diff --git a/host_vars/las-gethmann.las.kit.edu b/host_vars/las-gethmann.las.kit.edu
index 010912367cd87b1ae8b343e62d47a133d7784f37..1a8dd562f1dc44956ac34323b77f998202f9e5e8 100644
--- a/host_vars/las-gethmann.las.kit.edu
+++ b/host_vars/las-gethmann.las.kit.edu
@@ -4,5 +4,11 @@ ip_suffix: -gethmann
 loc: 618
 os: Fedora 25
 extra_software:
-  - subversion
+  - subversion  # for ANKA software
   - borgbackup
+  - mosh  # ssh alternative
+  # keepass compatible console client
+  - kpcli
+  - perl-Clipboard
+  - perl-Capture-Tiny
+  - ctags  # vim tags
diff --git a/host_vars/las113.las.kit.edu b/host_vars/las113.las.kit.edu
index 47e57781fbd5af41a828964e6496775f0113c059..23f25eed6fb7cef25e69b113251447ee1d960eaa 100644
--- a/host_vars/las113.las.kit.edu
+++ b/host_vars/las113.las.kit.edu
@@ -5,5 +5,11 @@ loc: 618
 os: Fedora 25
 
 extra_software:
-  - subversion
+  - subversion  # ANKA software
   - borgbackup
+  - mosh  # ssh alternative
+  # keepass compatible console client
+  - kpcli
+  - perl-Clipboard
+  - perl-Capture-Tiny
+  - ctags  # vim tags