TOUCHPAD: "false"
diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 1ada884..042a507 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@
         become: true
         vars:
           query: "{{ 'remove.*.%s[]'|format(distro) }}"
+
+      - name: install machine-specific packages
+        package:
+          name: "{{ machine.packages }}"
+          state: present
+        when: machine.packages is defined
+        become: true
+
       tags: [packages]
 
     - block: