diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml
index 8a1e201..2872eef 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml
@@ -8,16 +8,4 @@
       - the_silver_searcher
     state: latest
 
-- name: clone config repo
-  git:
-    repo: git@code.infektor.net:config/vim.git
-    dest: ~/.config/nvim
-    version: master
-
-# TODO: - name: set repo email
-
-- name: install pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: '{{neovim_pip_packages}}'
-    state: latest
-    extra_args: --user
+- include_tasks: unix.yaml
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian-unstable.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian-unstable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79d54cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian-unstable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: install Debian-unstable apt packages
+  become: true
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - neovim
+      - clang-format
+      - clang-tidy
+      - clangd
+      - silversearcher-ag
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml
index 59d142a..9bffcc9 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -1,28 +1,6 @@
 ---
-- name: install apt package
-  become: true
-  apt:
-    name:
-      - neovim
-      - clang-format
-      - clang-tidy
-      - clangd
-      - silversearcher-ag
-    state: latest
-
-- name: clone config repo
-  git:
-    repo: git@code.infektor.net:config/vim.git
-    dest: ~/.config/nvim
-    version: master
-
-# TODO: - name: set repo email
-
-- name: install pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: '{{neovim_pip_packages}}'
-    state: latest
-    extra_args: --user
+- include_tasks: '{{ansible_distribution}}-{{ansible_distribution_version}}.yaml'
+- include_tasks: 'unix.yaml'
 
 - name: nodejs get json containing latest version
   uri:
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Ubuntu-18.04.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Ubuntu-18.04.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6819157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Ubuntu-18.04.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: get releases json from github
+  uri:
+    url: https://api.github.com/repos/neovim/neovim/releases
+  register: releases
+- name: query the latest stable release
+  set_fact:
+    stable: '{{releases.json | json_query("[?tag_name==`stable`]")}}'
+- name: query the nvim-linux64.deb.sha256sum asset
+  set_fact:
+    sha_asset: '{{stable[0].assets | json_query("[?name==`nvim-linux64.deb.sha256sum`]")}}'
+- name: query the nvim-linux64.deb asset
+  set_fact:
+    deb_asset: '{{stable[0].assets | json_query("[?name==`nvim-linux64.deb`]")}}'
+- name: create directory for downloads
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: ~/.cache/nvim/deb
+- name: download nvim-linux64.deb with checksum
+  get_url:
+    url: '{{deb_asset[0].browser_download_url}}'
+    dest: ~/.cache/nvim/deb/nvim-linux64.deb
+    checksum: 'sha256:{{sha_asset[0].browser_download_url}}'
+
+- name: install nvim-linux64.deb package
+  become: true
+  apt:
+    deb: ~/.cache/nvim/deb/nvim-linux64.deb
+# TODO: clangd, clang-format, clang-tidy
+- name: install Ubuntu-18.04 apt packages
+  become: true
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - silversearcher-ag
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/unix.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/unix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39ce262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/unix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: clone config repo
+  git:
+    repo: git@code.infektor.net:config/vim.git
+    dest: ~/.config/nvim
+    version: master
+
+# TODO: - name: set repo email
+
+- name: install pip packages
+  pip:
+    name: '{{neovim_pip_packages}}'
+    state: latest
+    extra_args: --user