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+- name: add element repo key
+  when: not headless
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt_key:
+    url: https://packages.element.io/debian/element-io-archive-keyring.gpg
+    state: present
+    validate_certs: yes
+
+- name: add element repo
+  when: not headless
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
+    repo: deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.element.io/debian/ default main
+    state: present
+    validate_certs: yes
+
+- name: install element desktop
+  when: not headless
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt: name=element-desktop state=present
+
+- name: install gomuks dependencies
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt: name={{item}} state=present
+  with_items:
+    - libolm-dev
+