diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index 9e1e801..93557f1 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Some ideas and code reworked from other resources
 # AIF, Cnichi, Calamares, Arch Wiki.. Credit where credit is due
 
-VER="2.0.58"     # installer version
+VER="2.0.59"     # installer version
 DIST="ArchLabs"  # linux distributor
 MNT="/mnt"       # install mountpoint
 ANS="/tmp/ans"   # dialog answer file
@@ -82,19 +82,11 @@ WARN=''           # issued mounting/partitioning warning
 SEP_BOOT=''       # separate boot partition for BIOS
 AUTOLOGIN=''      # enable autologin for xinit
 CONFIG_DONE=''    # basic configuration is finished
-BROADCOM_WL=''    # fixes for broadcom cards eg. BCM4352
 
 FORMATTED=''      # partitions we formatted and should allow skipping
 AUTO_ROOT_PART='' # root value from auto partition
 AUTO_BOOT_PART='' # boot value from auto partition
 
-# iso base, pacstrap when running the installer from a stock arch iso
-ISO_BASE="b43-firmware b43-fwcutter broadcom-wl clonezilla dhclient dhcpcd ethtool wpa_supplicant "
-ISO_BASE+="exfat-utils f2fs-tools gptfdisk vim hdparm ipw2100-fw ipw2200-fw nfs-utils nilfs-utils ntfs-3g "
-ISO_BASE+="pacman-contrib parted rsync sdparm smartmontools wget wireless_tools wpa_actiond xl2tpd dialog parted "
-ISO_BASE+="alsa-firmware alsa-lib alsa-plugins pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa networkmanager w3m htop wireless-regdb "
-ISO_BASE+="lm_sensors lsb-release p7zip pamixer reflector unrar ranger terminus-font ttf-dejavu archlabs-keyring"
-
 # archlabs base
 AL_BASE_PKGS="archlabs-skel-base archlabs-fonts archlabs-themes archlabs-dARK archlabs-icons archlabs-wallpapers archlabs-scripts"
 
@@ -220,6 +212,8 @@ declare -A FS_OPTS=(
 declare -A LOGIN_PKGS=(
 [xinit]='xorg-xinit'
 [ly]='archlabs-ly'
+[gdm]='gdm'
+[sddm]='sddm'
 [lightdm]='lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings accountsservice'
 ) # }
 
@@ -413,31 +407,30 @@ select_login()
 {
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS ]] || return 0
 
+	AUTOLOGIN='' # no autologin unless using xinit
+
 	if [[ -z $LOGIN_TYPE ]]; then
 		dlg LOGIN_TYPE menu "Login Management" "\nSelect what kind of login management to use." \
 			"xinit"   "Console login without a display manager" \
 			"ly"      "TUI display manager with a ncurses-like interface" \
-			"lightdm" "Lightweight display manager with a gtk greeter" || return 1
+			"lightdm" "Lightweight display manager with a gtk greeter" \
+			"gdm"     "Gnome display manager" \
+			"sddm"    "Simple desktop display manager" || return 1
 	fi
 
