diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index 466be3f4870aa654eb094a3a7ba39099b2b035ed..be6de2c526e1889d42bf5e33130049a099675be5 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: true
   vars:
     target_user: pi
     jupyter_service: true
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@
       fail:
         msg: Python version is not supported. Set ignore_python_version to true to ignore this.
       when: (not ignore_python_version) and not (ansible_python_version is version('3.7.0', '>=') and ansible_python_version is version('3.10.0', '<'))
-
+    - name: System details
+      debug: msg="{{ item }}"
+      with_items: 
+      - "{{ ansible_distribution }}"
+      - "{{ ansible_distribution_version }}"
+      - "{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
     # - name: Upgrade packages
     #   become: true
     #   apt: