diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 5d0cd54..af73148 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ base_applications() {
         zip \
         --no-install-recommends
 
+    $SUDO restic self-update
     echo "... DONE... cleaning up\n\n"
     $SUDO apt autoremove
     $SUDO apt autoclean
     $SUDO apt clean
 
-    restic self-update
 
 }
 
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ install_workstation_apps() {
 
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-    apt update
-    apt install -y \
+    $SUDO apt update
+    $SUDO apt install -y \
         alsa-tools \
         alsa-utils \
         aspell \
@@ -295,35 +295,40 @@ install_i3() {
 
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-    apt update
-    apt install -y \
+    $SUDO apt update
+    $SUDO apt install -y \
         feh \
         fswebcam \
         i3 \
         i3lock \
         i3lock-fancy \
         i3status \
+	      lightdm \
         network-manager-gnome \
         network-manager-vpnc \
         network-manager-vpnc-gnome \
         remmina \
-        rxvt-unicode-256color \
+        rxvt-unicode \
         scrot \
         shotwell \
-        slim \
+        suckless-tools \
         vlc \
         xdotool \
         xorg \
         --no-install-recommends
 
-    cat <<-EOF > /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Notifications.service
-    [D-BUS Service]
-    Name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
-    Exec=/usr/lib/notification-daemon/notification-daemon
-EOF
+    # for f in (); do
+    #     ln -s $f /home/$USER/$f
+    # done
+
+#    $SUDO cat <<-EOF > /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Notifications.service
+#    [D-BUS Service]
+#    Name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
+#    Exec=/usr/lib/notification-daemon/notification-daemon
+#EOF
 
     echo "... setting capslock to control"
-    sed -i "s/^XKBOPTIONS=.*/XKBOPTIONS=\"ctrl:nocaps\"/" /etc/default/keyboard
+    $SUDO sed -i "s/^XKBOPTIONS=.*/XKBOPTIONS=\"ctrl:nocaps\"/" /etc/default/keyboard
 
 }
 
@@ -333,25 +338,25 @@ install_syncthing() {
     curl -s https://syncthing.net/release-key.txt | sudo apt-key add -
 
     # Add the "stable" channel to your APT sources:
-    echo "deb https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
+    cat "deb https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
 
     # pin the correct apt repo
     printf "Package: *\nPin: origin apt.syncthing.net\nPin-Priority: 990\n" | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/syncthing
 
     # Update and install syncthing:
-    sudo apt-get update
-    sudo apt-get install syncthing
+    $SUDO apt-get update
+    $SUDO apt-get install syncthing
     echo "... DONE... cleaning up\n\n"
-    apt autoremove
-    apt autoclean
-    apt clean
+    $SUDO apt autoremove
+    $SUDO apt autoclean
+    $SUDO apt clean
 
     echo "enable and start the syncthing per-user service for ${USERNAME}"
-    cp ../etc/systemd/system/syncth* /etc/systemd/system/
+    $SUDO cp ../etc/systemd/system/syncth* /etc/systemd/system/
     user=${USERNAME}
-    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-    sudo systemctl enable syncthing@${USERNAME}
-    sudo systemctl start syncthing@${USERNAME}.service
+    $SUDO systemctl daemon-reload
+    $SUDO systemctl enable syncthing@${USERNAME}
+    $SUDO systemctl start syncthing@${USERNAME}.service
     systemctl status syncthing@${USERNAME}.service
 
 }
@@ -363,8 +368,8 @@ install_vscodium() {
 
     echo 'deb https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/raw/repos/debs/ vscodium main' | sudo tee --append /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list
 
-    apt update
-    apt install -y \
+    $SUDO apt update
+    $SUDO apt install -y \
         codium \
         --no-install-recommends
 
@@ -379,14 +384,15 @@ install_wine() {
 
     # https://wiki.winehq.org/Debian
     curl https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/winehq.gpg
-    echo 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/ bullseye main' | sudo tee --append /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine.list
+    echo 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/ bookworm main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine.list
 
-    apt update
-    apt install \
+    $SUDO sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
+    $SUDO apt update
+    $SUDO apt install \
         winehq-staging \
-        --no-install-recommends
+        --install-recommends
 
-    wine version
+    wine --version
 
 }
 
@@ -398,7 +404,7 @@ install_docker() {
     echo "installing docker binary Version $VERS ..."
     # https://github.com/tianon/cgroupfs-mount/blob/master/cgroupfs-mount
 
-    apt install -y \
+    $SUDO apt install -y \
             apt-transport-https \
             ca-certificates \
             curl \
@@ -415,12 +421,12 @@ install_docker() {
     # deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian buster nightly
 EOF
 
-    apt update
-    apt install -y \
+    $SUDO apt update
+    $SUDO apt install -y \
         docker-ce \
         --no-install-recommends
 
-    addgroup ${USERNAME} docker
+    $SUDO addgroup ${USERNAME} docker
 
     docker version
     docker info
@@ -454,7 +460,7 @@ install_compose() {
 
 install_virtualbox() {
     # https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Installation_of_non-free_edition
-    apt install -y \
+    $SUDO apt install -y \
             apt-transport-https \
             ca-certificates \
             curl \