diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index b6ab626..cc5b0b9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 # tasks file for cronie
 - name: Install cronie
-  package: name=cronie state=present
+  package: name="{{cronie_package}}" state=present
   become: yes
   
 - name: Enable cronie
diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
index 8824136..f72aede 100644
--- a/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 cronie_service_name: cronie.service
+cronie_package: cronie
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d461fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+cronie_service_name: cron.service
+cronie_package: cron
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index bfc16b1..a7bcec7 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 cronie_service_name: crond.service
+cronie_package: cronie