diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index ce53952..e4212c5 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # check for syntax errors
 # set -n
 
-VER=2.1.5
+VER=2.1.6
 
 # default values {
 
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ FONT=ter-i16n                      # font used for the linux console
 HOOKS=shutdown                     # additional mkinitcpio HOOKS
 SEL=0                              # currently selected menu item
 SYS=Unknown                        # bios type, to be determined: UEFI/BIOS
+BG=/tmp/bgout                      # output from background process
 ERR=/tmp/errlog                    # stderr log used internally by errshow()
 DBG=/tmp/debuglog                  # debug log file 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
 EXMNTS=""                          # extra partitions that were mounted, used to verify mountpoint and show user
-FORMATTED=""                       # partitions that have been formatted, allows skipping the format step
 USER_CMD=""                        # optional command(s) entered by the user to run in the chroot
 export DIALOGOPTS="--cr-wrap"      # dialog environment variable to hold default options, see `man dialog`
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ AL_BASE_PKGS="archlabs-keyring archlabs-icons archlabs-fonts archlabs-themes "
 AL_BASE_PKGS+="archlabs-baph archlabs-wallpapers archlabs-scripts archlabs-skel-base"
 
 WM_BASE_PKGS="arandr nitrogen polkit-gnome network-manager-applet "
-WM_BASE_PKGS+="volumeicon xclip exo laptop-detect xdotool compton wmctrl feh "
+WM_BASE_PKGS+="volumeicon xclip exo laptop-detect xdotool picom wmctrl feh "
 WM_BASE_PKGS+="gnome-keyring dunst gsimplecal xfce4-power-manager xfce4-settings"
 
 SYS_MEM="$(awk '/MemTotal/ {print int($2 / 1024) "M"}' /proc/meminfo)"
@@ -55,15 +55,21 @@ declare -A BCMDS=(
 [efistub]='efibootmgr -v -d /dev/sda -p 1 -c -l' [systemd-boot]='bootctl --path=/boot install'
 ) # }
 
+# sessions that provide their own super bind and set the wallpaper {
+declare SELF_CONTAINED='plasma|gnome|cinnamon|deepin'
+declare SELF_CONTAINED_SES='startplasma-x11|gnome-session|startdde|cinnamon-session'
+# }
+
 # executable name for each wm/de used in ~/.xinitrc {
 declare -A WM_SESSIONS=(
-[dwm]='dwm' [jwm]='jwm' [i3-gaps]='i3' [bspwm]='bspwm' [awesome]='awesome' [plasma]='startkde' [xfce4]='startxfce4'
-[gnome]='gnome-session' [fluxbox]='startfluxbox' [openbox]='openbox-session' [cinnamon]='cinnamon-session'
+[dwm]='dwm' [jwm]='jwm' [i3-gaps]='i3' [bspwm]='bspwm' [awesome]='awesome' [plasma]='startplasma-x11' [xfce4]='startxfce4'
+[deepin]='startdde' [gnome]='gnome-session' [fluxbox]='startfluxbox' [openbox]='openbox-session' [cinnamon]='cinnamon-session'
 ) # }
 
 # packages installed for each wm/de, most are depends of the skel packages {
 declare -A WM_EXT=(
-[dwm]='' [jwm]='' [gnome]='' [cinnamon]='gnome-terminal' [plasma]='kdebase-meta'
+[dwm]='nitrogen polkit-gnome gnome-keyring dunst lxappearance' [jwm]='' [deepin]='deepin-extra'
+[gnome]='gnome-tweaks' [cinnamon]='gnome-terminal' [plasma]='kde-applications-meta powerdevil'
 [awesome]='archlabs-skel-awesome' [bspwm]='archlabs-skel-bspwm' [fluxbox]='archlabs-skel-fluxbox'
 [i3-gaps]='archlabs-skel-i3-gaps' [openbox]='archlabs-skel-openbox' [xfce4]='archlabs-skel-xfce4 xfce4-goodies'
 ) # }
@@ -238,22 +244,22 @@ select_show()
 	msg "Show Configuration" "
 ---------- PARTITION CONFIGURATION ------------
 
-  Root Part:      $ROOT_PART
-  Boot Part:      ${BOOT_PART:-none}
-  Boot Device:    ${BOOT_DEV:-none}
-  Swap Part/File: ${SWAP_PART:-none}
-  Swap Size:      ${SWAP_SIZE:-none}
+  Root Part:      $ROOT
+  Boot Part:      ${BOOT:-none}
+  Boot Device:    ${BOOT_D:-none}
+  Swap Part/File: ${SWAP:-none}
+  Swap Size:      ${SWAP_S:-none}
   Extra Mounts:   ${EXMNTS:-none}
   Mkinit Hooks:   ${HOOKS:-none}
 
-  LVM used:   ${LVM:-none}
-  LUKS used:  ${LUKS:-none}
+  LVM used:   ${LVM:-unused}
+  LUKS used:  ${LUKS:-unused}
 
 ------------ SYSTEM CONFIGURATION -------------
 
-  Locale:   ${MYLOCALE:-none}
+  Locale:   ${LOCALE:-none}
   Keymap:   ${KEYMAP:-none}
-  Hostname: ${MYHOST:-none}
+  Hostname: ${NEWHOST:-none}
   Timezone: ${ZONE:-none}/${SUBZ:-none}
 
   Chroot cmd: ${USER_CMD:-none}
@@ -276,9 +282,9 @@ select_show()
 
 select_login()
 {
-	AUTOLOGIN='' # no autologin unless using xinit
+	AUTOLOGIN=''
 
-	dlg LOGIN_TYPE menu "Login Management" "\nSelect what kind of login management to use." \
+	dlg LOGIN_TYPE menu "Login" "\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" \
@@ -288,14 +294,19 @@ select_login()
 	case $LOGIN_TYPE in
 		gdm|sddm) EDIT_FILES[login]="" ;;
 		ly) EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/ly/config.ini" ;;
-		lightdm) EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf" ;;
+		lightdm)
+			LIGHTDM_GREETER='gtk-greeter'
+			EDIT_FILES[login]="/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf"
+			local txt="\nBecause you chose to install deepin you can choose to use their greeter for lightdm\n\nUse the deepin greeter?\n"
+			[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *deepin* ]] && yesno "Greeter" "$txt" && LIGHTDM_GREETER="deepin-greeter"
+			;;
 		xinit) EDIT_FILES[login]="/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc /home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile"
 			if (( $(wc -w <<< "$INSTALL_WMS") > 1 )); then
-				dlg LOGIN_WM menu "Login Management" "$_login" $LOGIN_CHOICES || return 1
+				dlg LOGIN_WM menu "Session" "$_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" <<< "$_autologin")" && AUTOLOGIN=true || AUTOLOGIN=''
+			yesno "Autologin" "$(sed "s|USER|$NEWUSER|g; s|RC|$LOGINRC|g" <<< "$_autologin")" && AUTOLOGIN=true
 			;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -312,8 +323,8 @@ select_config()
 					bash 'The GNU Bourne Again shell, standard in many GNU/Linux distributions' \
 					mksh 'The MirBSD Korn Shell - an enhanced version of the public domain ksh' || return 1
 				;;
-			1) dlg MYHOST input "Hostname" "$_hostname" "${DIST,,}" limit || { i=0; continue; } ;;
-			2) dlg MYLOCALE menu "Locale" "$_locale" $LOCALES || { i=1; continue; } ;;
+			1) dlg NEWHOST input "Hostname" "$_hostname" "${DIST,,}" limit || { i=0; continue; } ;;
+			2) dlg LOCALE menu "Locale" "$_locale" $LOCALES || { i=1; continue; } ;;
 			3) ZONE='' SUBZ=''
 				until [[ $ZONE && $SUBZ ]]; do
 					dlg ZONE menu "Timezone" "$_timez" America - Australia - Asia - Atlantic - Africa - Europe - Indian - Pacific - Arctic - Antarctica - || break
@@ -348,12 +359,12 @@ select_mkuser()
 	until [[ $NEWUSER ]]; do
 		tput cnorm
 		dialog --insecure --backtitle "$DIST Installer - $SYS - v$VER" --separator $'\n' --title " User " --mixedform "$_user" 0 0 0 \
-			"Username:"  1 1 "${ans[0]}" 1 11 "$COLUMNS" 0 0 \
-			"Password:"  2 1 ''          2 11 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 \
-			"Password2:" 3 1 ''          3 12 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 \
-			"--- Root password, if left empty the user password will be used ---" 6 1 '' 6 68 "$COLUMNS" 0 2 \
-			"Password:"  8 1 ''          8 11 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 \
-			"Password2:" 9 1 ''          9 12 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 2> "$ANS" || return 1
+			"Username:"                                                           1 1 "${ans[0]}" 1 11 "$COLUMNS" 0 0 \
+			"Password:"                                                           2 1 ''          2 11 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 \
+			"Password2:"                                                          3 1 ''          3 12 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 \
+			"--- Root password, if left empty the user password will be used ---" 6 1 ''          6 68 "$COLUMNS" 0 2 \
+			"Password:"                                                           8 1 ''          8 11 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 \
+			"Password2:"                                                          9 1 ''          9 12 "$COLUMNS" 0 1 2> "$ANS" || return 1
 
 		mapfile -t ans <"$ANS"
 
@@ -381,7 +392,7 @@ select_mkuser()
 
 select_keymap()
 {
-	dlg KEYMAP menu "Keyboard Layout" "$_keymap" \
+	dlg KEYMAP menu "Keyboard" "$_keymap" \
 		us English    cm    English     gb English    au English    gh English \
 		za English    ng    English     ca French    'cd' French    gn French \
 		tg French     fr    French      de German     at German     ch German \
@@ -420,7 +431,7 @@ select_keymap()
 
 select_usercmd()
 {
-	dlg USER_CMD input "User Command" "$_usercmd" "$USER_CMD" nolimit
+	dlg USER_CMD input "Command" "$_usercmd" "$USER_CMD" nolimit
 }
 
 select_sessions()
@@ -435,7 +446,8 @@ select_sessions()
 		xfce4 "A lightweight and modular desktop environment based on gtk+2/3" "$(ofn xfce4 "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
 		awesome "A customized Awesome WM session created by @elanapan" "$(ofn awesome "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
 		fluxbox "A lightweight and highly-configurable window manager" "$(ofn fluxbox "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
-		plasma "A kde software project currently comprising a full desktop environment" "$(ofn plasma "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
+		plasma "A KDE software project currently comprising a full desktop environment" "$(ofn plasma "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
+		deepin "The desktop environment of the Chinese Deepin Linux distribution." "$(ofn deepin "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
 		gnome "A desktop environment that aims to be simple and easy to use" "$(ofn gnome "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")" \
 		cinnamon "A desktop environment combining traditional desktop with modern effects" "$(ofn cinnamon "${INSTALL_WMS[*]}")"
 
@@ -564,7 +576,7 @@ select_packages()
 
 part_menu()
 {
-	no_bg_install || return 0
+	is_bg_install || return 0
 	local device choice devhash
 	devhash="$(lsblk -f | base64)"
 	umount_dir "$MNT"
@@ -644,24 +656,24 @@ part_auto()
 	errshow 0 "parted -s $device mkpart $boot_type $boot_fs 1MiB 513MiB" || return 1
 
 	sleep 0.5
-	BOOT_DEV="$device"
-	AUTO_BOOT_PART=$(lsblk -lno NAME,TYPE "$device" | awk 'NR==2 {print "/dev/" $1}')
+	BOOT_D="$device"
+	AUTO_BOOT=$(lsblk -lno NAME,TYPE "$device" | awk 'NR==2 {print "/dev/" $1}')
 
 	if [[ $SYS == "BIOS" ]]; then
-		mkfs.ext4 -q "$AUTO_BOOT_PART" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
-		errshow 0 "mkfs.ext4 -q $AUTO_BOOT_PART" || return 1
+		mkfs.ext4 -q "$AUTO_BOOT" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
+		errshow 0 "mkfs.ext4 -q $AUTO_BOOT" || return 1
 	else
-		mkfs.vfat -F32 "$AUTO_BOOT_PART" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
-		errshow 0 "mkfs.vfat -F32 $AUTO_BOOT_PART" || return 1
+		mkfs.vfat -F32 "$AUTO_BOOT" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
+		errshow 0 "mkfs.vfat -F32 $AUTO_BOOT" || return 1
 	fi
 
 	msg "Auto Partition" "\nCreating a $size ext4 root partition.\n" 0
 	parted -s "$device" mkpart primary ext4 513MiB 100% > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
 	errshow 0 "parted -s $device mkpart primary ext4 513MiB 100%" || return 1
 	sleep 0.5
-	AUTO_ROOT_PART="$(lsblk -lno NAME,TYPE "$device" | awk 'NR==3 {print "/dev/" $1}')"
-	mkfs.ext4 -q "$AUTO_ROOT_PART" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
-	errshow 0 "mkfs.ext4 -q $AUTO_ROOT_PART" || return 1
+	AUTO_ROOT="$(lsblk -lno NAME,TYPE "$device" | awk 'NR==3 {print "/dev/" $1}')"
+	mkfs.ext4 -q "$AUTO_ROOT" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
+	errshow 0 "mkfs.ext4 -q $AUTO_ROOT" || return 1
 	sleep 0.5
 	msg "Auto Partition" "\nProcess complete.\n\n$(lsblk -o NAME,MODEL,SIZE,TYPE,FSTYPE "$device")\n"
 }
@@ -773,9 +785,9 @@ part_find()
 
 part_swap()
 {
-	if [[ $1 == "$MNT/swapfile" && $SWAP_SIZE ]]; then
-		fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE "$1" 2> "$ERR"
-		errshow 0 "fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE $1"
+	if [[ $1 == "$MNT/swapfile" && $SWAP_S ]]; then
+		fallocate -l $SWAP_S "$1" 2> "$ERR"
+		errshow 0 "fallocate -l $SWAP_S $1"
 		chmod 600 "$1" 2> "$ERR"
 		errshow 0 "chmod 600 $1"
 	fi
@@ -788,17 +800,23 @@ part_swap()
 
 part_mount()
 {
-	local part="$1" mountp="${MNT}$2" fs=""
-	fs="$(lsblk -lno FSTYPE "$part")"
-	mkdir -p "$mountp"
+	local part="$1"
+	local mntpt="${MNT}$2"
+	shift 2
+	local fs="$(lsblk -lno FSTYPE "$part")"
 
-	if [[ $fs && ${FS_OPTS[$fs]} && $part != "$BOOT_PART" && $part != "$AUTO_ROOT_PART" ]] && select_mntopts "$fs"; then
-		mount -o "$MNT_OPTS" "$part" "$mountp" > /dev/null 2>&1
+	mkdir -p "$mntpt"
+
+	if [[ $fs && ${FS_OPTS[$fs]} && $part != "$BOOT" && $part != "$AUTO_ROOT" ]] && select_mntopts "$fs"; then
+		mount -o "$MNT_OPTS" "$part" "$mntpt" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
+		errshow 0 "mount -o $MNT_OPTS $part $mntpt" || return 1
 	else
-		mount "$part" "$mountp" > /dev/null 2>&1
+		mount "$part" "$mntpt" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
+		errshow 0 "mount $part $mntpt" || return 1
 	fi
 
-	part_mountconf "$part" "$mountp" || return 1
+	msg "Mount Complete" "\nPartition $part mounted at $mntpt\n" 1
+	part_countdec "$part"
 	part_cryptlv "$part"
 
 	return 0
@@ -806,12 +824,14 @@ part_mount()
 
 part_format()
 {
-	local part="$1" fs="$2" delay="$3"
+	local part="$1"
+	local fs="$2"
+	local delay="$3"
+	shift 3
 
 	msg "Format" "\nFormatting $part as $fs\n" 0
 	mkfs.$fs ${FS_CMD_FLAGS[$fs]} "$part" > /dev/null 2> "$ERR"
 	errshow 0 "mkfs.$fs ${FS_CMD_FLAGS[$fs]} "$part"" || return 1
-	FORMATTED+="$part "
 	sleep $delay
 }
 
@@ -831,20 +851,20 @@ part_device()
 		die 1
 	fi
 
-	[[ $1 ]] && BOOT_DEV="$DEVICE"
+	[[ $1 ]] && BOOT_D="$DEVICE"
 
 	return 0
 }
 
 part_bootdev()
 {
-	BOOT_DEV="${BOOT_PART%[1-9]}"
-	BOOT_PART_NUM="${BOOT_PART: -1}"
-	[[ $BOOT_PART = /dev/nvme* ]] && BOOT_DEV="${BOOT_PART%p[1-9]}"
+	BOOT_D="${BOOT%[1-9]}"
+	BOOT_NUM="${BOOT: -1}"
+	[[ $BOOT = /dev/nvme* ]] && BOOT_D="${BOOT%p[1-9]}"
 	if [[ $SYS == 'UEFI' ]]; then
-		parted -s $BOOT_DEV set $BOOT_PART_NUM esp on > /dev/null 2>&1
+		parted -s $BOOT_D set $BOOT_NUM esp on > /dev/null 2>&1
 	else
-		parted -s $BOOT_DEV set $BOOT_PART_NUM boot on > /dev/null 2>&1
+		parted -s $BOOT_D set $BOOT_NUM boot on > /dev/null 2>&1
 	fi
 	return 0
 }
@@ -895,25 +915,13 @@ part_cryptlv()
 part_countdec()
 {
 	for pt; do
-		if (( COUNT > 0 )); then
+		if (( COUNT )); then
 			PARTS="$(sed "/${pt//\//\\/}/d" <<< "$PARTS")"
 			(( COUNT-- ))
 		fi
 	done
 }
 
