diff --git a/applications.go b/applications.go
index 71d51e6..d84f7d7 100644
--- a/applications.go
+++ b/applications.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 func applications() {
 	for {
 		var doAll bool
-		choice := front.InputMenuGen("Application to install:", []string{"BACK", "ALL", "pamac-aur", "yay-bin", "htop", "neovim", "virt-manager (also installs qemu-desktop+libvirt)", "librewolf-bin", "zed", "steam"})
+		choice := front.InputMenuGen("Application to install:", []string{"BACK", "ALL", "pamac-aur", "yay-bin", "zsh", "htop", "neovim", "virt-manager (also installs qemu-desktop+libvirt)", "librewolf-bin", "zed", "steam"})
 		switch choice {
 		case 1:
 			return
@@ -15,59 +15,124 @@ func applications() {
 			doAll = true
 			fallthrough
 		case 3:
-			managePackage("-S", "pamac-aur")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"pamac-aur"})
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 4:
-			managePackage("-S", "yay-bin")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"yay-bin"})
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 5:
-			managePackage("-S", "htop")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"zsh", "zsh-autosuggestions", "zsh-syntax-highlighting"})
+			writeFile(mountPoint+"/home/"+getUsername()+"/.zshrc", zshrc, getUsername(), 0644)
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 6:
-			managePackage("-S", "neovim")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"htop"})
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 7:
-			chrootCommandRun([]string{"pacman", "-S", "virt-manager", "qemu-desktop", "libvirt", "--noconfirm"})
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"neovim"})
+
+			if !doAll {
+				break
+			}
+			fallthrough
+		case 8:
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"virt-manager", "qemu-desktop", "libvirt"})
 			manageService("enable", "libvirtd.service")
 			manageService("start", "libvirtd.service")
 			// TODO manage user groups!
 
-			if !doAll {
-				break
-			}
-			fallthrough
-		case 8:
-			managePackage("-S", "librewolf-bin")
-
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 9:
-			managePackage("-S", "zed")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"librewolf-bin"})
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 10:
-			managePackage("-S", "steam")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"zed"})
+
+			if !doAll {
+				break
+			}
+			fallthrough
+		case 11:
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"steam"})
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+const zshrc = `# Shell settings
+HISTFILE="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/zsh-histfile
+HISTSIZE=2500
+SAVEHIST=2000
+setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
+setopt HIST_EXPIRE_DUPS_FIRST
+setopt HIST_FIND_NO_DUPS
+unsetopt beep
+bindkey -e
+zstyle :compinstall filename "/home/$USER/.zshrc"
+autoload -Uz compinit
+compinit -d "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/zcompdump
+PS1='%F{yellow}%?%F{cyan}|%n%f@%F{cyan}%m:%f%1~%f%F{cyan}|%#%f '
+source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+bindkey '^[[H' beginning-of-line
+bindkey '^[[F' end-of-line
+bindkey '^[[3~' delete-char
+
+# Text art on clear/new shell
+art_cat='%F{#fe8019}/\_,_/\
+\ 0 0 /%f'
+art_dog=' %F{#d79921}/___/
+| 6.6 |%f'
+art_bear='%F{#d65d0e}() ()
+(o.o)%f'
+art_snail=' %F{#689d6a}|_/
+/o o\%f'
+art_bunny=' %F{#d5c4a1}/_/
+|^.^|'
+art_jellyfish='%F{#83a598}<===>
+//|\\%f'
+art_school='    %F{#fe8019}<°))><     %F{#fabd2f}><(((.>
+%F{#8ec07c}><(((°>   %F{#d3869b}><((((°>%f'
+art_array=("$art_cat" "$art_dog" "$art_bear" "$art_snail" "$art_bunny" "$art_jellyfish" "$art_school")
+print -Pr "$art_array[$((RANDOM%7+1))]"
+function term_clear() {
+    clear
+    print -Pr "$art_array[$((RANDOM%7+1))]"
+    print -Pn $PS1
+}
+zle -N zsh-redraw term_clear
+bindkey "^L" zsh-redraw
+
+# Stock aliases
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+alias fastfetch='fastfetch -c neofetch'
+alias unmv='setopt shwordsplit && lastCmdSplit=(${(@s/ /)$(fc -ln -1)}) && newCmd="mv ${lastCmdSplit[3]} ${lastCmdSplit[2]}" && $newCmd && unsetopt shwordsplit'
+alias orphans='doas pacman -Rcns $(pacman -Qqdt)'
+alias powersave='doas /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh powersave'
+alias performance='doas /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh performance'
+alias schedutil='doas /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh schedutil'
+alias poweroff='doas /usr/bin/poweroff'
+alias reboot='doas /usr/bin/reboot'
+`
diff --git a/configurations.go b/configurations.go
index 6467325..8f3bcff 100644
--- a/configurations.go
+++ b/configurations.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 func configurations() {
 	for {
 		var doAll bool
-		choice := front.InputMenuGen("Custom config:", []string{"BACK", "ALL", "shell profile", "zshrc", "neovim", "zed", "makepkg", "pacman"})
+		choice := front.InputMenuGen("Custom config:", []string{"BACK", "ALL", "shell profile", "neovim", "zed", "makepkg", "pacman"})
 		switch choice {
 		case 1:
 			return
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func configurations() {
 			doAll = true
 			fallthrough
 		case 3:
-			managePackage("-S", "wayland-protocols")
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"wayland-protocols"})
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/home/"+getUsername()+"/.profile", shellProfile, getUsername(), 0644)
 
 			if !doAll {
@@ -23,20 +23,13 @@ func configurations() {
 			}
 			fallthrough
 		case 4:
-			writeFile(mountPoint+"/home/"+getUsername()+"/.zshrc", zshrc, getUsername(), 0644)
-
-			if !doAll {
-				break
-			}
-			fallthrough
-		case 5:
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/etc/xdg/nvim/sysinit.vim", sysinitVim, "root", 0644)
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
-		case 6:
+		case 5:
 			mkdir(mountPoint + "/home/" + getUsername() + "/.config/zed")
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/home/"+getUsername()+"/.config/zed/settings.json", zed, getUsername(), 0600)
 
@@ -44,15 +37,15 @@ func configurations() {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
-		case 7:
+		case 6:
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/etc/makepkg.conf", makepkg, "root", 0644)
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
 			}
 			fallthrough
-		case 8:
-			managePackage("-S", "pacman-contrib")
+		case 7:
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"pacman-contrib"})
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/etc/pacman.conf", pacman, "root", 0644)
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/etc/pacman.d/hooks/paccache-clean.hook", pacmanHookClean, "root", 0644)
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/etc/pacman.d/hooks/nvidia.hook", pacmanHookNvidia, "root", 0644)
@@ -100,63 +93,6 @@ export SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
 export BUILDDIR=/tmp/makepkg
 `
 
-const zshrc = `# Shell settings
-HISTFILE="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/zsh-histfile
-HISTSIZE=2500
-SAVEHIST=2000
-setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
-setopt HIST_EXPIRE_DUPS_FIRST
-setopt HIST_FIND_NO_DUPS
-unsetopt beep
-bindkey -e
-zstyle :compinstall filename "/home/$USER/.zshrc"
-autoload -Uz compinit
-compinit -d "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/zcompdump
-PS1='%F{yellow}%?%F{cyan}|%n%f@%F{cyan}%m:%f%1~%f%F{cyan}|%#%f '
-source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
-source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
-bindkey '^[[H' beginning-of-line
-bindkey '^[[F' end-of-line
-bindkey '^[[3~' delete-char
-
-# Text art on clear/new shell
-art_cat='%F{#fe8019}/\_,_/\
-\ 0 0 /%f'
-art_dog=' %F{#d79921}/___/
-| 6.6 |%f'
-art_bear='%F{#d65d0e}() ()
-(o.o)%f'
-art_snail=' %F{#689d6a}|_/
-/o o\%f'
-art_bunny=' %F{#d5c4a1}/_/
-|^.^|'
-art_jellyfish='%F{#83a598}<===>
-//|\\%f'
-art_school='    %F{#fe8019}<°))><     %F{#fabd2f}><(((.>
-%F{#8ec07c}><(((°>   %F{#d3869b}><((((°>%f'
-art_array=("$art_cat" "$art_dog" "$art_bear" "$art_snail" "$art_bunny" "$art_jellyfish" "$art_school")
-print -Pr "$art_array[$((RANDOM%7+1))]"
-function term_clear() {
-    clear
-    print -Pr "$art_array[$((RANDOM%7+1))]"
-    print -Pn $PS1
-}
-zle -N zsh-redraw term_clear
-bindkey "^L" zsh-redraw
-
-# Stock aliases
-alias ls='ls --color=auto'
-alias grep='grep --color=auto'
-alias fastfetch='fastfetch -c neofetch'
-alias unmv='setopt shwordsplit && lastCmdSplit=(${(@s/ /)$(fc -ln -1)}) && newCmd="mv ${lastCmdSplit[3]} ${lastCmdSplit[2]}" && $newCmd && unsetopt shwordsplit'
-alias orphans='doas pacman -Rcns $(pacman -Qqdt)'
-alias powersave='doas /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh powersave'
-alias performance='doas /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh performance'
-alias schedutil='doas /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh schedutil'
-alias poweroff='doas /usr/bin/poweroff'
-alias reboot='doas /usr/bin/reboot'
-`
-
 const sysinitVim = `" rwinkhart/cachyos-postinstall-helper 09/28/2025
 
 " ensure correct basic settings
diff --git a/cosmic.go b/cosmic.go
index a682216..8f1468a 100644
--- a/cosmic.go
+++ b/cosmic.go
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ func cosmic() {
 	manageService("stop", "sddm.service")
 	manageService("disable", "sddm.service")
 	manageService("enable", "greetd.service")
-	managePackage("-Rcns", "sddm")
+	managePackages("-Rcns", []string{"sddm"})
 }
diff --git a/removals.go b/removals.go
index 149a8f6..5b2d6b1 100644
--- a/removals.go
+++ b/removals.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func removals() {
 			target = "linux-cachyos-lts"
 		}
 		if !doAll {
-			managePackage("-Rcns", target)
+			managePackages("-Rcns", []string{target})
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/system.go b/system.go
index 9626335..46e3328 100644
--- a/system.go
+++ b/system.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ func system() {
 			fallthrough
 		case 3:
 			writeFile(mountPoint+"/etc/doas.conf", "permit persist keepenv :wheel as root\n", "root", 0644)
-			managePackage("-S", "opendoas")
-			chrootCommandRun([]string{"pacman", "-S", "--asexplicit", "--dbonly", "archlinux-keyring", "autoconf", "automake", "binutils", "bison", "debugedit", "fakeroot", "file", "findutils", "flex", "gawk", "gcc", "gettext", "grep", "groff", "gzip", "libtool", "m4", "make", "pacman", "patch", "pkgconf", "sed", "texinfo", "which", "--noconfirm"})
-			chrootCommandRun([]string{"pacman", "-R", "base-devel", "sudo", "--noconfirm"})
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"opendoas"})
+			managePackages("-S", []string{"--asexplicit", "--dbonly", "archlinux-keyring", "autoconf", "automake", "binutils", "bison", "debugedit", "fakeroot", "file", "findutils", "flex", "gawk", "gcc", "gettext", "grep", "groff", "gzip", "libtool", "m4", "make", "pacman", "patch", "pkgconf", "sed", "texinfo", "which"})
+			managePackages("-R", []string{"base-devel", "sudo"})
 
 			if !doAll {
 				break
diff --git a/utilities.go b/utilities.go
index 8985206..2a1098a 100644
--- a/utilities.go
+++ b/utilities.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ func manageService(action, service string) {
 	chrootCommandRun([]string{"systemctl", action, service})
 }
 
-func managePackage(action, targetPackage string) {
-	chrootCommandRun([]string{"pacman", action, targetPackage, "--noconfirm"})
+func managePackages(action string, targetPackages []string) {
+	chrootCommandRun(append([]string{"pacman", action, "--noconfirm"}, targetPackages...))
 }
 
 func writeFile(path, data, owner string, perms os.FileMode) {