diff --git a/.config/lf/pv.sh b/.config/lf/pv.sh
index 5f89860..2b8cfff 100755
--- a/.config/lf/pv.sh
+++ b/.config/lf/pv.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             #*.png | *.svg | *.gif) convert "$1" jpg:- | jp2a - -b --width=$(($(tput cols)/2 - 10));;
             #*.mp4 | *.mkv | *.webm | *.avi | *.mpg | *.mpeg | *.ogv | *.flv | *.wmv | *.WMV) ffmpegthumbnailer -i "$1" -c jpeg -o - | jp2a - -b --width=$(($(tput cols)/2 - 10));; 
             *.pdf) pdftotext "$1" -;;
-            *) highlight -O ansi "$1" || cat "$1";;
+            *) bat -f "$1";; #*) highlight -O ansi "$1" || cat "$1";;
     esac
 
 #fi
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix-install.sh b/.local/installers/artix-install.sh
index f305d37..a356f6c 100755
--- a/.local/installers/artix-install.sh
+++ b/.local/installers/artix-install.sh
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@ echo "    press return to begin installation. crtl + c to cancel"
 read input
 
 #####################################################################
-./artix/repo-enable.sh
-./artix/config.sh
-./artix/devel.sh
-./artix/gaming.sh
-./artix/runit-config.sh
-./artix/wireless.sh
+sh ./artix/repo-enable.sh
+sh ./artix/config.sh
+sh ./artix/devel.sh
+sh ./artix/gaming.sh
+sh ./artix/runit-config.sh
+sh ./artix/wireless.sh
 
 sudo sh -c 'pacman -S - < artix/pkgs/base.txt' 
 sudo sh -c 'pacman -S - < artix/pkgs/user.txt' 
 sudo sh -c 'pacman -S - < artix/pkgs/wm.txt' 
 sudo sh -c 'yay -S - < artix/pkgs/aur.txt' 
 
+#install local git repos, needed for wm.txt
+sh ~/.local/scripts/install.sh add-repos ~/.local/installers/repos.txt
 
 #uncomment appropriate line for cpu type
 sudo pacman -S amd-ucode     
@@ -30,5 +32,4 @@ sudo pacman -S amd-ucode
 sudo mkinitcpio -P                         #rebuild kernel
 sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg  #update grub
 
-
-echo "installation finished."
+echo "installation finished"
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/config.sh b/.local/installers/artix/config.sh
index 6a0c92d..a640bbc 100755
--- a/.local/installers/artix/config.sh
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/config.sh
@@ -96,5 +96,4 @@ sudo sh -c 'echo "tmpfs   /tmp         tmpfs   rw,nodev,nosuid,size=2G
 
 
 
-#install local git repos
-sh ~/.local/scripts/install.sh add-repos ~/.local/installers/repos.txt
+
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.txt b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.txt
index 61886e5..645f016 100644
--- a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.txt
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/aur.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@ dashbinsh
 kjv-apocrypha
 pfetch
 sysrq-enabler
-aur/chromium-extension-web-store
-aur/chromium-widevine
 wlr-randr
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.txt b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.txt
index 59337d3..7f4b01a 100644
--- a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.txt
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/base.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ connman
 connman-gtk
 imagemagick
 ffmpegthumbnailer
-highlight
+bat
 python-pdftotext
 viu
 python-pywal
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ chrony-runit
 dhcpcd-runit
 connman-runit
 socklog
+python-pip
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/user.txt b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/user.txt
index 75db30a..04855aa 100644
--- a/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/user.txt
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/pkgs/user.txt
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ opendoas
 zsh
 lynx
 newsboat
-python-pip
 clang
 lxappearance
 qt5ct
 librewolf
-ffmpeg4.4
-ungoogled-chromium
-ublock-origin
 shellcheck
diff --git a/.local/installers/artix/ungoogled-chromium.sh b/.local/installers/artix/ungoogled-chromium.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4fc2c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/installers/artix/ungoogled-chromium.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "if this fails, you need to have universe repo enabled, and yay installed"
+
+CMD="-S"
+
+[ "$1" = "-R" ] && CMD="-Rs"
+
+sudo pacman "$CMD" ffmpeg4.4 
+sudo pacman "$CMD" ungoogled-chromium
+sudo pacman "$CMD" ublock-origin
+
+yay "$CMD" aur/chromium-extension-web-store
+yay "$CMD" aur/chromium-widevine
diff --git a/.local/installers/install.sh b/.local/installers/install.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3181cb0..0000000
--- a/.local/installers/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#TODO update this to work with new artix-install.sh
-
-. ~/.local/installers/void.sh
-
-core
-extra
-config
-distro_specific_config
-
-sh ~/.local/installers/suckless-install.sh