diff --git a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
index 09f9858dc..f17a3353c 100644
--- a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
       - python-setuptools    # Provides setuptools-44 on recent OS's (last version compatible with python2)
       - virtualenv           # Drags in 'python3-virtualenv' which in turn drags in 'python3-pip' -- for Ansible module 'pip' when used with 'virtualenv_command: /usr/bin/virtualenv' and 'virtualenv_python: python2.7' -- compare package 'python3-venv' used by roles {calibre-web, jupyterhub, lokole}
     state: present
-  when: not (is_debian_12 or is_ubuntu_2304 or is_ubuntu_2310)
+  when: is_debian_11 or is_ubuntu_2204    # Covers is_linuxmint_12, and is more future-proof than...
+  #when: not (is_debian_12 or is_ubuntu_2304 or is_ubuntu_2310)
   # 2020-03-31: Testing for {is_raspbian_9, is_raspbian_10} is not currently nec, as testing for {is_debian_9, is_debian_10} covers that already.
 
 #- name: Install Ubuntu keyrings on Debian
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@
 # use key retrieval from mongodb
 - name: Use scripts/install_python2.sh to install python2 and virtualenv
   command: "{{ iiab_dir }}/scripts/install_python2.sh"
-  when: is_debian_12 or is_ubuntu_2304 or is_ubuntu_2310
+  when: not (is_debian_11 or is_ubuntu_2204)    # Also avoids is_linuxmint_12, and is more future-proof than...
+  #when: is_debian_12 or is_ubuntu_2304 or is_ubuntu_2310
 
 - name: Use pip to pin setuptools to 44 in {{ kalite_venv }}    # WAS: if Raspbian/Debian > 10 or Ubuntu > 19
   pip: