diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 8a4c1ef..f4fca52 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -84,15 +84,11 @@ in
   # Enable touchpad support (enabled default in most desktopManager).
   services.xserver.libinput.enable = true;
 
-  # Enable fish shell for nix
-  programs.fish.enable = true;
-
   # User config
   users.users.${user} = {
     isNormalUser = true;
     extraGroups = [ "wheel" "video" "audio" "networkmanager" "lp" "scanner" ];
     initialPassword = "pass";
-    #shell = pkgs.fish;
   };
 
   # Allow unfree packages
diff --git a/home-manager.nix b/home-manager.nix
index 50e82e6..0fcaea8 100644
--- a/home-manager.nix
+++ b/home-manager.nix
@@ -9,26 +9,29 @@ in
     <home-manager/nixos>
   ];
 
+  # root home
+
+  programs.fish.enable = true;
+
   # keep everything using home manager within this block
   home-manager.users.${user} = { pkgs, ... }: {
     home.username = "${user}";
     home.homeDirectory = "/home/${user}";
     home.stateVersion = "22.11";
-    home.packages = [
-      pkgs.firefox # browser
-      pkgs.kitty # terminal
-      pkgs.pciutils # lspci command
-      pkgs.git # git
-      pkgs.emacsPackages.doom # doom emacs
-      pkgs.acpilight # controlling laptop monitor backlight
-      pkgs.networkmanagerapplet # network configuration
-      pkgs.wofi # app launcher (wayland replacement for rofi)
-      pkgs.freetype # font rendering and configuration
-      pkgs.fira # fira sans font
-      pkgs.fira-code # fira code font
-      pkgs.fwupd # firmware updates
-      pkgs.fwupd-efi # firmware updates additional EFI stuff
-      pkgs.fish # fish shell
+    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+      firefox # browser
+      kitty # terminal
+      pciutils # lspci command
+      git # git
+      emacs # emacs editor
+      emacsPackages.doom # doom emacs configuration
+      acpilight # controlling laptop monitor backlight
+      networkmanagerapplet # network configuration
+      wofi # app launcher (wayland replacement for rofi)
+      freetype # font rendering and configuration
+      fira # fira sans font
+      fira-code # fira code font
+      fish # fish shell
     ];
 
     programs = {
diff --git a/system-packages.nix b/system-packages.nix
index 77e8bd0..eccbe09 100644
--- a/system-packages.nix
+++ b/system-packages.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
   # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
   # $ nix search wget
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    vim
-    wget
-    hyprland
-    wayland
-    xdg-utils
+    vim # an editor
+    fwupd # firmware updates
+    fwupd-efi # firmware updates additional EFI stuff
+    wget # get stuff from the net
+    hyprland # window manager
+    wayland # wayland server
+    xdg-utils # xdg directories, open, etc
   ];
 
 }