diff --git a/conf/explorers/pkg_system b/conf/explorers/pkg_system
index db17f616..14f717ee 100755
--- a/conf/explorers/pkg_system
+++ b/conf/explorers/pkg_system
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 
 case "$(__cdist_explorer_dir/os)" in
       archlinux) echo pacman ;;
+      debian|ubuntu) echo apt ;;
 esac