diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index 7be66d2..be41648 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,19 +5,7 @@
 use_latest_for:
   - debian-keyring
   - debian-archive-keyring
-  - python-dev
-  - kafkacat
-  - libssl-dev
-  - libffi-dev
-  - libpcap-dev
-  - libxml2-dev
-  - libxslt1-dev
-  - python-virtualenv
   - jq
-  - python-nose
-  - python-flake8
-  - python-scapy
-#  - python-libpcap
 
 obsolete_services:
   - puppet
diff --git a/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36b247c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use_latest_for:
+  - python-dev
+  - kafkacat
+  - libssl-dev
+  - libffi-dev
+  - libpcap-dev
+  - libxml2-dev
+  - libxslt1-dev
+  - python-virtualenv
+  - python-nose
+  - python-flake8
+  - python-scapy
+#  - python-libpcap
+
+obsolete_services:
+  - puppet
+  - chef-client
diff --git a/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/files/ssh_config b/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/files/ssh_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..990a43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/files/ssh_config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Host *
+   StrictHostKeyChecking no
+   UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
diff --git a/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de23ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/voltha-dev/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+- name: Latest apt packages
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items: "{{ use_latest_for }}"
+  tags: [voltha-dev]
+
+- name: Services are not running
+  service:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: stopped
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  with_items: "{{ obsolete_services }}"
+  tags: [voltha-dev]