diff --git a/defaults/debian.yml b/defaults/debian.yml
index 461afb8..b3064a8 100644
--- a/defaults/debian.yml
+++ b/defaults/debian.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ oracle_java_home: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-{{ oracle_java_version }}-oracle"
 oracle_java_os_supported: yes
 
 oracle_java_state: latest
+
+# codename hash to convert mint to ubuntu releases
+oracle_java_ppa_mint:
+  sonya: xenial
+  sylvia: xenial
diff --git a/defaults/linuxmint.yml b/defaults/linuxmint.yml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..f1a5a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/linuxmint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+debian.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b022c43..d1d1877 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ oracle_java_version_string: "1.{{ oracle_java_version }}.0_{{ oracle_java_versio
 oracle_java_ansible_arch_mappings:
   x86_64: x64
   i386: i586
+
+# codename hash to convert mint to ubuntu releases
+oracle_java_ppa_mint:
+  sonya: xenial
+  sylvia: xenial
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 8241033..23686f9 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ galaxy_info:
         - vivid
         - trusty
         - precise
+    - name: Linuxmint
+      versions:
+        - sonya
+        - sylvia
   galaxy_tags:
     - development
     - java
diff --git a/tasks/check_environment.yml b/tasks/check_environment.yml
index 29f8c73..10cd8ad 100644
--- a/tasks/check_environment.yml
+++ b/tasks/check_environment.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # task to set host facts:
 #   - Java is installed?
 #   - which Java version is installed?
+#   - is ansible version correct ?
 #
 
 - name: determine if Java is already installed
@@ -39,3 +40,15 @@
     - oracle_java_task_version
     - oracle_java_version_installed
     - oracle_java_version_string
+
+  # prior to 2.4, ansible facts for linux mint are:
+  # "ansible_os_family": "Linuxmint"
+  # "ansible_distribution": "Linuxmint"
+  # after 2.4, the facts change to something more sane
+  # "ansible_os_family": "Debian"
+  # "ansible_distribution": "Linux Mint"
+- name: check ansible version
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Linux Mint' or ansible_distribution == 'Linuxmint'
+  assert:
+    that: "ansible_version.full | version_compare('2.4', '>=')"
+    msg: "You must update Ansible to at least 2.4 to use this role with Linux Mint"
diff --git a/tasks/debian/linuxmint.yml b/tasks/debian/linuxmint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a852816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/debian/linuxmint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+# file: oracle-java/tasks/debian/linuxmint.yml
+#
+# Task file to install Oracle Java Development Kit ppa for linux mint
+#
+
+- name: debian | mint | add java ppa repo
+  apt_repository:
+    repo=ppa:webupd8team/java
+    state=present
+    codename='{{ oracle_java_ppa_mint[ansible_lsb.codename] }}'
+  become: yes
diff --git a/tasks/debian/main.yml b/tasks/debian/main.yml
index a1bcba3..b06007f 100644
--- a/tasks/debian/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/debian/main.yml
@@ -4,32 +4,8 @@
 # Task file to install Oracle Java Development Kit in a system with a Debian based Linux distribution.
 #
 
-- name: debian | ubuntu | add java ppa repo
-  apt_repository:
-    repo=ppa:webupd8team/java
-    state=present
-  become: yes
-  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
-
-- block:
-  - name: debian | ensure the webupd8 launchpad apt repository key is present
-    apt_key:
-      id=0xC2518248EEA14886
-      keyserver=keyserver.ubuntu.com
-      state=present
-    become: yes
-
-  - name: debian | ensure the webupd8 launchpad apt repository is present
-    apt_repository:
-      repo="{{ item }} http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main"
-      update_cache=yes
-      state=present
-    with_items:
-      - deb
-      - deb-src
-    become: yes
-
-  when: ansible_distribution == 'Debian'
+# Linux mint reprts "ansible_distribution" as "Linux Mint", hence the whitespace trimming
+- include: debian/{{ansible_distribution|lower|replace(' ', '') }}.yml
 
 - name: debian | set license as accepted
   debconf: name='oracle-java{{ oracle_java_version }}-installer' question='shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1' value='true' vtype='select'
diff --git a/tasks/debian/ubuntu.yml b/tasks/debian/ubuntu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..960a64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/debian/ubuntu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# file: oracle-java/tasks/debian/ubuntu.yml
+#
+# Task file to install Oracle Java Development Kit ppa for ubuntu
+#
+
+- name: debian | ubuntu | add java ppa repo
+  apt_repository:
+    repo=ppa:webupd8team/java
+    state=present
+  become: yes
diff --git a/tasks/linuxmint.yml b/tasks/linuxmint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60f7fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/linuxmint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+# file: oracle-java/tasks/debian/main.yml
+#
+# Task file to install Oracle Java Development Kit in a system with a Debian based Linux distribution.
+#
+
+- name: debian | mint | add java ppa repo
+  apt_repository:
+    repo=ppa:webupd8team/java
+    state=present
+    codename='{{ oracle_java_ppa_mint[ansible_lsb.codename]|default(ansible_lsb.codename) }}'
+  become: yes
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d6b8da1..03803a3 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 - name: if debian, include family specific task file
   include: "debian/main.yml"
-  when: ansible_os_family | lower == 'debian'
+  when: ansible_os_family | lower == 'debian' or ansible_os_family | lower == 'linuxmint'
 
 - name: if redhat, include family specific task file
   include: "redhat/main.yml"
diff --git a/tests/boxes.yml b/tests/boxes.yml
index 84d0fc6..2a0ae87 100644
--- a/tests/boxes.yml
+++ b/tests/boxes.yml
@@ -109,3 +109,16 @@ vagrant:
         memory: 1024
         cpus: 1
 
+  # Linux mint
+
+  mint_sylvia64.vagrant.dev:
+    enabled: true
+    box: ajxb/mint-18.3
+    network:
+      name: private_network
+      ip: 192.168.124.14
+
+    provider:
+      virtualbox:
+        memory: 1024
+        cpus: 1