-	if [[ $LOGIN_TYPE == 'xinit' ]]; then
-		EDIT_FILES[login]="/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc /home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile"
-		# define what wm/de to use for xinit
-		if (( $(wc -w <<< "$INSTALL_WMS") > 1 )); then
-			dlg LOGIN_WM menu "Login Management" "$_login" $LOGIN_CHOICES || return 1
-			LOGIN_WM="${WM_SESSIONS[$LOGIN_WM]}"
-		fi
-		[[ -z $LOGIN_WM ]] && LOGIN_WM="${WM_SESSIONS[${INSTALL_WMS%% *}]}"
-		# autologin
-		yesno "Autologin" "$(sed "s|USER|$NEWUSER|g; s|RC|$LOGINRC|g" <<< "$_autologin")" && AUTOLOGIN=true || AUTOLOGIN=''
-	else
-		AUTOLOGIN='' # no autologin for DMs
-		if [[ $LOGIN_TYPE == 'lightdm' ]]; then
-			EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf"
-		elif [[ $LOGIN_TYPE == 'ly' ]]; then
-			EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/ly/config.ini"
-		fi
-	fi
+	case $LOGIN_TYPE in
+		ly) EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/ly/config.ini" ;;
+		gdm|sddm) EDIT_FILES[login]="" ;;
+		lightdm) EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf" ;;
+		xinit) EDIT_FILES[login]="/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc /home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile"
+			if (( $(wc -w <<< "$INSTALL_WMS") > 1 )); then
+				dlg LOGIN_WM menu "Login Management" "$_login" $LOGIN_CHOICES || return 1
+				LOGIN_WM="${WM_SESSIONS[$LOGIN_WM]}"
+			fi
+			[[ -z $LOGIN_WM ]] && LOGIN_WM="${WM_SESSIONS[${INSTALL_WMS%% *}]}"
+			yesno "Autologin" "$(sed "s|USER|$NEWUSER|g; s|RC|$LOGINRC|g" <<< "$_autologin")" && AUTOLOGIN=true || AUTOLOGIN=''
+			;;
+	esac
 }
 
 select_config()
@@ -759,6 +752,7 @@ part_menu()
 		if [[ $devhash != "$(lsblk -f | base64)" ]]; then
 			msg "Probing Partitions" "\nInforming the kernel of partition changes using partprobe.\n" 0
 			partprobe >/dev/null 2>&1
+			[[ $choice == 'auto' ]] && return
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -774,21 +768,6 @@ part_show()
 	msg "Device Tree" "\n\n$txt\n\n"
 }
 
-part_swap()
-{
-	if [[ $1 == "$MNT/swapfile" && $SWAP_SIZE ]]; then
-		fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE "$1" 2>$ERR
-		errshow "fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE $1"
-		chmod 600 "$1" 2>$ERR
-		errshow "chmod 600 $1"
-	fi
-	mkswap "$1" >/dev/null 2>$ERR
-	errshow "mkswap $1"
-	swapon "$1" >/dev/null 2>$ERR
-	errshow "swapon $1"
-	return 0
-}
-
 part_auto()
 {
 	local device="$1" table="$2" boot_fs="$3" size="$4" dev_info=""
@@ -938,6 +917,21 @@ part_find()
 	return 0
 }
 
+part_swap()
+{
+	if [[ $1 == "$MNT/swapfile" && $SWAP_SIZE ]]; then
+		fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE "$1" 2>$ERR
+		errshow "fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE $1"
+		chmod 600 "$1" 2>$ERR
+		errshow "chmod 600 $1"
+	fi
+	mkswap "$1" >/dev/null 2>$ERR
+	errshow "mkswap $1"
+	swapon "$1" >/dev/null 2>$ERR
+	errshow "swapon $1"
+	return 0
+}
+
 part_mount()
 {
 	local part="$1" mountp="${MNT}$2" fs=""
@@ -1338,7 +1332,6 @@ install_main()
 	install_user
 	install_login
 	chrun "chown -Rf $NEWUSER:users /home/$NEWUSER"
-	sleep 1
 
 	while :; do
 		dlg choice menu "Finalization" "$_edit" \
@@ -1357,7 +1350,7 @@ install_main()
 
 		if [[ -z $choice || $choice == 'finished' ]]; then
 			[[ $DEBUG == true && -r $DBG ]] && vim $DBG
-			die 127
+			clear && die 127
 		else
 			local exists=''
 			for f in ${EDIT_FILES[$choice]}; do
@@ -1374,29 +1367,14 @@ install_main()
 
 install_base()
 {
-	if [[ $RSYNC_PID || $MIRROR_PID ]]; then
-		local oldmsg="" msg=""
-		if kill -0 "$RSYNC_PID" 2>/dev/null || kill -0 "$MIRROR_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
-			printf "\nOne or more background install processes are still running, grabbing their output...\n"
-			while kill -0 "$RSYNC_PID" 2>/dev/null || kill -0 "$MIRROR_PID" 2>/dev/null; do
-				msg="$(tail -n 1 /tmp/bg_out)"
-				if [[ "$msg" != "$oldmsg" ]]; then
-					printf "\n%s" "$msg"
-					oldmsg="$msg"
-				else
-					printf "."
-					sleep 0.5
-				fi
-			done
-		fi
-		trap - EXIT
-		unset RSYNC_PID MIRROR_PID
-	else
-		rsync -ahv /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs/ $MNT/ 2>$ERR
-		errshow 1 "rsync -ahv /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs/ $MNT/"
-		install_mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist"
-		chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm && pacman -S $BASE_PKGS --needed --noconfirm"
+	if kill -0 "$RSYNC_PID" 2>/dev/null || kill -0 "$MIRROR_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+		printf "\nOne or more background install processes are still running, grabbing their output...\n" && cat /tmp/bg_out
+		while kill -0 "$RSYNC_PID" 2>/dev/null || kill -0 "$MIRROR_PID" 2>/dev/null; do
+			sleep 1
+		done
 	fi
+	trap - EXIT
+	unset RSYNC_PID MIRROR_PID
 
 	rm -rf $MNT/etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf
 	find $MNT/usr/lib/initcpio -name 'archiso*' -type f -delete
@@ -1426,11 +1404,6 @@ install_base()
 	chrun "locale-gen"
 	chrun "ln -svf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$ZONE/$SUBZ /etc/localtime"
 
-	if [[ $BROADCOM_WL ]]; then
-		echo 'blacklist bcma' >> $MNT/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
-		rm -f $MNT/etc/modprobe/
-	fi
-
 	cat > $MNT/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf <<- EOF
 	# Use localectl(1) to instruct systemd-localed to update it.
 	Section "InputClass"
@@ -1543,86 +1516,61 @@ install_user()
 		sed -i '/nitrogen/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile $MNT/root/.xprofile
 		sed -i '/compton/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile $MNT/root/.xprofile
 	fi
+
+	# create user home directories (Music, Documents, Downloads, etc..)
+	chrun 'xdg-user-dirs-update'
 	
 	return 0
 }
 
-install_xinit()
-{
-
-	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS ]]; then
-		if [[ -e $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc ]] && grep -q 'exec' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"; then
-			sed -i "/exec/ c exec ${LOGIN_WM}" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
-		elif [[ $INSTALL_WMS ]]; then
-			printf "exec %s\n" "$LOGIN_WM" >> "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
-		else
-			printf "exec %s\n" "$LOGIN_WM" >> "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
-		fi
-	elif [[ -e $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc ]]; then
-		# no sessions available so remove the exec from ~/.xinitrc and return
-		sed -i '/exec/d' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
-		return 0
-	fi
-
-	[[ ${EDIT_FILES[login]} == *"$LOGINRC"* ]] || EDIT_FILES[login]+=" /home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC"
-
-	if [[ $AUTOLOGIN ]]; then
-		sed -i "s/root/${NEWUSER}/g" $SERVICE/autologin.conf
-		cat > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC" <<- EOF
-		# ~/$LOGINRC
-		# sourced by ${MYSHELL##*/} when used as a login shell
-
-		# automatically run startx when logging in on tty1
-		[ -z \$DISPLAY ] && [ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && exec startx
-		EOF
-	else
-		rm -rf $SERVICE
-	fi
-}
-
-install_ly()
-{
-	rm -rf "$SERVICE" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER"/.{xinitrc,profile,zprofile,bash_profile}
-	chrun 'systemctl enable ly.service' 2>$ERR
-	errshow 1 "systemctl enable ly.service"
-}
-
 install_login()
 {
+	local serv="$MNT/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d"
+
 	echo "Setting up $LOGIN_TYPE"
-	SERVICE="$MNT/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d"
-	install_${LOGIN_TYPE:-xinit}
-}
 
