diff --git a/roles/lubuntu/files/nm-tray.conf b/roles/lubuntu/files/nm-tray.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..322ce10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lubuntu/files/nm-tray.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+connectionsEditor=nm-connection-editor
diff --git a/roles/lubuntu/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/lubuntu/tasks/main.yaml
index 8263880..f07eb75 100644
--- a/roles/lubuntu/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/lubuntu/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-- name: Include OS-specific variables
-  include_vars: "check_packages.yaml"
+- name: Include role variables
+  include_vars: "vars.yaml"
 
 - name: install required packages
   become: true
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     state: present
     install_recommends: no
 
+- name: install dependencies for desktop environment
+  become: true
+  package:
+    name: "{{ support_packages }}"
+    state: present
+      
 - name: sddm autologin
   become: yes
   template:
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@
   tags: powermanagement
 
 - name: "Check if listed package is installed"
+  become: true
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
@@ -55,3 +62,9 @@
     owner: "{{ def_username }}"
     group: "{{ def_username }}"
 
+- name: configure nm-tray
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: "/usr/share/nm-tray/"
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/files/nm-tray.conf"
+
diff --git a/roles/lubuntu/vars/check_packages.yaml b/roles/lubuntu/vars/check_packages.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f5138bf..0000000
--- a/roles/lubuntu/vars/check_packages.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-package_names:
-  - network-manager
diff --git a/roles/lubuntu/vars/vars.yaml b/roles/lubuntu/vars/vars.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e02d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lubuntu/vars/vars.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+package_names:
+  - network-manager
+support_packages:
+  - network-manager-gnome