diff --git a/chrootInstall.sh b/chrootInstall.sh
index bb8dc42..ab2bc0c 100755
--- a/chrootInstall.sh
+++ b/chrootInstall.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ hwclock --systohc --utc
 pacman -S networkmanager-openrc --noconfirm
 rc-update add NetworkManager
 
-# makepkg configuration - temporarily disabled
-#curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/makepkg.conf -o /etc/makepkg.conf
-
 # bootloader installation and configuration
 pacman -S grub efibootmgr os-prober mtools dosfstools --noconfirm
 if [ "$boot" == 1 ]; then
@@ -55,6 +52,11 @@ $userpassword
 echo "permit persist keepenv $username as root" > /etc/doas.conf
 ln -s /usr/bin/doas /usr/bin/sudo
 
+# misc. configuration
+#curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/makepkg.conf -o /etc/makepkg.conf
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/bashrc -o /home/"$username"/.bashrc
+chown "$username":"$users" /home/"$username"/.bashrc
+
 # pacman configuration
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/paccache-clean-hook -o /etc/pacman.d/hooks/paccache-clean.hook
 if [ "$gpu" == 'NVIDIA' ]; then
diff --git a/config-files/bashrc b/config-files/bashrc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..879858e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config-files/bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# ~/.bashrc
+#
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything
+[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+PS1='\033[1;36m\u@\h:\033[0m\W\033[1;36m|$\033[0m '
+
+export BUILDDIR=/tmp/makepkg
+export HISTSIZE=10000
+export HISTFILESIZE=100000