diff --git a/.spacemacs b/.spacemacs
index 7d83471..9c820f2 100644
--- a/.spacemacs
+++ b/.spacemacs
@@ -30,20 +30,21 @@ values."
    dotspacemacs-configuration-layer-path '()
    ;; List of configuration layers to load.
    dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
-   '(
-     ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
-     ;; Example of useful layers you may want to use right away.
-     ;; Uncomment some layer names and press <SPC f e R> (Vim style) or
-     ;; <M-m f e R> (Emacs style) to install them.
-     ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
-     auto-completion
+   ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+   ;; Example of useful layers you may want to use right away.
+   ;; Uncomment some layer names and press <SPC f e R> (Vim style) or
+   ;; <M-m f e R> (Emacs style) to install them.
+   ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+     '(
      better-defaults
+     auto-completion
      docker
      emacs-lisp
      git
      go
      helm
      html
+     latex
      markdown
      org
      syntax-checking
@@ -315,6 +316,10 @@ This is the place where most of your configurations should be done. Unless it is
 explicitly specified that a variable should be set before a package is loaded,
 you should place your code here."
   (setq dired-listing-switches "-alh")
+  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
+                '((auto-completion :variables
+                                   auto-completion-enable-snippets-in-popup t
+                                   auto-completion-enable-help-tooltip t)))
   )
 
 ;; Do not write anything past this comment. This is where Emacs will
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 05a988b..424baf0 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ install_i3() {
         aspell-de \
         aspell-en \
         clipit \
-        emacs25 \
+        emacs \
         feh \
         fonts-font-awesome \
         fswebcam \
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ install_i3() {
     apt autoclean
     apt clean
 
+    git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs ~/.emacs.d
+    rm -rf ~/.emacs.d/private/snippets
+    git clone https://github.com/AndreaCrotti/yasnippet-snippets ~/.emacs.d/private/yas-snips
+    ln -s ~/.emacs.d/private/yas-snips/snippets ~/emacs.d/private/snippets/
+
     no_suspend
 
     echo "... setting capslock to control"
@@ -246,6 +251,38 @@ install_compose() {
     /usr/bin/docker-compose version
 }
 
+
+install_virtualbox() {
+    # https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Installation_of_non-free_edition
+    apt install -y \
+            apt-transport-https \
+            ca-certificates \
+            curl \
+            gnupg2 \
+            software-properties-common \
+            --no-install-recommends
+
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | $SUDO apt-key add -
+
+    # add docker apt repo
+    cat <<-EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
+    deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian stretch stable
+    # deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian stretch test
+    # deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian stretch nightly
+EOF
+
+    apt update
+    apt install -y \
+        docker-ce \
+        --no-install-recommends
+
+    groupadd docker
+    addgroup ${USERNAME} docker
+
+    docker version
+    docker info
+}
+
 get_dotfiles() {
 
     (