-install_lightdm()
-{
-	rm -rf "$SERVICE" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER"/.{xinitrc,profile,zprofile,bash_profile}
-	chrun 'systemctl enable lightdm.service' 2>$ERR
-	errshow 1 "systemctl enable lightdm.service"
-	cat > $MNT/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf <<- EOF
-	# LightDM GTK+ Configuration
-
-	[greeter]
-	default-user-image=/usr/share/icons/ArchLabs-Dark/64x64/places/distributor-logo-archlabs.png
-	background=/usr/share/backgrounds/archlabs/archlabs.jpg
-	theme-name=Adwaita-dark
-	icon-theme-name=Adwaita
-	font-name=DejaVu Sans Mono 11
-	position=30%,end 50%,end
-	EOF
+	case $LOGIN_TYPE in
+		ly|sddm|gdm|lightdm)
+			rm -rf "$serv" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+			chrun "systemctl enable $LOGIN_TYPE.service" 2>$ERR
+			errshow 1 "systemctl enable $LOGIN_TYPE.service"
+			if [[ $LOGIN_TYPE == 'lightdm' ]]; then
+				cat > $MNT/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf <<- EOF
+				[greeter]
+				default-user-image=/usr/share/icons/ArchLabs-Dark/64x64/places/distributor-logo-archlabs.png
+				background=/usr/share/backgrounds/archlabs/archlabs.jpg
+				theme-name=Adwaita-dark
+				icon-theme-name=Adwaita
+				font-name=DejaVu Sans Mono 11
+				position=30%,end 50%,end
+				EOF
+			fi
+			;;
+		xinit)
+			if [[ $INSTALL_WMS ]]; then
+				sed -i "/exec/ c exec ${LOGIN_WM}" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+			elif [[ -e $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc ]]; then
+				sed -i '/exec/d' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+				return 0
+			fi
+			if [[ $AUTOLOGIN ]]; then
+				sed -i "s/root/${NEWUSER}/g" $serv/autologin.conf
+				cat > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC" <<- EOF
+				# automatically run startx when logging in on tty1
+				[ -z \$DISPLAY ] && [ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && exec startx
+				EOF
+			else
+				rm -rf $serv
+			fi
+			;;
+	esac
 }
 
 install_packages()
 {
-	local rmpkg=""
+	local rmpkg="archlabs-installer "
 	local inpkg="$BASE_PKGS ${LOGIN_PKGS[$LOGIN_TYPE]} $PACKAGES $USER_PKGS "
 
-	if pacman -Qsq 'archlabs-installer' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		rmpkg+="archlabs-installer "
-	elif [[ -e "$MNT/usr/bin/archlabs-installer" ]]; then
-		rm -f "$MNT/usr/bin/archlabs-installer"
-	fi
-
 	# add extra packages chosen throughout the install
 	if [[ $MYSHELL == '/usr/bin/zsh' ]]; then
 		inpkg+="zsh-completions "
@@ -1630,6 +1578,8 @@ install_packages()
 		rmpkg+="zsh "
 		[[ $MYSHELL == '/usr/bin/mksh' ]] && inpkg+="mksh "
 	fi
+
+	# using a different kernel, remove the stock one
 	if [[ $KERNEL != 'linux' ]]; then
 		inpkg+="$KERNEL "
 		rmpkg+="linux "
@@ -1648,7 +1598,7 @@ install_packages()
 	chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm"
 
 	# remove the packages we don't want on the installed system
-	[[ $rmpkg ]] && chrun "pacman -Rns $rmpkg --noconfirm"
+	[[ $rmpkg ]] && chrun "pacman -Rnsc $rmpkg --noconfirm"
 