-part_mountconf()
-{
-	if grep -qw "$1" /proc/mounts; then
-		msg "Mount Success" "\nPartition $1 mounted at $2\n" 1
-		part_countdec "$1"
-		return 0
-	else
-		msg "Mount Fail" "\nPartition $1 failed to mount at $2\n" 2
-		return 1
-	fi
-}
-
 ###############################################################################
 # mounting menus
 # mount_menu is the entry point which calls all other functions
@@ -922,24 +930,117 @@ part_mountconf()
 mount_menu()
 {
 	msg "Mount Menu" "\nGathering device and partition information.\n" 1
-	no_bg_install || return 0
+	is_bg_install || return 0
 	lvm_detect
 	umount_dir "$MNT"
 	part_find 'part|lvm|crypt' || { SEL=2; return 1; }
 	[[ $LUKS && $LUKS_PART ]] && part_countdec $LUKS_PART
 	[[ $LVM && $LVM_PARTS ]] && part_countdec $LVM_PARTS
-	select_root_partition || { ROOT_PART=''; return 1; }
-	select_boot_partition || { BOOT_PART=''; return 1; }
-	if [[ $BOOT_PART ]]; then
-		part_mount "$BOOT_PART" "/boot" && SEP_BOOT=true || return 1
+	select_root || { ROOT=''; return 1; }
+	select_boot || { BOOT=''; return 1; }
+	if [[ $BOOT ]]; then
+		part_mount "$BOOT" "/boot" || return 1
 		part_bootdev
+		SEP_BOOT=true
 	fi
 	select_swap || return 1
-	select_extra_partitions || return 1
+	select_extra || return 1
 	install_background
 	return 0
 }
 
+select_boot()
+{
+	local pts dev size isize ptcount=0
+
+	if [[ -z $BOOT ]]; then
+		if [[ $AUTO_BOOT && -z $LVM && -z $LUKS ]]; then
+			BOOT="$AUTO_BOOT"
+			return 0
+		fi
+
+		if (( COUNT )); then
+			while read -r dev size; do  # walk partition list and skip ones that are too small/big for boot
+				size_t="${size: -1:1}"
+				isize=${size:0:-1}
+				isize=${isize%.*}
+				[[ $size_t =~ [KT] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -gt 2) || ($size_t == 'M' && $isize -lt 100) ]] || { pts+="$dev $size "; (( ptcount++ )); }
+			done <<< "$PARTS"
+		fi
+
+		case "$SYS" in
+			UEFI)
+				case "$ptcount" in
+					0) msg "EFI Boot Partition" "\nNo partitions available that meet size requirements!!\n\nReturning to the main menu.\n" 2; return 1 ;;
+					1) msg "EFI Boot Partition" "\nOnly one partition available that meets size requirements.\n" 1; BOOT="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")" ;;
+					*) dlg BOOT menu "EFI Partition" "$_uefi" $pts ;;
+				esac
+				[[ $BOOT ]] || return 1
+				;;
+			BIOS)
+				if [[ $LUKS && ! $LVM ]]; then
+					case "$ptcount" in
+						0) msg "Boot Partition" "\nLUKS without LVM requires a separate boot partition.\nNo partitions available that meet size requirements!!\n\nReturning to the main menu.\n" 2; return 1 ;;
+						1) msg "Boot Partition" "\nOnly one partition available that meets size requirements.\n" 1; BOOT="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")" ;;
+						*) dlg BOOT menu "Boot Partition" "$_biosluks" $pts ;;
+					esac
+					[[ $BOOT ]] || return 1
+				else
+					(( ptcount == 0 )) && return 0
+					dlg BOOT menu "Boot Partition" "$_bios" "skip" "no separate boot" $pts
+					[[ -z $BOOT || $BOOT == "skip" ]] && { BOOT=''; return 0; }
+				fi
+				;;
+		esac
+	fi
+
+	if ([[ $SYS == 'BIOS' ]] && grep -q 'ext[34]' <<< "$(fsck -N "$BOOT")") || ([[ $SYS == 'UEFI' ]] && grep -q 'fat' <<< "$(fsck -N "$BOOT")"); then
+		yesno "Format Boot Partition" "\nIMPORTANT:\n\nThe boot partition $BOOT $_format" "Format $BOOT" "Skip Formatting" 1 || return 0
+	fi
+
+	case "$SYS" in
+		UEFI) part_format "$BOOT" "vfat" 2 || return 1 ;;
+		BIOS) part_format "$BOOT" "ext4" 2 || return 1 ;;
+	esac
+	return 0
+}
+
+select_root()
+{
+	if [[ -z $ROOT ]]; then
+		if [[ $AUTO_ROOT && -z $LVM && -z $LUKS ]]; then
+			ROOT="$AUTO_ROOT"
+			msg "Mount Menu" "\nUsing partitions created during automatic format.\n" 2
+			part_mount "$ROOT" || { ROOT=''; return 1; }
+			return 0  # we're done here
+		else
+			local pts dev size isize ptcount=0
+
+			# walk partition list and skip ones that are too small for / (root)
+			while read -r dev size; do
+				size_t="${size: -1:1}"  # size type eg. K, M, G, T
+				isize=${size:0:-1}      # remove trailing size type character
+				isize=${isize%.*}       # remove any decimal (round down)
+				[[ $size_t =~ [MK] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -lt 4) ]] || { pts+="$dev $size "; (( ptcount++ )); }
+			done <<< "$PARTS"
+
+			if (( ptcount == 1 )); then  # only one available device
+				msg "Root Partition (/)" "\nOnly one partition available that meets size requirements.\n" 2
+				ROOT="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")"
+			else
+				local txt="\nSelect the root (/) partition, this is where $DIST will be installed.\n\nDevices smaller than 4G will not be shown here."
+				dlg ROOT menu "Mount Root" "$txt" $pts
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	[[ $ROOT ]] && select_filesystem "$ROOT" && part_mount "$ROOT" "" && return 0
+
+	# should never reach here unless an error occurred
+	ROOT=''
+	return 1
+}
+
 select_swap()
 {
 	local pts dev size isize
@@ -953,179 +1054,32 @@ select_swap()
 		done <<< "$PARTS"
 	fi
 
-	dlg SWAP_PART menu "Swap Setup" "\nSelect whether to use a swapfile, swap partition, or none." \
+	dlg SWAP menu "Swap Setup" "\nSelect whether to use a swapfile, swap partition, or none." \
 		"none" "Don't allocate any swap space" \
 		"swapfile" "Allocate $SYS_MEM at /swapfile" \
 		$pts
 
-	if [[ -z $SWAP_PART || $SWAP_PART == "none" ]]; then
-		SWAP_PART=''
+	if [[ -z $SWAP || $SWAP == "none" ]]; then
+		SWAP=''
 		return 0
-	elif [[ $SWAP_PART == "swapfile" ]]; then
+	elif [[ $SWAP == "swapfile" ]]; then
 		local i=0
-		until [[ ${SWAP_SIZE:0:1} =~ [1-9] && ${SWAP_SIZE: -1} =~ (M|G) ]]; do
-			(( i > 0 )) && msg "Swap Size Error" "\nSwap size must be 1(M|G) or greater, and can only contain whole numbers\n\nSize entered: $SWAP_SIZE\n" 2
-			dlg SWAP_SIZE input "Swap Setup" "$_swapsize" "$SYS_MEM" || { SWAP_PART=''; SWAP_SIZE=''; return 1; }
+		until [[ ${SWAP_S:0:1} =~ [1-9] && ${SWAP_S: -1} =~ (M|G) ]]; do
+			(( i > 0 )) && msg "Swap Size Error" "\nSwap size must be 1(M|G) or greater, and can only contain whole numbers\n\nSize entered: $SWAP_S\n" 2
+			dlg SWAP_S input "Swap Setup" "$_swapsize" "$SYS_MEM" || { SWAP=''; SWAP_S=''; return 1; }
 			(( i++ ))
 		done
-		part_swap "$MNT/$SWAP_PART"
-		SWAP_PART="/$SWAP_PART"
-	elif [[ $PARTS == *"$SWAP_PART"* ]]; then
-		part_swap $SWAP_PART
-		part_countdec $SWAP_PART
-		SWAP_SIZE="$(lsblk -lno SIZE $SWAP_PART)"
+		part_swap "$MNT/$SWAP"
+		SWAP="/$SWAP"
 	else
-		return 1
-	fi
-
-	return 0
-}
-
-select_mntopts()
-{
-	local fs="$1" opts=''
-	local title="${fs^} Mount Options"
-
-	for i in ${FS_OPTS[$fs]}; do
-		opts+="$i - off "
-	done
-
-	until [[ $MNT_OPTS ]]; do
-		dlg MNT_OPTS check "$title" "$_mount" $opts
-		[[ $MNT_OPTS ]] || return 1
-		MNT_OPTS="${MNT_OPTS// /,}"
-		yesno "$title" "\nConfirm the following options: $MNT_OPTS\n" || MNT_OPTS=''
-	done
-
-	return 0
-}
-
-select_mountpoint()
-{
-	EXMNT=''
-	until [[ $EXMNT ]]; do
-		dlg EXMNT input "Extra Mount $part" "$_exmnt" "/" || return 1
-		if [[ ${EXMNT:0:1} != "/" || ${#EXMNT} -le 1 || $EXMNT =~ \ |\' || $EXMNTS == *"$EXMNT"* ]]; then
-			msg "Mountpoint Error" "$_errexpart"
-			EXMNT=''
-		fi
-	done
-	return 0
-}
-
-select_filesystem()
-{
-	local part="$1" fs='' cur=''
-	local txt="\nSelect which filesystem to use for: $part\n\nDefault:  ext4"
-	cur="$(lsblk -lno FSTYPE "$part" 2> /dev/null)"
-
-	# bail early if the partition was created in part_auto()
-	[[ $cur && $part == "$AUTO_ROOT_PART" ]] && return 0
-
-	until [[ $fs ]]; do
-		if [[ $cur && $part != "$ROOT_PART" ]]; then
-			dlg fs menu "Filesystem" "$txt\nCurrent:  $cur" skip - ext4 - ext3 - ext2 - vfat - ntfs - f2fs - jfs - xfs - nilfs2 - reiserfs - || return 1
-		else
-			dlg fs menu "Filesystem" "$txt" ext4 - ext3 - ext2 - vfat - ntfs - f2fs - jfs - xfs - nilfs2 - reiserfs - || return 1
-		fi
-		[[ $fs == 'skip' ]] && return 0
-		yesno "Filesystem" "\nFormat $part as $fs?\n" || fs=''
-	done
-	part_format "$part" "$fs" 0
-}
-
-select_boot_partition()
-{
-	local pts dev size isize ptcount=0
-
-	if [[ -z $BOOT_PART ]]; then
-		if [[ $AUTO_BOOT_PART && -z $LVM && -z $LUKS ]]; then
-			BOOT_PART="$AUTO_BOOT_PART"
-			return 0
-		else
-			if (( COUNT )); then
-				while read -r dev size; do  # walk partition list and skip ones that are too small/big for boot
-					size_t="${size: -1:1}"
-					isize=${size:0:-1}
-					isize=${isize%.*}
-					[[ $size_t =~ [KT] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -gt 2) || ($size_t == 'M' && $isize -lt 100) ]] || { pts+="$dev $size "; (( ptcount++ )); }
-				done <<< "$PARTS"
-			fi
-
-			case "$SYS" in
-				UEFI)
-					case "$ptcount" in
-						0) msg "EFI Boot Partition" "\nNo partitions available that meet size requirements!!\n\nReturning to the main menu.\n" 2; return 1 ;;
-						1) msg "EFI Boot Partition" "\nOnly one partition available that meets size requirements.\n" 1; BOOT_PART="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")" ;;
-						*) dlg BOOT_PART menu "EFI Partition" "$_uefi" $pts ;;
-					esac
-					[[ $BOOT_PART ]] || return 1
-					;;
-				BIOS)
-					if [[ $LUKS && ! $LVM ]]; then
-						case "$ptcount" in
-							0) msg "Boot Partition" "\nLUKS without LVM requires a separate boot partition.\nNo partitions available that meet size requirements!!\n\nReturning to the main menu.\n" 2; return 1 ;;
-							1) msg "Boot Partition" "\nOnly one partition available that meets size requirements.\n" 1; BOOT_PART="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")" ;;
-							*) dlg BOOT_PART menu "Boot Partition" "$_biosluks" $pts ;;
-						esac
-						[[ $BOOT_PART ]] || return 1
-					else
-						(( ptcount == 0 )) && return 0
-						dlg BOOT_PART menu "Boot Partition" "$_bios" "skip" "no separate boot" $pts
-						[[ -z $BOOT_PART || $BOOT_PART == "skip" ]] && { BOOT_PART=''; return 0; }
-					fi
-					;;
-			esac
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	if ([[ $SYS == 'BIOS' ]] && grep -q 'ext[34]' <<< "$(fsck -N "$BOOT_PART")") || ([[ $SYS == 'UEFI' ]] && grep -q 'fat' <<< "$(fsck -N "$BOOT_PART")"); then
-		yesno "Format Boot Partition" "\nIMPORTANT:\n\nThe boot partition $BOOT_PART $_format" "Format $BOOT_PART" "Skip Formatting" 1 || return 0
-	fi
-
-	case "$SYS" in
-		UEFI) part_format "$BOOT_PART" "vfat" 2 || return 1 ;;
-		BIOS) part_format "$BOOT_PART" "ext4" 2 || return 1 ;;
-	esac
-	return 0
-}
-
-select_root_partition()
-{
-	if [[ -z $ROOT_PART ]]; then
-		if [[ $AUTO_ROOT_PART && -z $LVM && -z $LUKS ]]; then
-			ROOT_PART="$AUTO_ROOT_PART"
-			msg "Mount Menu" "\nUsing partitions created during automatic format.\n" 2
-			part_mount "$ROOT_PART" || { ROOT_PART=''; return 1; }
-			return 0  # we're done here
-		else
-			local pts dev size isize ptcount=0
-
-			# walk partition list and skip ones that are too small for / (root)
-			while read -r dev size; do
-				size_t="${size: -1:1}"  # size type eg. K, M, G, T
-				isize=${size:0:-1}      # remove trailing size type character
-				isize=${isize%.*}       # remove any decimal (round down)
-				[[ $size_t =~ [MK] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -lt 4) ]] || { pts+="$dev $size "; (( ptcount++ )); }
-			done <<< "$PARTS"
-
-			if (( ptcount == 1 )); then  # only one available device
-				msg "Root Partition (/)" "\nOnly one partition available that meets size requirements.\n" 2
-				ROOT_PART="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")"
-			else
-				dlg ROOT_PART menu "Mount Root" "\nSelect the root (/) partition, this is where $DIST will be installed.\n\nDevices smaller than 8G will not be shown here." $pts
-			fi
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	if [[ -z $ROOT_PART ]] || ! select_filesystem "$ROOT_PART" || ! part_mount "$ROOT_PART"; then
-		ROOT_PART=''
-		return 1
+		part_swap "$SWAP"
+		part_countdec "$SWAP"
+		SWAP_S="$(lsblk -lno SIZE $SWAP)"
 	fi
 	return 0
 }
 
-select_extra_partitions()
+select_extra()
 {
 	local part dev size
 
@@ -1148,10 +1102,65 @@ select_extra_partitions()
 			return 1
 		fi
 	done
+
 	(( COUNT == 0 )) && msg "Mount Extra" "\nMounting Finished\n\n\nNo extra partitions available to mount, returning to main menu.\n" 2
 	return 0
 }
 
+select_mntopts()
+{
+	local fs="$1"
+	local opts=''
+	local title="${fs^} Mount Options"
+
+	for i in ${FS_OPTS[$fs]}; do
+		opts+="$i - off "
+	done
+
+	until [[ $MNT_OPTS ]]; do
+		dlg MNT_OPTS check "$title" "$_mount" $opts
+		[[ $MNT_OPTS ]] || return 1
+		MNT_OPTS="${MNT_OPTS// /,}"
+		yesno "$title" "\nConfirm the following options: $MNT_OPTS\n" || MNT_OPTS=''
+	done
+	return 0
+}
+
+select_filesystem()
+{
+	local part="$1"
+	local fs=''
+	local cur="$(lsblk -lno FSTYPE "$part" 2> /dev/null)"
+	local txt="\nSelect which filesystem to use for: $part\n\nDefault:  ext4"
+
+	# bail early if the partition was created in part_auto()
+	[[ $cur && $part == "$AUTO_ROOT" ]] && return 0
+
+	until [[ $fs ]]; do
+		if [[ $cur && $part != "$ROOT" ]]; then
+			dlg fs menu "Filesystem" "$txt\nCurrent:  $cur" skip - ext4 - ext3 - ext2 - vfat - ntfs - f2fs - jfs - xfs - nilfs2 - reiserfs - || return 1
+		else
+			dlg fs menu "Filesystem" "$txt" ext4 - ext3 - ext2 - vfat - ntfs - f2fs - jfs - xfs - nilfs2 - reiserfs - || return 1
+		fi
+		[[ $fs == 'skip' ]] && return 0
+		yesno "Filesystem" "\nFormat $part as $fs?\n" || fs=''
+	done
+	part_format "$part" "$fs" 0
+}
+
+select_mountpoint()
+{
+	EXMNT=''
+	until [[ $EXMNT ]]; do
+		dlg EXMNT input "Extra Mount $part" "$_exmnt" "/" || return 1
+		if [[ ${EXMNT:0:1} != "/" || ${#EXMNT} -le 1 || $EXMNT =~ \ |\' || $EXMNTS == *"$EXMNT"* ]]; then
+			msg "Mountpoint Error" "$_errexpart"
+			EXMNT=''
+		fi
+	done
+	return 0
+}
+
 ###############################################################################
 # installation
 # main is the entry point which calls all other install functions, once
@@ -1164,8 +1173,7 @@ install_main()
 	errshow 1 "genfstab -U $MNT > $MNT/etc/fstab"
 	[[ -f $MNT/swapfile ]] && sed -i "s~${MNT}~~" "$MNT/etc/fstab"
 	install_packages
-	# tear free configs, MUST be done after package install for nvidia
-	[[ $TEARFREE ]] && install_tearfree_conf "$MNT/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
+	install_tearfree "$MNT/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
 	install_mkinitcpio
 	install_boot
 	chrun "hwclock --systohc --utc" || chrun "hwclock --systohc --utc --directisa"
@@ -1211,13 +1219,16 @@ install_main()
 
 install_base()
 {
+	local msg oldmsg
+
 	clear
 	tput cnorm
-	while kill -0 $BG_PID 2> /dev/null; do
-		clear; printf "\nA background install process is still running...\n"; sleep 1
-	done
-	trap - EXIT
-	unset BG_PID
+	if [[ $BG_PID ]] && kill -0 $BG_PID 2> /dev/null; then
+		printf "\nA background install process is still running, tailing the output...\n"
+		tail -f --pid=$BG_PID "$BG"
+		trap - EXIT
+		unset BG_PID
+	fi
 
 	# archiso files
 	rm -rf "$MNT/etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf"
@@ -1245,9 +1256,9 @@ install_base()
 	[[ -f /etc/resolv.conf ]] && cp -fv /etc/resolv.conf "$MNT/etc/"
 	[[ -e /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections ]] && cp -rvf /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections "$MNT/etc/NetworkManager/"
 
-	echo "LANG=$MYLOCALE" > "$MNT/etc/locale.conf"
+	echo "LANG=$LOCALE" > "$MNT/etc/locale.conf"
 	cp -fv "$MNT/etc/locale.conf" "$MNT/etc/default/locale"
-	sed -i "s/#en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/g; s/#${MYLOCALE}/${MYLOCALE}/g" "$MNT/etc/locale.gen"
+	sed -i "s/#en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/g; s/#${LOCALE}/${LOCALE}/g" "$MNT/etc/locale.gen"
 	chrun "locale-gen"
 	chrun "ln -svf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$ZONE/$SUBZ /etc/localtime"
 
@@ -1271,10 +1282,10 @@ install_base()
 	EOF
 	printf "KEYMAP=%s\nFONT=%s\n" "$CMAP" "$FONT" > "$MNT/etc/vconsole.conf"
 
-	echo "$MYHOST" > "$MNT/etc/hostname"
+	echo "$NEWHOST" > "$MNT/etc/hostname"
 	cat > "$MNT/etc/hosts" <<- EOF
 	127.0.0.1	localhost
-	127.0.1.1	$MYHOST
+	127.0.1.1	$NEWHOST
 	::1			localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
 	ff02::1		ip6-allnodes
 	ff02::2		ip6-allrouters
@@ -1285,12 +1296,12 @@ install_boot()
 {
 	echo "Installing $BOOTLDR"
 
-	if [[ $ROOT_PART == /dev/mapper* ]]; then
-		ROOT_PART_ID="$ROOT_PART"
+	if [[ $ROOT == /dev/mapper* ]]; then
+		ROOT_ID="$ROOT"
 	else
 		local uuid_type="UUID"
 		[[ $BOOTLDR =~ (systemd-boot|refind-efi|efistub) ]] && uuid_type="PARTUUID"
-		ROOT_PART_ID="$uuid_type=$(blkid -s $uuid_type -o value $ROOT_PART)"
+		ROOT_ID="$uuid_type=$(blkid -s $uuid_type -o value $ROOT)"
 	fi
 
 	if [[ $SYS == 'UEFI' ]]; then
@@ -1317,7 +1328,8 @@ install_boot()
 		case "$BOOTLDR" in
 			grub) cp -fv "$MNT/boot/EFI/$DIST/grubx64.efi" "$MNT/boot/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI" ;;
 			syslinux) cp -rf "$MNT/boot/EFI/syslinux/"* "$MNT/boot/EFI/BOOT/" && cp -f "$MNT/boot/EFI/syslinux/syslinux.efi" "$MNT/boot/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI" ;;
-			refind-efi) sed -i '/#extra_kernel_version_strings/ c extra_kernel_version_strings linux-hardened,linux-zen,linux-lts,linux' "$MNT/boot/EFI/refind/refind.conf"
+			refind-efi)
+				sed -i '/#extra_kernel_version_strings/ c extra_kernel_version_strings linux-hardened,linux-zen,linux-lts,linux' "$MNT/boot/EFI/refind/refind.conf"
 				cp -fv "$MNT/boot/EFI/refind/refind_x64.efi" "$MNT/boot/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI" ;;
 		esac
 	fi
@@ -1347,71 +1359,61 @@ install_user()
 	chrun "chpasswd <<< '$NEWUSER:$USER_PASS'" 2> "$ERR" 2>&1
 	errshow 1 "set $NEWUSER password"
 
-	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]]; then
-		install_suckless "/home/$NEWUSER" chroot
-		[[ $INSTALL_WMS == 'dwm' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/xfce4"
-	fi
-	[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *jwm* ]] && sed '7,14d; s/xlock -mode blank/i3-lock-fancy -p/g; s/root:1/rofi_run/g' "$MNT/etc/system.jwmrc" > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.jwmrc"
-	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/"{jgmenu,tint2}
-	[[ $USER_PKGS != *geany* ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/geany"
-	[[ $MYSHELL != 'bash' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.bash"*
-	[[ $MYSHELL != 'zsh' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.z"*
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]] && install_suckless "/home/$NEWUSER" chroot
 
-	# remove some commands from ~/.xprofile when using KDE or Gnome as the login session
-	if [[ $LOGIN_WM =~ (startkde|gnome-session) || ($LOGIN_TYPE != 'xinit' && $WM_PKGS =~ (plasma|gnome)) ]]; then
-		sed -i '/super/d; /nitrogen/d; /compton/d' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile" "$MNT/root/.xprofile"
-	elif [[ $LOGIN_WM == 'dwm' ]]; then # and dwm
-		sed -i '/super/d; /compton/d' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile" "$MNT/root/.xprofile"
-	fi
+	install_cleanup "$NEWUSER"
 
