diff --git a/common/ubuntu_base.sh b/common/ubuntu_base.sh
index a910154..e8fbc59 100644
--- a/common/ubuntu_base.sh
+++ b/common/ubuntu_base.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 # Pretty tools
 EXTRA_PKGS="${EXTRA_PKGS} byobu htop tmux tree vim-nox mc"
 # Common prerequisites
-EXTRA_PKGS="${EXTRA_PKGS} apt-transport-https libmnl0 python-apt python-m2crypto python-psutil acpid"
+EXTRA_PKGS="${EXTRA_PKGS} apt-transport-https libmnl0 python-apt python-m2crypto python-psutil acpid virt-what"
 apt-get -y install ${EXTRA_PKGS}
 
 # Cleanup old kernels, ensure latest is installed via virtual package