diff --git a/installer b/installer
index c8194e2..5793b2c 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ typeset -a WM_PKGS=(
 "polkit-gnome"
 "arandr"
 "dunst"
-"exo"
+# "exo"
 "feh"
 "nitrogen"
 "picom"
@@ -166,14 +166,16 @@ declare -A WM_EXT=(
 [dk]='archlabs-skel-dk sxhkd archlabs-lemonbar'
 [bspwm]='archlabs-skel-bspwm jgmenu tint2 sxhkd'
 [fluxbox]='archlabs-skel-fluxbox jgmenu lxmenu-data'
-[i3-gaps]='archlabs-skel-i3-gaps i3status perl-anyevent-i3'
+[i3-wm]='archlabs-skel-i3 i3status perl-anyevent-i3'
 [openbox]='archlabs-skel-openbox archlabs-kickshaw archlabs-pipemenus obconf jgmenu tint2 conky lxmenu-data'
+[dwm]=''
 ) # }
 
 # executable name for each wm/de used in ~/.xinitrc {
 declare -A SESSIONS=(
 [dk]='dk'
-[i3-gaps]='i3'
+[dwm]='dwm'
+[i3-wm]='i3'
 [bspwm]='bspwm'
 [fluxbox]='startfluxbox'
 [openbox]='openbox-session'
@@ -368,6 +370,7 @@ main()
 select_show()
 {
 	local pkgs="${USER_PKGS[*]} ${SES_PKGS[*]}" fmtpkgs='' pkg=''
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]] && pkgs="dwm st dmenu $pkgs"
 	pkgs="${pkgs//  / }"
 	pkgs="${pkgs# }"
 
@@ -707,13 +710,17 @@ select_sessions()
 	dlg INSTALL_WMS check "Sessions" "$_sessions\n" \
 		dk "A dynamic tiling window manager in the vein of dwm, bspwm, and xmonad" "$(ofn dk "$INSTALL_WMS")" \
 		openbox "A lightweight, powerful, and highly configurable stacking wm" "$(ofn openbox "$INSTALL_WMS")" \
-		i3-gaps "A fork of i3 tiling window manager with more features including gaps" "$(ofn i3-gaps "$INSTALL_WMS")" \
+		i3-wm "The improved dynamic tiling window manager" "$(ofn i3-wm "$INSTALL_WMS")" \
+		dwm "A dynamic WM for X that manages windows in tiled, floating, or monocle layouts" "$(ofn dwm "$INSTALL_WMS")" \
 		bspwm "A tiling wm that represents windows as the leaves of a binary tree" "$(ofn bspwm "$INSTALL_WMS")" \
 		fluxbox "A lightweight and highly-configurable window manager" "$(ofn fluxbox "$INSTALL_WMS")"
 
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS ]] || return 0
 
-	for i in $INSTALL_WMS; do
+	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ dwm ]]; then
+		msg "DWM Install" "\nThe following programs be installed with \`git clone .. && make install\` from /home/$NEWUSER/suckless\n\n\t- dwm\n\t- dmenu\n\t- st\n"
+	fi
+	for i in ${INSTALL_WMS/dwm/}; do
 		pkgs+=("$i")
 	done
 
@@ -1320,7 +1327,7 @@ mount_boot()
 						BOOT="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")"
 						;;
 					*)
-						dlg BOOT menu "EFI Partition" "$_uefi" $pts
+						dlg BOOT menu "EFI Boot Partition" "$_uefi" $pts
 						;;
 				esac
 				[[ $BOOT ]] || return 1
@@ -1338,7 +1345,7 @@ mount_boot()
 							BOOT="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")"
 							;;
 						*)
-							dlg BOOT menu "Boot Partition" "$_biosluks" $pts
+							dlg BOOT menu "Legacy Boot Partition" "$_biosluks" $pts
 							;;
 					esac
 					[[ $BOOT ]] || return 1
@@ -1398,7 +1405,7 @@ mount_root()
 			else
 				local txt="\nSelect the root (/) partition, this is where $DIST will be installed."
 				txt+="\n\nDevices smaller than 8G will not be shown here."
-				dlg ROOT menu "Mount Root" "$txt" $pts
+				dlg ROOT menu "Root Partition" "$txt" $pts
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
@@ -1777,6 +1784,29 @@ install_user()
 	chrun "chpasswd <<< '$NEWUSER:$USER_PASS'" 2> "$ERR" 2>&1
 	errshow 1 "chrun 'chpasswd <<< \"$NEWUSER:$USER_PASS\"'"
 