 	return 0
 }
 
 install_login()
 {
-	local serv="$MNT/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d"
+	AUTOLOGIN_SERV="$MNT/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d"
+
+	if [[ -z $LOGIN_TYPE ]]; then
+		rm -rf "$AUTOLOGIN_SERV"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	echo "Setting up $LOGIN_TYPE"
+
+	if [[ $LOGIN_TYPE != 'xinit' ]]; then
+		[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]] && dwm_xsession
+		rm -rf "$AUTOLOGIN_SERV" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+		chrun "systemctl enable $LOGIN_TYPE.service" 2> "$ERR" 2>&1
+		errshow 1 "systemctl enable $LOGIN_TYPE.service"
+	fi
+
+	${LOGIN_TYPE}_config
+}
+
+install_cleanup()
+{
+	local user="$1"
+
+	# remove tint2 and jgmenu configs if bspwm and openbox aren't being installed
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.config/"{jgmenu,tint2}
+
+	# remove geany configs if it wasn't installed
+	[[ $USER_PKGS != *geany* ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.config/geany"
+
+	# remove shell stuff for unused shells
+	[[ $MYSHELL != 'bash' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.bash"*
+	[[ $MYSHELL != 'zsh' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.z"*
+
+	# cleanup default jwmrc
+	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS == *jwm* ]]; then
+		sed '7,14d; s/xlock -mode blank/i3-lock-fancy -p/g; s/root:1/rofi_run/g' "$MNT/etc/system.jwmrc" > "$MNT/home/$user/.jwmrc"
+	fi
+
+	# no picom (compton) or ksuperkey in dwm only installs
+	[[ $LOGIN_WM == 'dwm' ]] && sed -i '/super/d; /picom/d' "$MNT/home/$user/.xprofile" "$MNT/root/.xprofile"
+
+	# remove some commands from ~/.xprofile when using self contained sessions
+	if [[ $LOGIN_WM =~ ($SELF_CONTAINED_SES) || ($LOGIN_TYPE != 'xinit' && $WM_PKGS =~ ($SELF_CONTAINED)) ]]; then
+		sed -i '/super/d; /nitrogen/d; /picom/d' "$MNT/home/$user/.xprofile" "$MNT/root/.xprofile"
+	fi
 
-	case $LOGIN_TYPE in
-		ly|sddm|gdm|lightdm)
-			echo "Setting up $LOGIN_TYPE"
-			if [[ $LOGIN_WM == *dwm* ]]; then # dwm doesn't include an xsession file for display managers
-				mkdir -p "$MNT/usr/share/xsessions"
-				cat > "$MNT/usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop" <<- EOF
-				[Desktop Entry]
-				Encoding=UTF-8
-				Name=Dwm
-				Comment=Dynamic Window Manager
-				Exec=dwm
-				Type=XSession
-				EOF
-			fi
-			rm -rf "$serv" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
-			chrun "systemctl enable $LOGIN_TYPE.service" 2> "$ERR" 2>&1
-			errshow 1 "systemctl enable $LOGIN_TYPE.service"
-			${LOGIN_TYPE}_config
-			;;
-		xinit)
-			echo "Setting up $LOGIN_TYPE"
-			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
-				[ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && exec startx
-				EOF
-			else
-				rm -rf "$serv"
-			fi
-			;;
-		*)
-			rm -rf "$serv"
-			;;
-	esac
 }
 
 install_packages()
@@ -1432,10 +1434,11 @@ install_packages()
 	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (openbox|bspwm|i3-gaps|fluxbox|jwm|awesome) ]]; then
 		inpkg+="$WM_BASE_PKGS "
 	elif [[ $INSTALL_WMS == 'dwm' ]]; then # dwm only needs a very limited package set
-		inpkg+="nitrogen polkit-gnome gnome-keyring dunst "
+		inpkg+=" "
 	fi
 
 	# update and install crucial packages first to avoid issues
+	al_repo "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf"
 	chrun "pacman -Syyu $KERNEL $BASE_PKGS base-devel ${LOGIN_PKGS[$LOGIN_TYPE]} $MYSHELL --noconfirm --needed" 2> "$ERR" 2>&1
 	errshow 1 "pacman -Syyu $KERNEL $BASE_PKGS base-devel ${LOGIN_PKGS[$LOGIN_TYPE]} $MYSHELL --noconfirm --needed"
 
@@ -1501,12 +1504,97 @@ install_suckless()
 	fi
 }
 
+install_tearfree()
+{
+	local xpath="$1"
+
+	if [[ $VM ]]; then
+		echo "Virtual machine detected, removing xorg configs"
+		find "$xpath/" -name '*.conf' -delete -printf "remove %p\n"
+	elif [[ $TEARFREE ]]; then
+		if lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'Intel'; then
+			echo "Creating Intel Tear Free config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf"
+			cat > "$xpath/20-intel.conf" <<- EOF
+			Section "Device"
+				Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
+				Driver      "intel"
+				Option      "TearFree" "true"
+			EndSection
+			EOF
+			cat "$xpath/20-intel.conf"
+		elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'AMD/ATI.*RX\|AMD/ATI.*R[579]'; then # newer RX, R5, R7, and R9 cards can use the amdgpu driver
+			echo "Creating AMD Tear Free config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf"
+			cat > "$xpath/20-amdgpu.conf" <<- EOF
+			Section "Device"
+				Identifier  "AMD Graphics"
+				Driver      "amdgpu"
+				Option      "TearFree" "true"
+			EndSection
+			EOF
+			cat "$xpath/20-amdgpu.conf"
+		elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'AMD/ATI.*HD [2-6][0-9]*'; then # older HD 2xxx-6xxx cards must use the radeon driver
+			echo "Creating Radeon Tear Free config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-radeon.conf"
+			cat > "$xpath/20-radeon.conf" <<- EOF
+			Section "Device"
+				Identifier  "AMD Graphics"
+				Driver      "radeon"
+				Option      "TearFree" "on"
+			EndSection
+			EOF
+			cat "$xpath/20-radeon.conf"
+		elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'NVIDIA'; then # nvidia cards require a bit of checking for notebook gpus
+			echo "Trying nvidia driver install"
+			if lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'Intel\|AMD' && lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'NVIDIA.*[6-9][1-8][05]M[X]\?\|NVIDIA.*Quadro.*[KMP][1-6][0-2][0]*M'; then
+				if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
+					chrun "nvidia-installer --bumblebee"
+				else
+					nvidia-installer --bumblebee
+				fi
+			else
+				if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
+					chrun "nvidia-installer" # unsure which card so try auto detection
+				else
+					nvidia-installer
+				fi
+			fi
+			if [[ -e $xpath/20-nvidia.conf ]]; then
+				cat "$xpath/20-radeon.conf"
+				echo
+				echo "NVIDIA driver installed"
+				if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
+					echo "Trying to load the driver for live session"
+					nvidia-smi -r
+				fi
+				echo "To enable driver vsync:"
+				echo -e "\trun nvidia-settings (as root) on first boot\n\tenable 'ForceFullCompositionPipeline' under the advanced settings"
+				echo -e "\tlastly save the change to your nvida xorg config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf"
+				echo -e "\tand remove everything but the Device and Screen sections from the file"
+			else
+				echo "Unable to install nvidia driver"
+			fi
+			return 0
+		fi
+
+		if lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'Intel\|AMD/ATI'; then
+			if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
+				sed -i 's/xrender/glx/g' "$MNT/etc/skel/.config/picom.conf"
+			else
+				sed -i 's/xrender/glx/g' /etc/skel/.config/picom.conf
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# remove nvidia installer from installed system when not running nvidia gpu
+	[[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/usr/bin/nvidia-installer" "$MNT/var/lib/nvidia-installer"
+}
+
 install_mkinitcpio()
 {
 	local add=''
-	[[ $LUKS ]] && add="encrypt"
-	[[ $LVM ]] && { [[ $add ]] && add+=" lvm2" || add+="lvm2"; }
-	sed -i "s/block filesystems/block ${add} filesystems ${HOOKS}/g" "$MNT/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
+
+	[[ $LUKS ]] && add+=" encrypt"
+	[[ $LVM ]] && add+=" lvm2"
+	sed -i "s/block filesystems/block${add} filesystems ${HOOKS}/g" "$MNT/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
 	chrun "mkinitcpio -p $KERNEL" 2> "$ERR" 2>&1
 	errshow 1 "mkinitcpio -p $KERNEL"
 }
@@ -1516,7 +1604,7 @@ install_mirrorlist()
 	if hash reflector > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 		reflector --verbose --score 80 -l 40 -f 5 --sort rate --save "$1"
 	elif hash rankmirrors > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-		echo "Sorting mirrorlist"
+		echo "Sorting mirrorlist... This will take a while"
 		local key="access_key=5f29642060ab983b31fdf4c2935d8c56"
 		ip_add="$(curl -fsSL "http://api.ipstack.com/check&?$key&fields=ip" | python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['ip'])")"
 		country="$(curl -fsSL "http://api.ipstack.com/$ip_add?$key&fields=country_code" | python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['country_code'])")"
@@ -1539,97 +1627,20 @@ install_mirrorlist()
 
 install_background()
 {
-	( rsync -a /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs/ "$MNT/" && install_mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist" > /dev/null 2>&1 ) &
+	(
+		rsync -a /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs/ "$MNT/" &&
+		install_mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist" > /tmp/bgout 2>&1 &&
+		al_repo "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf" &&
+		chrun "pacman -Syyu $BASE_PKGS base-devel --noconfirm --needed" > /tmp/bgout 2>&1
+	) &
 	BG_PID=$!
 	trap "kill $BG_PID 2> /dev/null" EXIT
 }
 
