diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml
index d8a13e945..02e55b36b 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/install.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
   when: udev_unit.stat.exists is defined and udev_unit.stat.exists
 
 # http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/u/usbmount/usbmount_0.0.22_all.deb
-- name: Install {{ iiab_download_url }}/usbmount_0.0.22_all.deb, no longer supported by {RasPiOS, Debian, Ubuntu}
-  apt:
-    deb: "{{ iiab_download_url }}/usbmount_0.0.22_all.deb"
-  # when: is_debian
+#- name: Install {{ iiab_download_url }}/usbmount_0.0.22_all.deb, no longer supported by {RasPiOS, Debian, Ubuntu}
+#  apt:
+#    deb: "{{ iiab_download_url }}/usbmount_0.0.22_all.deb"
+#  # when: is_debian
 
 # check status of usbmount on mintlinux - should be ok Ubuntu variant
 # - name: Install usbmount from OS repo for Ubuntu variants
@@ -73,11 +73,21 @@
     # owner: root
     # group: root
     # mode: '0755'
+    mode: 0644
     state: directory
   with_items:
     - /etc/usbmount/mount.d
     - /etc/usbmount/umount.d
 
+- name: '2025-01-25: Copy files from files/usbmount to filesystem'
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { src: 'usbmount/usbmount.conf', dest: '/etc/usbmount/', mode: '0644' }
+    - { src: 'usbmount/usbmount', dest: '/usr/local/sbin/', mode: '0755' }
+
 - name: 'Install from template: /etc/udev/rules.d/usbmount.rules, /etc/systemd/system/usbmount@.service, /usr/bin/iiab-usb_lib-show-all-on, /usr/bin/iiab-usb_lib-show-all-off, /usr/sbin/iiab-clean-usb.sh'
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
@@ -106,16 +116,16 @@
 # 2021-03-21: If usbmount is repackaged by apt as a result of Linux kernel 5.4+
 # supporting exFAT, the stanza below (might) in future no longer be needed...
 # SEE ALSO: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/586bfc5cb1abf6b4333a21d3fa89695f115432dc/roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml#L11-L12
-- name: Add ' exfat fuseblk ntfs' to FILESYSTEMS var in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
-  lineinfile:
-    regexp: '^FILESYSTEMS=.*'
-    line: 'FILESYSTEMS="vfat ext2 ext3 ext4 hfsplus exfat fuseblk ntfs"'
-    path: /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
+#- name: Add ' exfat fuseblk ntfs' to FILESYSTEMS var in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
+#  lineinfile:
+#    regexp: '^FILESYSTEMS=.*'
+#    line: 'FILESYSTEMS="vfat ext2 ext3 ext4 hfsplus exfat fuseblk ntfs"'
+#    path: /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
 
-- name: Remove /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
-  file:
-    path: /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
-    state: absent
+#- name: Remove /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
+#  file:
+#    path: /etc/usbmount/mount.d/00_create_model_symlink
+#    state: absent
 
 
 # RECORD 'USB_LIB' AS INSTALLED