diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index 2b9b7ca..a64b791 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # will result in "My Distro Linux" used where needed
 : ${DIST="ArchLabs"}
 
-VER="2.0.64"     # installer version
+VER="2.0.65"     # installer version
 MNT="/mnt"       # install mountpoint
 ANS="/tmp/ans"   # dialog answer file
 
@@ -95,26 +95,24 @@ FORMATTED=''      # partitions we formatted and should allow skipping
 AUTO_ROOT_PART='' # root value from auto partition
 AUTO_BOOT_PART='' # boot value from auto partition
 
-# archlabs base
-AL_BASE_PKGS="archlabs-skel-base archlabs-fonts archlabs-themes archlabs-dARK archlabs-icons archlabs-wallpapers archlabs-scripts"
-
-# baseline (usually installed in the background)
-BASE_PKGS="base-devel xorg xorg-drivers sudo git gvfs gtk3 gtk-engines gtk-engine-murrine pavucontrol tumbler xdg-user-dirs "
-BASE_PKGS+="playerctl ffmpeg gstreamer libmad libmatroska gst-libav gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good scrot"
-
-# extras for window managers
-WM_BASE_PKGS="arandr archlabs-networkmanager-dmenu nitrogen polkit-gnome volumeicon xclip exo laptop-detect "
-WM_BASE_PKGS+="xdotool compton wmctrl gnome-keyring dunst feh gsimplecal xfce4-power-manager xfce4-settings"
-
-
 SEL=0                                 # currently selected menu item
 ERR="/tmp/errlog"                     # error log used internally
 DBG="/tmp/debuglog"                   # debug log when passed -d
 RUN="/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/boot"  # path for live system /boot
 VM="$(dmesg | grep -i "hypervisor")"  # system running in a virtual machine
 SYS='Unknown'                         # bios type to be determined: UEFI/BIOS
+export DIALOGOPTS="--cr-wrap"         # see `man dialog`
 
-export DIALOGOPTS="--cr-wrap"   # see `man dialog`
+# baseline
+BASE_PKGS="base-devel xorg xorg-drivers sudo git gvfs gtk3 gtk-engines gtk-engine-murrine pavucontrol tumbler xdg-user-dirs "
+BASE_PKGS+="playerctl ffmpeg gstreamer libmad libmatroska gst-libav gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good scrot"
+
+# archlabs base
+AL_BASE_PKGS="archlabs-skel-base archlabs-fonts archlabs-themes archlabs-icons archlabs-wallpapers archlabs-scripts"
+
+# extras for window managers
+WM_BASE_PKGS="arandr archlabs-networkmanager-dmenu nitrogen polkit-gnome volumeicon xclip exo laptop-detect "
+WM_BASE_PKGS+="xdotool compton wmctrl gnome-keyring dunst feh gsimplecal xfce4-power-manager xfce4-settings"
 
 # }
 
@@ -2348,13 +2346,13 @@ live()
 	select_keymap || { clear; die 0; }
 	net_connect || { msg "Not Connected" "\nRunning live requires an active internet connection.\n\nExiting..\n" 2; die 1; }
 	trap - INT
-	pacman -Syyu --noconfirm || exit
-	pacman -S $AL_BASE_PKGS archlabs-skel-openbox openbox xterm xorg-xinit xorg-server --needed --noconfirm || exit
+	pacman -Syyu --noconfirm || die 1
+	pacman -S $AL_BASE_PKGS $WM_BASE_PKGS archlabs-skel-openbox openbox xterm xorg-xinit xorg-server --needed --noconfirm || die 1
 	pacman -Scc --noconfirm  # these get back some space
 	rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/*
-	cp -rfT /etc/skel /root || exit
+	cp -rfT /etc/skel /root || die 1
 	startx
-	exit
+	die 0
 }
 
 yesno()