 	# reinstalling iputils fixes the network issue for non-root users
 	chrun "pacman -S iputils $UCODE --noconfirm"
@@ -1742,15 +1692,11 @@ install_mirrorlist()
 
 install_background()
 {
-	yesno "Background Install" "\nBegin install in the background?\n" || return 0
-
+	msg "Background Install" "\nInstall will now begin in the background?\n" 2
 	rsync -a /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs/ $MNT/ &
 	RSYNC_PID=$!
-
-	mkdir -p $MNT/var/lib/pacman # can help with pacman errors
-	( install_mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist" >/dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 1 && chrun "pacman -Syyu $BASE_PKGS --needed --noconfirm" >> /tmp/bg_out 2>&1 ) &
+	( install_mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist" >>/tmp/bg_out 2>&1 ) &
 	MIRROR_PID=$!
-
 	# end the background processes before exiting
 	trap "kill $RSYNC_PID $MIRROR_PID 2>/dev/null" EXIT
 }
@@ -2202,7 +2148,7 @@ luks_open()
 	[[ $LUKS_PART ]] || return 1
 
 	luks_pass "$_luksopen" || return 1
-	msg "$_luksopen" "\nOpening encrypted partition: $LUKS_NAME\n\nDevice or volume used: $LUKS_PART\n" 0
+	msg "$_luksopen" "\nOpening encrypted partition: $LUKS_NAME\n\nUsing device/volume: $LUKS_PART\n" 0
 	cryptsetup open --type luks "$LUKS_PART" "$LUKS_NAME" <<< "$LUKS_PASS" 2>$ERR
 	errshow "cryptsetup open --type luks $LUKS_PART $LUKS_NAME" || return 1
 	LUKS='encrypted'; luks_show
@@ -2264,7 +2210,7 @@ luks_pass()
 luks_show()
 {
 	sleep 0.5
-	msg "$_luksnew" "\nEncrypted partition opened and ready for mounting.\n\n$(lsblk -o NAME,MODEL,SIZE,TYPE,FSTYPE "$LUKS_PART")\n\n"
+	msg "$_luksnew" "\nEncrypted partition ready for mounting.\n\n$(lsblk -o NAME,MODEL,SIZE,TYPE,FSTYPE "$LUKS_PART")\n\n"
 }
 
 luks_setup()
@@ -2497,13 +2443,6 @@ errshow()
 	return 1
 }
 
-load_bcm()
-{
-	msg "Broadcom Wireless Setup" "\nDetected chipset is Broadcom BCM4352\n\nDisabling bcma/b43 modules and loading wl module.\n" 1
-	{ rmmod wl; rmmod bcma; rmmod b43; rmmod ssb; modprobe wl; depmod -a; } >/dev/null 2>&1
-	BROADCOM_WL=true
-}
-
 prechecks()
 {
 	local i=1
@@ -2638,10 +2577,6 @@ system_devices
 msg "Welcome to the $DIST Installer" "\nThis will help you get $DIST setup on your system.\nHaving previous GNU/Linux and shell experience will be an asset, however we try our best to keep things simple.\n\nIf you are unsure about an option, a default will be listed or\nthe first selected option will usually be the default (excluding language and timezone).\n\n\nMenu Navigation:\n\n - Select items with the arrow keys or the option number.\n - Use [Space] to toggle options and [Enter] to confirm.\n - Switch between buttons using [Tab] or the arrow keys.\n - Use [Page Up] and [Page Down] to jump whole pages\n - Press the highlighted key of an option to select it.\n"
 
 select_keymap || { clear; die 0; }
-
-# try to fix problematic broadcom wireless chipset before network check
-lspci -vnn -d 14e4: | grep -q 'BCM4352' && load_bcm
-
 net_connect || { msg "Not Connected" "\nThis installer requires an active internet connection.\n\nExiting..\n" 2; die 1; }
 
 while :; do