diff --git a/tools/snp.sh b/tools/snp.sh
index 4061a1b..d660c65 100755
--- a/tools/snp.sh
+++ b/tools/snp.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CPU_MODEL="${CPU_MODEL:-EPYC-v4}"
 GUEST_USER="${GUEST_USER:-amd}"
 GUEST_PASS="${GUEST_PASS:-amd}"
 GUEST_SSH_KEY_PATH="${GUEST_SSH_KEY_PATH:-${LAUNCH_WORKING_DIR}/${GUEST_NAME}-key}"
-GUEST_ROOT_LABEL="${GUEST_ROOT_LABEL:-cloudimg-rootfs}"
+GUEST_ROOT_LABEL="${GUEST_ROOT_LABEL:""}"
 GUEST_KERNEL_APPEND="root=LABEL=${GUEST_ROOT_LABEL} ro console=ttyS0"
 QEMU_CMDLINE_FILE="${QEMU_CMDLINE:-${LAUNCH_WORKING_DIR}/qemu.cmdline}"
 IMAGE="${IMAGE:-${LAUNCH_WORKING_DIR}/${GUEST_NAME}.img}"
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ CLOUD_INIT_IMAGE_URL="https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/jammy/current/jammy-server
 CLOUD_INIT_IMAGE_URL_UBUNTU="https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/jammy/current/jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
 IMAGE_BASENAME_UBUNTU=$(basename "${CLOUD_INIT_IMAGE_URL_UBUNTU}")
 IMAGE_BASENAME=""
+GUEST_ROOT_LABEL_UBUNTU="cloudimg-rootfs"
+GUEST_KERNEL_APPEND_UBUNTU="root=LABEL=${GUEST_ROOT_LABEL_UBUNTU} ro console=ttyS0"
 DRACUT_TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/archive/refs/tags/059.tar.gz"
 SEV_SNP_MEASURE_VERSION="0.0.11"
 
@@ -926,6 +928,53 @@ build_and_install_amdsev() {
   save_binary_paths
 }
 
+get_package_install_command(){
+  local linux_distro=$(get_linux_distro)
+
+  case ${linux_distro} in
+    ubuntu)
+      echo "dpkg -i"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      >&2 echo -e "ERROR: ${linux_distro}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+get_guest_kernel_package(){
+  local linux_distro=$(get_linux_distro)
+  local guest_kernel_version=$(get_guest_kernel_version)
+
+  pushd "${SETUP_WORKING_DIR}/AMDSEV/linux" >/dev/null
+    case ${linux_distro} in
+      ubuntu)
+          echo $(realpath linux-image*${guest_kernel_version}*.deb| grep -v dbg)
+          ;;
+      *)
+        >&2 echo -e "ERROR: ${linux_distro}"
+        return 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+  popd>/dev/null
+}
+
+set_default_guest_kernel_append() {
+  local linux_distro=$(get_linux_distro)
+
+  # Sets default kernel append based on the linux distro
+  case ${linux_distro} in
+    ubuntu)
+      GUEST_ROOT_LABEL="${GUEST_ROOT_LABEL_UBUNTU}"
+      GUEST_KERNEL_APPEND="${GUEST_KERNEL_APPEND_UBUNTU}"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      >&2 echo -e "ERROR: ${linux_distro}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 setup_and_launch_guest() {
   # Return error if user specified file that doesn't exist
   if [ ! -f "${IMAGE}" ] && ${SKIP_IMAGE_CREATE}; then
@@ -965,17 +1014,22 @@ setup_and_launch_guest() {
 
     # Install the guest kernel, retrieve the initrd and then reboot
     local guest_kernel_version=$(get_guest_kernel_version)
-    local guest_kernel_deb=$(echo "$(realpath ${SETUP_WORKING_DIR}/AMDSEV/linux/linux-image*snp-guest*.deb)" | grep -v dbg)
-    local guest_initrd_basename="initrd.img-${guest_kernel_version}"
-    wait_and_retry_command "scp_guest_command ${guest_kernel_deb} ${GUEST_USER}@localhost:/home/${GUEST_USER}"
-    ssh_guest_command "sudo dpkg -i /home/${GUEST_USER}/$(basename ${guest_kernel_deb})"
+    local guest_kernel_package=$(get_guest_kernel_package)
+    local guest_initrd_basename="init*${guest_kernel_version}*"
+    local os_package_install_command=$(get_package_install_command)
+    wait_and_retry_command "scp_guest_command ${guest_kernel_package} ${GUEST_USER}@localhost:/home/${GUEST_USER}"
+    ssh_guest_command "sudo ${os_package_install_command} /home/${GUEST_USER}/$(basename ${guest_kernel_package})"
     scp_guest_command "${GUEST_USER}@localhost:/boot/${guest_initrd_basename}" "${LAUNCH_WORKING_DIR}"
+
     ssh_guest_command "sudo shutdown now" || true
     echo "true" > "${guest_kernel_installed_file}"
 
     # Update the initrd file path and name in the guest launch source-bins file
     sed -i -e "s|^\(INITRD_BIN=\).*$|\1\"${LAUNCH_WORKING_DIR}/${guest_initrd_basename}\"|g" "${LAUNCH_WORKING_DIR}/source-bins"
 
+    # Set the default guest kernel append parameter as per the linux distro
+    [ -z "${GUEST_ROOT_LABEL}" ] && set_default_guest_kernel_append
+
     # Wait for shutdown to complete
     wait_and_retry_command "! ps aux | grep \"${WORKING_DIR}.*qemu.*${IMAGE}\" | grep -v \"tail.*qemu.log\" | grep -v \"grep.*qemu\""