-install_tearfree_conf()
-{
-	local xpath="$1"
-
-	if [[ $VM ]]; then
-		echo "Virtual machine detected, removing xorg configs"
-		find "$xpath/" -name '*.conf' -delete -printf "remove %p\n"
-	elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'Intel'; then
-		echo "Creating Intel Tear Free config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf"
-		cat > "$xpath/20-intel.conf" <<- EOF
-		Section "Device"
-			Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
-			Driver      "intel"
-			Option      "TearFree" "true"
-		EndSection
-		EOF
-		cat "$xpath/20-intel.conf"
-	elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'AMD/ATI.*RX\|AMD/ATI.*R[579]'; then # newer RX, R5, R7, and R9 cards can use the amdgpu driver
-		echo "Creating AMD Tear Free config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf"
-		cat > "$xpath/20-amdgpu.conf" <<- EOF
-		Section "Device"
-			Identifier  "AMD Graphics"
-			Driver      "amdgpu"
-			Option      "TearFree" "true"
-		EndSection
-		EOF
-		cat "$xpath/20-amdgpu.conf"
-	elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'AMD/ATI.*HD [2-6][0-9]*'; then # older HD 2xxx-6xxx cards must use the radeon driver
-		echo "Creating Radeon Tear Free config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-radeon.conf"
-		cat > "$xpath/20-radeon.conf" <<- EOF
-		Section "Device"
-			Identifier  "AMD Graphics"
-			Driver      "radeon"
-			Option      "TearFree" "on"
-		EndSection
-		EOF
-		cat "$xpath/20-radeon.conf"
-	elif lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'NVIDIA'; then # nvidia cards require a bit of checking for notebook gpus
-		echo "Trying nvidia driver install"
-		if lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'Intel\|AMD' && lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'NVIDIA.*[6-9][1-8][05]M[X]\?\|NVIDIA.*Quadro.*[KMP][1-6][0-2][0]*M'; then # optimus
-			if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
-				chrun "nvidia-installer --bumblebee"
-			else
-				nvidia-installer --bumblebee
-			fi
-		else
-			if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
-				chrun "nvidia-installer" # unsure which card so try auto detection
-			else
-				nvidia-installer
-			fi
-		fi
-		if [[ -e $xpath/20-nvidia.conf ]]; then
-			cat "$xpath/20-radeon.conf"
-			echo
-			echo "NVIDIA driver installed"
-			if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
-				echo "Trying to load the driver for live session"
-				nvidia-smi -r
-			fi
-			echo "To enable driver vsync:"
-			echo -e "\trun nvidia-settings (as root) on first boot\n\tenable 'ForceFullCompositionPipeline' under the advanced settings"
-			echo -e "\tlastly save the change to your nvida xorg config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf"
-			echo -e "\tand remove everything but the Device and Screen sections from the file"
-		else
-			echo "Unable to install nvidia driver"
-		fi
-		return 0
-	fi
-
-	if lspci | grep ' VGA ' | grep -q 'Intel\|AMD/ATI'; then
-		if [[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]]; then
-			sed -i 's/xrender/glx/g' "$MNT/etc/skel/.config/compton.conf"
-		else
-			sed -i 's/xrender/glx/g' /etc/skel/.config/compton.conf
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	# remove nvidia installer from installed system when not running nvidia gpu
-	[[ $xpath == *"$MNT"* ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/usr/bin/nvidia-installer" "$MNT/var/lib/nvidia-installer"
-}
-
 ###############################################################################
 # display manager config
 # these are called based on which DM is chosen after it is installed
-# additional config can be  handled here, for now only lightdm has one
+# additional config can be handled here, for now only lightdm and xinit.
 
 ly_config()
 {
@@ -1646,17 +1657,51 @@ sddm_config()
 	: #TODO
 }
 
+xinit_config()
+{
+	if [[ $INSTALL_WMS ]]; then
+		sed -i "/exec/ c exec ${LOGIN_WM}" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+		if [[ $LOGIN_WM == 'gnome-session' ]]; then
+			# see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME#Manually
+			sed -i '/exec/ i export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+			sed -i '/exec/ i export GDK_BACKEND=x11' "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc"
+		fi
+	else
+		rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xinitrc" "$MNT/root/.xinitrc"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	if [[ $AUTOLOGIN ]]; then
+		mkdir -p "$AUTOLOGIN_SERV"
+		cat > "$AUTOLOGIN_SERV/autologin.conf" <<- EOF
+		[Service]
+		ExecStart=
+		ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin $NEWUSER --noclear %I 38400 linux
+		EOF
+		cat > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC" <<- EOF
+		# automatically run startx when logging in on tty1
+		[ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && exec startx
+		EOF
+	else
+		rm -rf "$AUTOLOGIN_SERV"
+	fi
+}
+
 lightdm_config()
 {
-	cat > "$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
+	sed -i "/greeter-session=/ c greeter-session=lightdm-$LIGHTDM_GREETER" "$MNT/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf"
+
+	if [[ $LIGHTDM_GREETER == 'gtk-greeter' ]]; then
+		cat > "$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
 }
 
 ###############################################################################
@@ -1670,8 +1715,8 @@ setup_grub()
 	EDIT_FILES[bootloader]="/etc/default/grub"
 
 	if [[ $SYS == 'BIOS' ]]; then
-		[[ $BOOT_DEV ]] || { part_device 1 || return 1; }
-		BCMDS[grub]="grub-install --recheck --force --target=i386-pc $BOOT_DEV"
+		[[ $BOOT_D ]] || { part_device 1 || return 1; }
+		BCMDS[grub]="grub-install --recheck --force --target=i386-pc $BOOT_D"
 	else
 		BCMDS[grub]="mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars > /dev/null 2>&1
 		grub-install --recheck --force --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=$DIST"
@@ -1718,8 +1763,8 @@ setup_efistub()
 prerun_efistub()
 {
 	BCMDS[efistub]="mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars > /dev/null 2>&1
-		efibootmgr -v -d $BOOT_DEV -p $BOOT_PART_NUM -c -L '${DIST} Linux' -l /vmlinuz-${KERNEL} \
-		-u 'root=$ROOT_PART_ID rw $([[ $UCODE ]] && printf 'initrd=\%s.img ' "$UCODE")initrd=\initramfs-${KERNEL}.img'"
+		efibootmgr -v -d $BOOT_D -p $BOOT_NUM -c -L '${DIST} Linux' -l /vmlinuz-${KERNEL} \
+		-u 'root=$ROOT_ID rw $([[ $UCODE ]] && printf 'initrd=\%s.img ' "$UCODE")initrd=\initramfs-${KERNEL}.img'"
 }
 
 setup_syslinux()
@@ -1729,7 +1774,7 @@ setup_syslinux()
 	else
 		EDIT_FILES[bootloader]="/boot/EFI/syslinux/syslinux.cfg"
 		BCMDS[syslinux]="mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars > /dev/null 2>&1
-		efibootmgr -v -c -d $BOOT_DEV -p $BOOT_PART_NUM -l /EFI/syslinux/syslinux.efi -L $DIST"
+		efibootmgr -v -c -d $BOOT_D -p $BOOT_NUM -l /EFI/syslinux/syslinux.efi -L $DIST"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -1779,13 +1824,13 @@ prerun_syslinux()
 	LABEL $DIST
 	MENU LABEL $DIST Linux
 	LINUX $d/vmlinuz-$KERNEL
-	APPEND root=$ROOT_PART_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
+	APPEND root=$ROOT_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
 	INITRD $([[ $UCODE ]] && printf "%s" "$d/$UCODE.img,")$d/initramfs-$KERNEL.img
 
 	LABEL ${DIST}fallback
 	MENU LABEL $DIST Linux Fallback
 	LINUX $d/vmlinuz-$KERNEL
-	APPEND root=$ROOT_PART_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
+	APPEND root=$ROOT_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
 	INITRD $([[ $UCODE ]] && printf "%s" "$d/$UCODE.img,")$d/initramfs-$KERNEL-fallback.img
 	EOF
 	return 0
@@ -1800,10 +1845,10 @@ setup_refind-efi()
 prerun_refind-efi()
 {
 	cat > "$MNT/boot/refind_linux.conf" <<- EOF
-	"$DIST Linux"          "root=$ROOT_PART_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] &&
+	"$DIST Linux"          "root=$ROOT_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] &&
 						printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw add_efi_memmap $([[ $UCODE ]] &&
 						printf "initrd=%s " "/$UCODE.img")initrd=/initramfs-$KERNEL.img"
-	"$DIST Linux Fallback" "root=$ROOT_PART_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] &&
+	"$DIST Linux Fallback" "root=$ROOT_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] &&
 						printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw add_efi_memmap $([[ $UCODE ]] &&
 						printf "initrd=%s " "/$UCODE.img")initrd=/initramfs-$KERNEL-fallback.img"
 	EOF
@@ -1839,13 +1884,13 @@ prerun_systemd-boot()
 	title   $DIST Linux
 	linux   /vmlinuz-${KERNEL}$([[ $UCODE ]] && printf "\ninitrd  %s" "/$UCODE.img")
 	initrd  /initramfs-$KERNEL.img
-	options root=$ROOT_PART_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
+	options root=$ROOT_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
 	EOF
 	cat > "$MNT/boot/loader/entries/$DIST-fallback.conf" <<- EOF
 	title   $DIST Linux Fallback
 	linux   /vmlinuz-${KERNEL}$([[ $UCODE ]] && printf "\ninitrd  %s" "/$UCODE.img")
 	initrd  /initramfs-$KERNEL-fallback.img
-	options root=$ROOT_PART_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
+	options root=$ROOT_ID $([[ $LUKS_DEV ]] && printf "%s " "$LUKS_DEV")rw
 	EOF
 	mkdir -p "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/hooks"
 	cat > "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/hooks/systemd-boot.hook" <<- EOF
@@ -1868,7 +1913,7 @@ prerun_systemd-boot()
 
 lvm_menu()
 {
-	no_bg_install || return 1
+	is_bg_install || return 1
 	lvm_detect
 	local choice
 	while :; do
@@ -1940,12 +1985,26 @@ lvm_lv_size()
 			done
 			if (( ERR_SIZE != 1 )); then
 				case ${VOLUME_SIZE:$lv:1} in
-					[mMgG]) local s=${VOLUME_SIZE:0:$lv} m=$((s * 1000))
+					[mMgG])
+						local s=${VOLUME_SIZE:0:$lv} m=$((s * 1000))
 						case ${VOLUME_SIZE:$lv:1} in
-							[Gg]) (( m >= VGROUP_MB )) && ERR_SIZE=1 || VGROUP_MB=$((VGROUP_MB - m)) ;;
-							[Mm]) (( ${VOLUME_SIZE:0:$lv} >= VGROUP_MB )) && ERR_SIZE=1 || VGROUP_MB=$((VGROUP_MB - s)) ;;
+							[Gg])
+								if (( m >= VGROUP_MB )); then
+									ERR_SIZE=1
+								else
+									VGROUP_MB=$((VGROUP_MB - m))
+								fi
+								;;
+							[Mm])
+								if (( ${VOLUME_SIZE:0:$lv} >= VGROUP_MB )); then
+									ERR_SIZE=1
+								else
+									VGROUP_MB=$((VGROUP_MB - s))
+								fi
+								;;
 							*) ERR_SIZE=1
-						esac ;;
+						esac
+						;;
 					*) ERR_SIZE=1
 				esac
 			fi
@@ -2080,7 +2139,7 @@ lvm_volume_name()
 luks_menu()
 {
 	local choice
-	no_bg_install || return 1
+	is_bg_install || return 1
 	dlg choice menu "LUKS Encryption" "$_luksmenu" \
 		"$_luksnew"  "cryptsetup -q luksFormat" \
 		"$_luksopen" "cryptsetup open --type luks" \
@@ -2159,8 +2218,8 @@ luks_setup()
 	umount_dir "$MNT"
 	part_find 'part|lvm' || return 1
 
-	if [[ $AUTO_ROOT_PART ]]; then
-		LUKS_PART="$AUTO_ROOT_PART"
+	if [[ $AUTO_ROOT ]]; then
+		LUKS_PART="$AUTO_ROOT"
 	elif (( COUNT == 1 )); then
 		LUKS_PART="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$PARTS")"
 	else
@@ -2291,13 +2350,14 @@ live()
 	echo "Sorting mirrorlist"
 	mount /run/archiso/cowspace -o remount,size=2G
 	install_mirrorlist "/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist"
+	al_repo "/etc/pacman.conf"
 	pacman -Syyu --noconfirm || die 1
 	rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/*
 	pacman -S $BASE_PKGS $AL_BASE_PKGS xorg-xinit --needed --noconfirm || die 1
 	rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/*
 	case "$ses" in
 		i3-gaps|openbox|fluxbox|bspwm|awesome|xfce4|jwm) pacman -S "$ses" $WM_BASE_PKGS ${WM_EXT[$ses]} --needed --noconfirm || die 1 ;;
-		gnome|plasma|cinnamon) pacman -S "$ses" ${WM_EXT[$ses]} --needed --noconfirm || die 1 ;;
+		$SELF_CONTAINED) pacman -S "$ses" ${WM_EXT[$ses]} --needed --noconfirm || die 1 ;;
 		dwm) { pacman -S git --needed --noconfirm || die 1; }; install_suckless "/root" nochroot ;;
 	esac
 	rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/*
@@ -2305,10 +2365,10 @@ live()
 	pacman -Scc --noconfirm
 	rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/*
 	cp -rfT /etc/skel /root
-	[[ $TEARFREE ]] && install_tearfree_conf "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
+	install_tearfree "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
 	case "$ses" in
-		plasma|gnome|cinnamon) sed -i '/super/d; /nitrogen/d; /compton/d' /root/.xprofile ;;
-		dwm) sed -i '/super/d; /compton/d' /root/.xprofile ;;
+		$SELF_CONTAINED) sed -i '/super/d; /nitrogen/d; /picom/d' /root/.xprofile ;;
+		dwm) sed -i '/super/d; /picom/d' /root/.xprofile ;;
 	esac
 	rm -f /root/.zlogin
 	echo -e "pulseaudio &\n(sleep 1; pamixer --unmute --set-volume 50) &" >> /root/.xprofile
@@ -2350,9 +2410,9 @@ usage()
 
 	root/boot partition:
 
-		set the ROOT_PART and/or BOOT_PART environment variables before launching the installer eg.
+		set the ROOT and/or BOOT environment variables before launching the installer eg.
 
-			ROOT_PART='/dev/sda2' BOOT_PART='/dev/sda1' $1
+			ROOT='/dev/sda2' BOOT='/dev/sda1' $1
 
 	editor used:
 
@@ -2391,6 +2451,26 @@ debug()
 	DEBUG=true
 }
 
+al_repo()
+{
+	local conf="$1"
+
+	if ! grep -q 'archlabs_repo' "$conf"; then
+		cat >> "$conf" <<- EOF
+
+		[archlabs_unstable]
+		Server = https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/\$repo/raw/master/\$arch
+
+		[archlabs_repo]
+		Server = https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/\$repo/raw/master/\$arch
+		Server = https://sourceforge.net/projects/archlabs-repo/files/\$repo/\$arch
+		Server = https://github.com/ARCHLabs/\$repo/raw/master/\$arch
+
+		EOF
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
 termcol()
 {
 	local colors=(
@@ -2499,7 +2579,20 @@ net_connect()
 	fi
 }
 
-no_bg_install()
+dwm_xsession()
+{
+	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
+	Type=XSession
+	EOF
+}
+
+is_bg_install()
 {
 	[[ $BG_PID ]] || return 0
 	msg "Install Running" "\nA background install process is currently running.\n" 2
@@ -2554,7 +2647,11 @@ system_identify()
 # enable some nicer colours in the linux console
 termcol
 
-if (( UID != 0 )); then
+# ensure the required packages are installed and that we're running as root on x86_64 architecture
+if ! hash dialog rsync find parted curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf "One or more of the required packages is missing: dialog, curl, rsync, parted, findutils"
+	die 1
+elif (( UID != 0 )); then
 	msg "Not Root" "\nThis installer must be run as root or using sudo.\n\nExiting..\n" 2
 	die 1
 elif ! grep -qwm 1 'lm' /proc/cpuinfo; then
@@ -2587,7 +2684,8 @@ system_devices
 msg "Welcome to the $DIST Installer" "$_welcome"
 
 if ! select_keymap; then
-	clear; die 0
+	clear
+	die 0
 elif ! net_connect; then
 	msg "Not Connected" "\nThis installer requires an active internet connection.\n\nExiting..\n" 2
 	die 1