+	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]]; then
+		local dir="/home/$NEWUSER/suckless"
+		mkdir -pv "$dir"
+		for i in dwm dmenu st; do
+			if chrun "git clone 'https://git.suckless.org/$i' '$dir/$i'"; then
+				chrun "cd '$dir/$i' && make PREFIX=/usr install"
+			else
+				printf "failed to clone %s repo\n" "$i"
+			fi
+		done
+
+		mkdir -p "$MNT/usr/share/xsessions"
+		cat > "$MNT/usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop" <<- EOF
+		[Desktop Entry]
+		Encoding=UTF-8
+		Name=Dwm
+		Comment=Dynamic Window Manager
+		Exec=dwm
+		TryExec=dwm
+		Type=Application
+		EOF
+	fi
+
 	# upgrade existing home with new skeleton configs, making backups when needed
 	(( i )) && cp -rfaT -b --suffix='.bak' "$MNT/etc/skel/" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER"
 
@@ -1786,7 +1816,7 @@ install_user()
 	# remove tint2 configs if bspwm and openbox aren't being installed
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/tint2"
 
-	# remove jgmenu configs if bspwm, fluxbox, and openbox aren't being installed
+	# remove jgmenu configs if bspwm, fluxbox, or openbox aren't being installed
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (fluxbox|bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/jgmenu"
 
 	# remove geany configs if it wasn't installed
@@ -1928,6 +1958,8 @@ install_packages()
 	[[ $NEWSHELL == 'zsh' ]] && inpkg+=('zsh-completions')
 	[[ $NEWSHELL =~ (bash|zsh) ]] && inpkg+=('bash-completion')
 
+	# needed to build dwm
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ dwm ]] && inpkg+=('git' 'make' 'gcc' 'pkgconf')
 
 	# remove the packages we don't want on the installed system
 	[[ ${rmpkg[*]} ]] && chrun "pacman -Rnsc ${rmpkg[*]} --noconfirm"
@@ -2102,6 +2134,33 @@ install_tearfree()
 	fi
 }
 
+install_suckless()
+{
+	local dir="/home/$NEWUSER/suckless"
+	shift
+
+	chrun "mkdir -pv '$dir'"
+
+	for i in dwm dmenu st; do
+		if chrun "git clone 'https://git.suckless.org/$i' '$dir/$i'"; then
+			chrun "cd '$dir/$i' && make PREFIX=/usr install"
+		else
+			printf "failed to clone %s repo\n" "$i"
+		fi
+	done
+
+	mkdir -p "$MNT/usr/share/xsessions"
+	cat > "$MNT/usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop" <<- EOF
+	[Desktop Entry]
+	Encoding=UTF-8
+	Name=Dwm
+	Comment=Dynamic Window Manager
+	Exec=dwm
+	TryExec=dwm
+	Type=Application
+	EOF
+}
+
 install_mkinitcpio()
 {
 	local add=''
@@ -2247,6 +2306,30 @@ config_lightdm()
 	fi
 }
 
+
+
+
+config_st()
+{
+	cat > $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/suckless/st <<-EOF
+
+	EOF
+}
+
+config_dwm()
+{
+	cat > $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/suckless/dwm <<-EOF
+
+	EOF
+}
+
+config_dmenu()
+{
+	cat > $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/suckless/dmenu <<-EOF
+
+	EOF
+}
+
 ###############################################################################
 # bootloader setup
 # prerun_* set up the configs needed before actually running the commands
@@ -2508,9 +2591,9 @@ lvm_menu()
 	local choice
 	while :; do
 		dlg choice menu "Logical Volume Management" "$_lvmmenu" \
-			'create'     "Create a new volume group and volumes" \
+			'create'     "Create a new volume group and volume(s)" \
 			'remove'     "Delete an existing volume group" \
-			'remove_all' "Delete ALL volume groups and volumes" \
+			'remove_all' "Delete ALL volume groups and volume(s)" \
 			"back"       "Return to the device management menu"
 		case "$choice" in
 			'create') lvm_create && break ;;
@@ -3535,7 +3618,7 @@ fi
 
 trap 'printf "\n^C\n" && die 1' INT
 
-while getopts ":hcnrfDtb:m:d:" OPT; do
+while getopts ":hcnr:fDtb:m:d:" OPT; do
 	case "$OPT" in
 		D) debug ;;
 		h) usage "${0##*/}" ;;