diff --git a/packages.txt b/packages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f353de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+libwnck3
+mesa-utils
+xf86-input-libinput
+xorg-xdpyinfo
+xorg-server
+xorg-xinit
+xorg-xinput
+xorg-xkill
+xorg-xrandr
+xf86-video-amdgpu
+xf86-video-ati
+xf86-video-intel
+b43-fwcutter
+broadcom-wl-dkms
+dhclient
+dialog
+dnsmasq
+dnsutils
+ethtool
+gnu-netcat
+ipw2100-fw
+ipw2200-fw
+iwd
+modemmanager
+nbd
+ndisc6
+networkmanager
+networkmanager-openvpn
+nmap
+nss-mdns
+openconnect
+openvpn
+ppp
+pptpclient
+rp-pppoe
+sshfs
+usb_modeswitch
+vpnc
+whois
+wireless-regdb
+wireless_tools
+wpa_supplicant
+xl2tpd
+firewalld
+bluez
+downgrade
+pacman-contrib
+pkgfile
+rebuild-detector
+reflector
+yay
+accountsservice
+bash-completion
+ffmpegthumbnailer
+gst-libav
+gst-plugin-pipewire
+gst-plugins-bad
+gst-plugins-ugly
+libdvdcss
+libgsf
+libopenraw
+mlocate
+poppler-glib
+xdg-user-dirs
+xdg-utils
+efitools
+haveged
+nfs-utils
+nilfs-utils
+ntp
+smartmontools
+unrar
+unzip
+xz
+adobe-source-han-sans-cn-fonts
+adobe-source-han-sans-jp-fonts
+adobe-source-han-sans-kr-fonts
+cantarell-fonts
+freetype2
+noto-fonts
+ttf-bitstream-vera
+ttf-dejavu
+ttf-liberation
+ttf-opensans
+alsa-firmware
+alsa-plugins
+alsa-utils
+pavucontrol
+			pipewire-pulse
+pipewire-media-session
+pipewire-alsa
+pipewire-jack
+amd-ucode
+dmidecode
+dmraid
+hdparm
+hwdetect
+intel-ucode
+lsscsi
+mtools
+sg3_utils
+sof-firmware
+power-profiles-daemon
+upower
+grub-tools
+reflector-simple
+welcome
+yad-eos
+duf
+findutils
+fsarchiver
+git
+glances
+hwinfo
+inxi
+meld
+nano-syntax-highlighting
+neofetch
+pv
+python-defusedxml
+python-packaging
+rsync
+tldr
+sed
+vi
+wget
+acpi
+arandr
+arc-gtk-theme-eos
+archlinux-xdg-menu
+awesome-terminal-fonts
+dex
+dmenu
+dunst
+file-roller
+galculator
+gthumb
+gtk-engine-murrine
+gvfs
+gvfs-afc
+gvfs-gphoto2
+gvfs-mtp
+gvfs-nfs
+gvfs-smb
+i3blocks
+i3-gaps
+i3lock
+i3status
+jq
+lxappearance-gtk3
+mpv
+network-manager-applet
+nitrogen
+numlockx
+picom
+playerctl
+polkit-gnome
+rofi
+scrot
+sysstat
+tumbler
+xbindkeys
+xdg-user-dirs-gtk
+xed
+xorg-xbacklight
+xorg-xdpyinfo
+firefox
diff --git a/system-setup.sh b/system-setup.sh
index e942dbd..ee3c3e3 100755
--- a/system-setup.sh
+++ b/system-setup.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ user=$array[2]
 
 # update the system packages
 echo "\nUpdating system packages...\n"
-yay -Syu
+yay -Syyu --noconfirm
+
+# remove packages that cause conflicts
+yay -Rns --noconfirm pipewire-pulse
+yay -Rns --noconfirm bluez-utils
 
 # install emojis necessary for z4h
 echo "\nInstalling emojis...\n"
@@ -46,11 +50,11 @@ systemctl enable ly.service
 
 # install all pacman packages
 echo "\nInstalling misc pacman packages...\n"
-yay -S --noconfirm --needed neofetch steam discord deja-dup btop ulseaudio-alsa pulseaudio-bluetooth gparted krita syncthing tmux dolphin gnome-keyring cpupower-gui arduino nbtexplorer obs-studio gpick audacity kdenlive libreoffice thunderbird signal-desktop speedtest wine tmux flameshot alactritty lutris unrar kdiskmark kdeconnect bitwarden
+yay -S --noconfirm --needed neofetch steam discord deja-dup btop pulseaudio-alsa pulseaudio-bluetooth gparted krita syncthing tmux dolphin gnome-keyring cpupower-gui arduino nbtexplorer obs-studio gpick audacity kdenlive libreoffice thunderbird signal-desktop speedtest-cli wine tmux flameshot alacritty lutris unrar kdiskmark kdeconnect bitwarden
 
 # install all AUR packages
 echo "\nInstalling misc AUR packages...\n"
-yay -S --noconfirm --needed aseprite browsh-bin protonvpn protonvpn-cli protonvpn-gui python-proton-client qjoypad realvnc-vnc-viewer spotify stacer visual-studio-code github-desktop-bin polymc atlauncher whatsapp-for-linux librepcb rpi-imager jetbrains-toolbox unityhub protonvpn ungoogled-chromium icon-library librepcb diylc skypeforlinux-stable-bin
+su -c yay -S --noconfirm --needed aseprite browsh-bin protonvpn protonvpn-cli protonvpn-gui python-proton-client qjoypad realvnc-vnc-viewer spotify stacer visual-studio-code-bin github-desktop-bin polymc atlauncher whatsapp-for-linux librepcb rpi-imager jetbrains-toolbox unityhub protonvpn ungoogled-chromium icon-library librepcb diylc skypeforlinux-stable-bin $user
 
 
 
@@ -159,14 +163,14 @@ echo "Reboot to complete installation of VirtualBox"
 # install sublime text 3
 curl -O https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg && sudo pacman-key --add sublimehq-pub.gpg && sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 8A8F901A && rm sublimehq-pub.gpg
 echo -e "\n[sublime-text]\nServer = https://download.sublimetext.com/arch/stable/x86_64" | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf
-pacman -Syu sublime-text
+pacman -Syu --noconfirm sublime-text
 
 # install intel drivers
 echo "\nInstalling intel drivers...\n"
 yay -S --noconfirm --needed mesa lib32-mesa xf86-video-intel vulkan-intel intel-hybrid-codec-driver linux-firmware intel-media-driver
 
 # install streamdeck-ui
-yay -Syyu python-pip hidapi libxcb
+yay -S --noconfirm python-pip hidapi libxcb
 touch /etc/udev/rules.d/70-streamdeck.rules
 cat /etc/udev/rules.d/70-streamdeck.rules << ENDOFFILE
 SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fd9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0060", TAG+="uaccess"
@@ -207,9 +211,9 @@ read -n 1 k <&1
 # install z4h
 echo "\nInstalling z4h...\n"
 if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/romkatv/zsh4humans/v5/install)"
+ su -c  sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/romkatv/zsh4humans/v5/install)" $user
 else
-  sh -c "$(wget -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/romkatv/zsh4humans/v5/install)"
+  su -c sh -c "$(wget -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/romkatv/zsh4humans/v5/install)" $user
 fi
 # setup spotify-tui
 spt