diff --git a/debian/debian-essentials.sh b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
index 874985f..50d558d 100755
--- a/debian/debian-essentials.sh
+++ b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ apt-get remove os-prober -y > /dev/null 2>&1
 apt-get update
 apt-get upgrade -y
 
+# check if vm or lxc
+if [[ ! -d /dev/disk/by-id ]]
+    then
+        apt-get install -y qemu-guest-agent
+    else
+        isInFile=$(ls /dev/disk/by-id | grep -c "QEMU")
+            if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
+                then
+                    apt-get remove -y qemu-guest-agent
+                else
+                    apt-get install -y qemu-guest-agent
+            fi
+fi
+
 # download and install packages
 apt-get install -y ncdu pwgen lsb-release cron qemu-guest-agent sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
 
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
         rm /opt/cronicle/conf/config.json
         wget -qO /opt/cronicle/conf/config.json http://192.168.1.50/files/debian/cronicle-config.json
         /opt/cronicle/bin/control.sh start
-        echo "Cronicle worker is installed."
+        echo "Cronicle worker installed."
     else
-        echo "Cronicle worker is already installed."
+        echo "Cronicle worker already installed."
 fi
diff --git a/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh b/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh
index bbc5987..144249c 100755
--- a/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh
+++ b/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,22 @@ apt-get remove os-prober -y
 apt-get update
 apt-get upgrade -y
 
+# check if vm or lxc
+if [[ ! -d /dev/disk/by-id ]]
+    then
+        apt-get install -y qemu-guest-agent
+    else
+        isInFile=$(ls /dev/disk/by-id | grep -c "QEMU")
+            if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
+                then
+                    apt-get remove -y qemu-guest-agent
+                else
+                    apt-get install -y qemu-guest-agent
+            fi
+fi
+
 # download and install packages
-apt-get install -y ncdu pwgen qemu-guest-agent sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
+apt-get install -y ncdu pwgen sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
 
 # add akanealw user if not existing
 isInFile=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep -c "akanealw")