diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 3b9b209..daa3066 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       copy:
         src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/files/{{ jdk_tarball_file }}.tar.gz"
         dest: "{{ java_download_path }}/{{ jdk_tarball_file }}.tar.gz"
-      when: ansible_pkg_mgr != "yum" and ansible_pkg_mgr != "zypper"
+      when: ansible_pkg_mgr != "yum" and ansible_pkg_mgr != "zypper" and ansible_architecture != "armv7l"
 
     - name: copy JCE zip from local
       copy:
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
   when: not java_download_from_oracle
 
 
+- name: delegate to APT installation process
+  include: use-apt.yml
+  when: ansible_pkg_mgr == "apt" and ansible_architecture == "armv7l"
 
 - name: delegate to RPM installation process
   include: use-rpm.yml
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@
 
 - name: delegate to raw tarball installation process
   include: use-tarball.yml
-  when: ansible_pkg_mgr != "yum" and ansible_pkg_mgr != "zypper" and ansible_os_family != 'Darwin'
+  when: ansible_pkg_mgr != "yum" and ansible_pkg_mgr != "zypper" and ansible_os_family != 'Darwin' and ansible_architecture != "armv7l"
 
 - name: delegate to Mac OS X dmg installation
   include: use-dmg.yml
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@
 
 - block:
 
-    # No link creation is necessary on Mac OS X -- 
+    # No link creation is necessary on Mac OS X --
     # the package installer automatically creates symlinks in /usr/bin.
 
     - name: link "{{ java_install_dir }}/{{ java_default_link_name }}"
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@
         path: "{{ java_install_dir }}/{{ java_default_link_name }}"
       when: filecheck and filecheck.stat.exists
 
-  when: ansible_os_family != "Darwin"
+  when: ansible_os_family != "Darwin" and ansible_architecture != "armv7l"
 
 
 
diff --git a/tasks/set-role-variables.yml b/tasks/set-role-variables.yml
index 414de0a..87576b4 100644
--- a/tasks/set-role-variables.yml
+++ b/tasks/set-role-variables.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
   set_fact:
     jdk_version: "1.{{ java_version }}.0_{{ java_subversion }}"
 
+#
+# Specific preparation to support Raspbian (on ARM7)
+#
+- name: Select Java To Installation (Oracle Download)
+  set_fact:
+    java_download_from_oracle: true
+  when: ansible_architecture != "armv7l"
+
+- name: Select Java To Installation (Distribution Install)
+  set_fact:
+    java_download_from_oracle: false
+  when: ansible_architecture == "armv7l" and ansible_os_family == "Debian" and ansible_pkg_mgr == "apt"
 
 #
 # platform-specific variables
diff --git a/tasks/use-apt.yml b/tasks/use-apt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c04d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/use-apt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+# file: use-apt.yml
+# install Oracle JDK 1.x on Debian on ARM (e.G Raspian)
+#
+
+- name: install Oracle JDK 8 from apt file {{java_version}}
+  become: yes
+  become_method: sudo
+  apt: name=oracle-java8-jdk
+  when: java_version == 8
+
+- name: install Oracle JDK 7 from apt file
+  become: yes
+  become_method: sudo
+  apt: name=oracle-java7-jdk
+  when: java_version == 7