diff --git a/x86_skeleton/setup.sh b/x86_skeleton/setup.sh
index 1398500..52fd2a1 100755
--- a/x86_skeleton/setup.sh
+++ b/x86_skeleton/setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 apt update
+# make sure we have all updates installed (from the -updates and -security repos)
 APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND=none DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -f -y dist-upgrade
+# to remove old kernel versions
+apt --purge autoremove
 apt install -y polkitd locales zstd dhcpcd wpasupplicant
 locale-gen en_US.UTF-8