diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index bdaa668..4dcc84f 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt: name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
+    - cifs-utils
     - curl
     - htop
     - iftop
@@ -67,3 +68,12 @@
   with_items:
     - emacs-nox
     - vim-nox
+
+- name: set up mail
+  when: dev_full or dev_virt or dev_embedded
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt: name={{item}} state=present
+  with_items:
+    - isync
+    - msmtp
+    - mutt
diff --git a/roles/development/tasks/main.yml b/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
index 7f26653..6fc03eb 100644
--- a/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     - sbcl
     - texinfo
     - tig
+    - tshark
     - yamllint
     - zlib1g
     - zlib1g-dev