diff --git a/group_vars/all/main.yml b/group_vars/all/main.yml
index 97d3dfb..4b98b29 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/main.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/main.yml
@@ -791,6 +791,118 @@ apt_initial_install_xenial:
   - ifupdown
   - socat
 
+apt_initial_install_noble:
+  - apt-transport-https
+  - dbus
+  - openssh-server
+  - rush
+  - vim
+  - vim-common
+  - vim-doc
+  - mc
+  - screen
+  - tmux
+  - bc
+  - figlet
+  - sudo
+  - rsync
+  - dselect
+  - iputils-ping
+  - apt-utils
+  - aptitude
+  - zip
+  - unzip
+  - bzip2
+  - arj
+  - locate
+  - curl
+  - gawk
+  - mawk
+  - lynx
+  - links
+  - w3m
+  - exuberant-ctags
+  - universal-ctags
+  - media-types
+  - file
+  - coreutils
+  - moreutils
+  - less
+  - sipcalc
+  - psmisc
+  - dnsutils
+  - rblcheck
+  - whois
+  - gettext
+  - gettext-base
+  - gettext-doc
+  - debian-keyring
+  - patch
+  - patchutils
+  - recode
+  - recode-doc
+  - librecode0
+  - librecode-dev
+  - sharutils
+  - perl
+  - perl-modules
+  - perl-doc
+  - libperl-dev
+  - libterm-readline-gnu-perl
+  - libterm-readline-perl-perl
+  - libterm-readkey-perl
+  - libmail-imapclient-perl
+  - libtime-duration-perl
+  - libtimedate-perl
+  - libwww-perl
+  - libpcre3
+  - libio-compress-perl
+  - libreadline8
+  - re2c
+  - util-linux
+  - parted
+  - lshw
+  - gdisk
+  - smartmontools
+  - tcpdump
+  - unhide
+  - lsof
+  - hdparm
+  - groff
+  - iproute2
+  - bridge-utils
+  - vlan
+  - ethtool
+  - wipe
+  - iperf
+  - mtr
+  - iptraf
+  - wget
+  - logrotate
+  - rsyslog
+  - haveged
+  - rdate
+  - ntpdate
+  - wipe
+  - man
+  - groff
+  - iptables
+  - shellcheck
+  - ssl-cert
+  - ssl-cert-check
+  - git
+  - ftp
+  - htop
+  - net-tools
+  - lsb-release
+  - attr
+  - acl
+  - quota
+  - quotatool
+  - needrestart
+  - ifupdown
+  - socat
+
 apt_initial_install_jammy:
   - apt-transport-https
   - dbus
@@ -932,6 +1044,8 @@ apt_remove_bionic: []
 
 apt_remove_jammy: []
 
+apt_remove_noble: []
+
 apt_remove_purge: false
 
 
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index cb2d7a0..20477f2 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ab11.akb.netz
 ab12.akb.netz
 ab13.akb.netz
 ab14.akb.netz
+ab16.akb.netz
 
 [akb_server]
 file-akb.akb.netz
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/apt.yml b/roles/common/tasks/apt.yml
index f687c42..c44bb9e 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/apt.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/apt.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@
   tags:
     - apt-initial-install
 
+- name: (apt.yml) Initial install ubuntu packages (noble)
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ apt_initial_install_noble }}"
+    state: "{{ apt_install_state }}"
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu"
+    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "noble"
+  tags:
+    - apt-initial-install
+
 
 # ---
 # Microcode
@@ -246,21 +256,21 @@
     - apt-microcode
 
 
-- name: (apt.yml) Install CPU microcode for Intel CPU (ubuntu jammy)
+- name: (apt.yml) Install CPU microcode for Intel CPU (ubuntu jammy/noble)
   apt:
     name: "{{ microcode_intel_package }}"
     state: present
     default_release: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}"
   when:
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu"
-    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "jammy"
+    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "jammy" or ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "noble"
     - ansible_facts['processor']|string is search("Intel")
   tags:
     - apt-initial-install
     - apt-microcode
 
 
-- name: (apt.yml) Install CPU microcode for Intel AMD (ubuntu jammy)
+- name: (apt.yml) Install CPU microcode for Intel AMD (ubuntu jammy/noble)
   apt:
     name: "{{ microcode_amd_package }}"
     state: present
@@ -268,7 +278,7 @@
   when:
     - apt_debian_contrib_nonfree_enable
     - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu"
-    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "jammy"
+    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "jammy" or ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "noble"
     - ansible_facts['processor']|string is search("AMD")
   tags:
     - apt-initial-install
@@ -360,6 +370,17 @@
   tags:
     - apt-remove
 
+- name: (apt.yml) Remove unwanted packages Ubuntu noble
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ apt_remove_noble }}"
+    state: absent
+    purge: "{{ apt_remove_purge }}"
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu"
+    - ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == "noble"
+  tags:
+    - apt-remove
+
 - name: (apt.yml) autoremove
   apt:
     autoremove: true
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/nis-install-client.yml b/roles/common/tasks/nis-install-client.yml
index 8741b0d..cc4cd44 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/nis-install-client.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/nis-install-client.yml
@@ -306,3 +306,13 @@
     - nis-install
     - nis-install-client
 
+- name: Make sure service rpcbind, nscd and ypbind are started and enabled
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: true
+  with_items:
+     - rpcbind
+     - nscd
+     - ypbind
+
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml b/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c21342f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+---
+  # Title: app-x11vnc-server
+  #
+  # Author: Luc Rutten
+  # Version: 1.0
+  # File: tasks/main.yml
+  #
+  # Description:
+  #   Remote support
+  #
+  # Source:
+  #   - http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=8984
+
+  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) Install packages"
+    apt:
+      name: "{{ packages }}"
+      update_cache: yes
+      state: present
+    vars:
+      packages:
+        - x11vnc
+
+  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) get numeric id for group 'gdm'"
+    shell: echo "$(id -u gdm)"
+    register: grp_id_gdm
+
+  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) Store password"
+    raw: "x11vnc -storepasswd {{ vnc_password }} /etc/x11vnc.pass"
+
+  - name: Check if file '/etc/gdm3/custom.conf' exists
+    stat:
+      path: /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
+    register: etc_gdm_custom_conf_exists
+
+  - name: Adjust file '/etc/gdm3/custom.conf'
+    lineinfile:
+      dest: /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
+      state: present
+      regexp: '^WaylandEnable'
+      line: 'WaylandEnable=false'
+      insertafter: '^#?\s*WaylandEnable'
+    when:
+      - etc_gdm_custom_conf_exists.stat.exists
+
+
+  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) Set permissions on /etc/x11vnc.pass"
+    file:
+      path: /etc/x11vnc.pass
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: 0644
+
+  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) Transfer x11vnc.service.j2 to /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service"
+    template:
+      src: lib/systemd/system/x11vnc-gdm3.service.j2
+      dest: /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
+
+  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) Enable service"
+    systemd:
+      name: x11vnc.service
+      daemon_reload: yes
+      enabled: yes
+      state: restarted
+
+#  - name: "(ubuntu-x11vnc-2404-amd64.yml) Remove whisker menu entry for allusers (except owner and group)"
+#    file:
+#      path: "/usr/share/applications/x11vnc.desktop"
+#      mode: 0750
+#      owner: root
+#      group: root
+