diff --git a/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/apt.yml b/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/apt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4cf826f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/apt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+- name: Block snapd via apt preferences
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
+    content: |
+      Package: snapd
+      Pin: release a=*
+      Pin-Priority: -10
+
+- name: Add Google Chrome apt repo
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.deb822_repository:
+    name: google-chrome
+    types: deb
+    uris: https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/
+    suites: stable
+    components: main
+    architectures: amd64
+    signed_by: https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
+  register: chrome_repo
+
+- name: Update APT Cache if Repo Changed
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    update_cache: true
+  when: chrome_repo.changed
+
+- name: Install Google Chrome
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: google-chrome-stable
+    state: present
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/main.yml
index 72483afb..049da8b3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/dev/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- name: Install platform-specific packages
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: apt.yml
+
 - name: Oh-My-Zsh
   git:
     repo: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh.git
diff --git a/teleoperation/basestation_gui/gui_chromium.sh b/teleoperation/basestation_gui/gui_chromium.sh
index 12275b04..f7f15756 100755
--- a/teleoperation/basestation_gui/gui_chromium.sh
+++ b/teleoperation/basestation_gui/gui_chromium.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@ while ! curl -s http://localhost:8000 >/dev/null 2>&1; do
     sleep 0.5
 done
 
-echo "Server is up, launching Chromium..."
-exec chromium --app=${ADDRESS}
+echo "Server up, launching browser..."
+if command -v chromium &>/dev/null; then
+    exec chromium --app=${ADDRESS}
+elif command -v google-chrome &>/dev/null; then # for debian/ubuntu
+    exec google-chrome --app=${ADDRESS}
+else
+    echo "Error: neither chromium nor google-chrome found" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi