diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
index d44e782..908f77e 100644
--- a/.bash_profile
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# if [[ $- == *i* ]]; then
-# shellcheck source=.bashrc
-. "$HOME/.bashrc"
-# fi
+if [[ $- == *i* ]]; then
+  # shellcheck source=.bashrc
+  . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+fi
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index e88b2ed..cfb0ea7 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ asdf_dir="$MEATBOX_LIBS_DIR/asdf"
 
 # load `asdf`, our version manager
 if [ -d "$asdf_dir" ]; then
-  # shellcheck source=.meatbox/libs/asdf/asdf.sh
+  # shellcheck source=libs/asdf/asdf.sh
   . "$asdf_dir/asdf.sh"
 fi
 
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b7fd528..41f634a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           name: "Build Dockerfile"
           command: |
             apk add --no-cache git >/dev/null 2>&1
-            cd scripts/linux/alpine
+            cd ./scripts/alpine
             GIT_COMMIT_SHA1=$CIRCLE_SHA1 ./build.sh
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           name: "Build Dockerfile"
           command: |
             apk add --no-cache git >/dev/null 2>&1
-            cd scripts/linux/arch
+            cd ./scripts/arch
             GIT_COMMIT_SHA1=$CIRCLE_SHA1 ./build.sh
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
diff --git a/.zprofile b/.zprofile
index 6865338..c372a18 100644
--- a/.zprofile
+++ b/.zprofile
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ if (( $#commands[(i)lesspipe(|.sh)] )); then
   export LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/env $commands[(i)lesspipe(|.sh)] %s 2>&-"
 fi
 
-# }}}
-
-#: tmp directory {{{
-
 # if we don't have a TMPDIR variable set or it's empty, export it
 if [ -z "${TMPDIR}" ]; then
   export TMPDIR="/tmp/zsh-${UID}"
diff --git a/bin/git-clone-or-update b/bin/git-clone-or-update
index 4e90201..f45392b 100755
--- a/bin/git-clone-or-update
+++ b/bin/git-clone-or-update
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 
 git_clone_or_update() {
-  local repo_url="$1"
-  local repo_dir="$2"
+  repo_url="$1"
+  repo_dir="$2"
 
   # use the repository's name as the directory if we didn't explicitly pass one
-  if is empty "$repo_dir"; then
+  if [ -z "$repo_dir" ]; then
     repo_dir="${repo_dir%.git}"
   fi
 
-  if is not a directory "$repo_dir"; then
+  if [ ! -d "$repo_dir" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$repo_dir"
+
     git clone "$repo_url" "$repo_dir" >/dev/null
   else
     (
diff --git a/bin/meatbox b/bin/meatbox
index 846ee64..3aaeee2 100755
--- a/bin/meatbox
+++ b/bin/meatbox
@@ -25,63 +25,53 @@ log_message() {
 }
 
 meatbox_run_script() {
-  directory="$1"
-  script="$2"
+  ctx="$1"
+  cmd="$2"
 
-  (cd "$MEATBOX_SCRIPTS_DIR/$directory" && "./$script")
-}
-
-meatbox_run_universal_script() {
-  script="$1"
-
-  meatbox_run_script "universal" "$script"
-}
-
-meatbox_run_os_script() {
-  script="$1"
-  os="$(uname -s | lowercase)"
-
-  if [ -f "$MEATBOX_SCRIPTS_DIR/$os/$script" ]; then
-    meatbox_run_script "$os" "$script"
+  if [ -f "$MEATBOX_SCRIPTS_DIR/$ctx/$cmd.sh" ]; then
+    (cd "$MEATBOX_SCRIPTS_DIR/$ctx" && "./$cmd.sh")
   fi
 }
 
-meatbox_help() {
-  usage
-}
+meatbox_run() {
+  meatbox_run_script "$kernel" "$cmd"
+  
+  if [ "$kernel" = "linux" ]; then
+    distro=""
 
-meatbox_bootstrap() {
-  start-sudo-loop "$MEATBOX_PASSWORD"
+  # cat /etc/*release
 
-  meatbox_run_os_script "bootstrap.sh"
-  meatbox_run_universal_script "bootstrap.sh"
-}
+  # ID=alpine
+  # NAME="Alpine Linux"
 
-if [ "$1" = "bootstrap" ]; then
-  meatbox_bootstrap
+  # ID=antergos
+  # ID_LIKE=archlinux
+  # NAME="Antergos Linux"
+  # PRETTY_NAME="Antergos Linux"
 
-  exit 0
-fi
+  # DISTRIB_ID=Arch
+  # NAME="ArchBang Linux"
+  # ID=arch
+  # PRETTY_NAME="ArchBang Linux"
 
-meatbox_setup() {
-  start-sudo-loop "$MEATBOX_PASSWORD"
+    meatbox_run_script "$distro" "$cmd"
+  fi
 
-  meatbox_run_os_script "setup.sh"
-  meatbox_run_universal_script "setup.sh"
+  meatbox_run_script "agnostic" "$cmd"
 }
 
-meatbox_update() {
-  start-sudo-loop "$MEATBOX_PASSWORD"
-
-  meatbox_run_os_script "update.sh"
-  meatbox_run_universal_script "update.sh"
+meatbox_help() {
+  usage
 }
 
 meatbox() {
   cmd="$1"
 
   case "$cmd" in
-    bootstrap|setup|update) "meatbox_$cmd" ;;
+    bootstrap|setup|update)
+      start-sudo-loop "$MEATBOX_PASSWORD"
+      meatbox_run "$cmd"      
+      ;;
     *) meatbox_help ;;
   esac
 }
diff --git a/bin/meatman b/bin/meatman
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cc92799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/meatman
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -o errexit -o nounset
+
+# TODO: requires much smarter implementation w/ handling of various managers,
+# operations, and flags
+meatman() {
+  cmd="$1"
+  packages="$2"
+
+  if [ ! "$cmd" = "add" ]; then
+    echo "command unsupported"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+# TODO: handle flags
+  if [ -x "$(command -v pacman)" ]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed $packages
+  elif [ -x "$(command -v apk)" ]; then
+    sudo apk add --no-cache $packages
+  else
+    echo "unsupported distro"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+meatman "$@"
diff --git a/bin/pacfast b/bin/pacfast
index fda546b..c92c077 100755
--- a/bin/pacfast
+++ b/bin/pacfast
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ download_packages() {
     --dir="$cache_dir"
 
   rm "$dl_list_file"
-}   
+}
 
 # if we have unfinished jobs from a previous run, complete them
 if [ -f "$dl_list_file" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/start-sudo-loop b/bin/start-sudo-loop
index c01b0ed..0e44a22 100755
--- a/bin/start-sudo-loop
+++ b/bin/start-sudo-loop
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -eo pipefail
+set -e
 
 start_sudo_loop() {
-  local password="$1"
+  password="$1"
 
   if [ -n "$password" ]; then
     echo "$password" | sudo -Sv
diff --git a/index.sh b/index.sh
index 03c2fce..5182f35 100755
--- a/index.sh
+++ b/index.sh
@@ -12,23 +12,26 @@ export MEATBOX_SCRIPTS_DIR="$MEATBOX_DIR/scripts"
 cd "$HOME"
 
 # ensure the user has a /bin directory, and add it to the path
-mkdir "$MEATBOX_BIN_DIR"
+if [ ! -d "$MEATBOX_BIN_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir "$MEATBOX_BIN_DIR"
+fi
 
 export PATH="$MEATBOX_BIN_DIR:$PATH"
 
 # pull down `yadm` and symlink it into our user's /bin
-YADM_DIR="$MEATBOX_LIBS_DIR/yadm"
+yadm_dir="$MEATBOX_LIBS_DIR/yadm"
 
-if [ ! -d "$YADM_DIR" ]; then
-  git clone https://github.com/TheLocehiliosan/yadm.git "$YADM_DIR" >/dev/null
+if [ ! -d "$yadm_dir" ]; then
+  git clone https://github.com/thelocehiliosan/yadm.git "$yadm_dir" >/dev/null
 
-  ln -fs "$YADM_DIR/yadm" "$MEATBOX_BIN_DIR/yadm"
+  ln -fs "$yadm_dir/yadm" "$MEATBOX_BIN_DIR/yadm"
 fi
 
 # clone our system config and update origin to use SSL in the future
 yadm clone -f https://github.com/meatwallace/dotfiles >/dev/null
 yadm remote set-url origin "git@github.com:meatwallace/dotfiles.git"
 
+# check out a specific commit if it's been specified e.g. CI pull request
 if [ -n "$MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1" ]; then
   yadm checkout "$MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1"
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/agnostic/bootstrap.sh
index 5e58b04..2a78fc6 100755
--- a/scripts/agnostic/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -eu
+set -o errexit -o errexit
 
 scripts="
+  install_yarn.sh
   install_or_update_asdf.sh
 "
 
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_asdf.sh b/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_asdf.sh
index 1b5dc7a..a178d86 100755
--- a/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_asdf.sh
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_asdf.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -eu
+set -euo pipefail
 
 asdf_dir="$MEATBOX_LIBS_DIR/asdf"
 
 if [ ! -x "$(command -v asdf)" ]; then
   # TODO(#27): create an `unzip` install script as `lua` requires it
-  sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm unzip >/dev/null
+  if [ -x "$(command -v pacman)" ]; then
+    sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm unzip >/dev/null
+  else 
+    sudo apk add --no-cache unzip
+  fi
 
   # clone in our version manager
   git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git "$asdf_dir" >/dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_python_packages.sh b/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_python_packages.sh
index 6921594..6d40e0a 100755
--- a/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_python_packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_python_packages.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 
 pip install --user --upgrade \
   pip \
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_zplugin.sh b/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_zplugin.sh
index 55e0095..38e6d6f 100755
--- a/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_zplugin.sh
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/install_or_update_zplugin.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 
 sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meatwallace/zplugin/master/doc/install.sh)"
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/install_yarn.sh b/scripts/agnostic/install_yarn.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1dc2ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/install_yarn.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -o errexit -o nounset
+
+
+install_yarn() {
+  meatman add yarn
+}
+
+install_yarn "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/load_zsh.sh b/scripts/agnostic/load_zsh.sh
index 72ff3cb..b570e79 100755
--- a/scripts/agnostic/load_zsh.sh
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/load_zsh.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 
 # fire up zsh to trigger zplugin initialization
 zsh
diff --git a/scripts/agnostic/update.sh b/scripts/agnostic/update.sh
index 6537085..13425b6 100755
--- a/scripts/agnostic/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/agnostic/update.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-declare scripts="
+scripts="
   install_or_update_asdf.sh
   install_or_update_node_modules.sh
   install_or_update_python_packages.sh
diff --git a/scripts/alpine/Dockerfile b/scripts/alpine/Dockerfile
index 1e7918a..9cebb68 100644
--- a/scripts/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ ARG USER_SUDOERS_FILE="10-user"
 # specific to this system's setup
 ARG MEATBOX_USER="meatwallace"
 ARG MEATBOX_PASSWORD
-ARG MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE="20-meatbox-setup"
+ARG MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE="20-setup"
 
 RUN \
-  # add our user account, ensuring it's in the `wheel` group for `sudo`
-  adduser -D -s /bin/sh "${MEATBOX_USER}" users && \
-  # set the account's password
+  # install the bare minimum dependencies for this setup & our dots to work
+  apk add --no-cache bash curl git sudo && \
+  # add our user account & set the password
+  adduser -D -s /bin/bash "${MEATBOX_USER}" users && \
   echo "${MEATBOX_USER}:${MEATBOX_PASSWORD}" | chpasswd && \ 
   # add a sudo config file that allows our user to use `sudo`
   echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${USER_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
@@ -22,10 +23,8 @@ RUN \
   # add a temporary sudo config file allowing our user to use pacman & make without
   # a password so our setup script doesn't require a custom `askpass` just for
   # docker
-  echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/sh, /bin/ln, /sbin/apk, /usr/sbin/addgroup, /sbin/rc-update, /sbin/rc-service" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
-  chmod 0440 "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
-  apk update && \
-  apk add --no-cache curl
+  echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
+  chmod 0440 "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}"
 
 # swap into our user account
 USER "${MEATBOX_USER}"
@@ -35,7 +34,13 @@ WORKDIR "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}"
 ARG MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1
 
 RUN \
-      curl https://meatbox.one | sh && \
-      meatbox bootstrap && \
-      meatbox setup && \
-      rm -rf tmp/* /var/cache/apk/*
+  # run our system setup script from our staging alias
+  curl "https://meatbox.meatwallace.now.sh" | MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1="${MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1}" bash && \
+  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bashrc" && \
+  meatbox bootstrap && \
+  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bashrc" && \
+  meatbox setup && \
+  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bashrc" && \
+  rm -rf tmp/* /var/cache/apk/*
+
+CMD ["/bin/zsh"]
diff --git a/scripts/alpine/add_edge_repositories.sh b/scripts/alpine/add_edge_repositories.sh
index b1ccd78..2afedee 100755
--- a/scripts/alpine/add_edge_repositories.sh
+++ b/scripts/alpine/add_edge_repositories.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-sudo echo "@edge http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" >> /etc/apk/repositories
-sudo echo "@edgecommunity http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
-sudo echo "@testing http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" >> /etc/apk/repositories
+echo "@edge http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apk/repositories
+echo "@edgecommunity http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" | sudo tee -a /etc/apk/repositories
+echo "@testing http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" | sudo tee -a /etc/apk/repositories
diff --git a/scripts/alpine/enable_services.sh b/scripts/alpine/enable_services.sh
index 2aed867..257b559 100755
--- a/scripts/alpine/enable_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/alpine/enable_services.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-username="$(id -u -n)"
-
 # lightdm
 # libvirtd
 # virtlogd
diff --git a/scripts/alpine/install_or_update_packages.sh b/scripts/alpine/install_or_update_packages.sh
index 53b7315..1b79bf2 100755
--- a/scripts/alpine/install_or_update_packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/alpine/install_or_update_packages.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ set -eu
 
 packages="$(grep -v '^\#' ./APKFile | grep .)"
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 apk add --no-cache $packages
diff --git a/scripts/alpine/install_pciutils.sh b/scripts/alpine/install_pciutils.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30bd9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/alpine/install_pciutils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+if [ ! -x "$(command -v lspci)" ]; then
+  apk add --no-cache pciutils
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/arch/Dockerfile b/scripts/arch/Dockerfile
index 7903eed..c7e8285 100644
--- a/scripts/arch/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/arch/Dockerfile
@@ -4,27 +4,24 @@
 FROM antergos/archlinux-base-devel:latest
 
 # specific to antergos setup when using the `base` installation
-ARG ANTERGOS_SUDOERS_FILE="10-installer"
+ARG USER_SUDOERS_FILE="10-user"
 
 # specific to this system's setup
 ARG MEATBOX_USER="meatwallace"
 ARG MEATBOX_PASSWORD
-ARG MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE="20-meatbox-setup"
+ARG MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE="20-setup"
 
-# set up our system as close to what we'd get from a fresh Antergos install
-# add our user account, ensuring it's in the `wheel` group for `sudo`
 RUN \
+  # add our user account and set a passwordf 
   useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash "${MEATBOX_USER}" && \
-  # set the account's password
   echo "${MEATBOX_USER}:${MEATBOX_PASSWORD}" | chpasswd && \ 
-  # add a sudo config file that allows the `wheel` group to use `sudo`
-  echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${ANTERGOS_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
-  # update the file to have the correct permissions
-  chmod 0440 "/etc/sudoers.d/${ANTERGOS_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
-  # add a temporary sudo config file allowing our user to use pacman & make without
-  # a password so our setup script doesn't require a custom `askpass` just for
-  # docker
-  echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/bash, /usr/bin/ln, /usr/bin/make, /usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig, /usr/bin/pacman, /usr/bin/pacman-key, /usr/bin/systemctl, /usr/bin/usermod, /home/${MEATBOX_USER}/bin/pacfast" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
+  # add a sudoers config allowing our user to use `sudo` and fix permissions
+  echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${USER_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
+  chmod 0440 "/etc/sudoers.d/${USER_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
+  # add a temporary sudoers config file allowing our user to `sudo` freely w/o
+  # a password so we avoid the need for a custom `askpass` script inside the
+  # docker environment
+  echo "${MEATBOX_USER} ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL" >> "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}" && \
   chmod 0440 "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}"
 
 # swap into our user account
@@ -36,12 +33,12 @@ ARG MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1
 
 RUN \
   # run our system setup script from our staging alias
-  curl "https://meatbox.meatwallace.now.sh" | MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1="${MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1}" sh && \
-  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bash_profile" && \
+  curl "https://meatbox.meatwallace.now.sh" | MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1="${MEATBOX_CHECKOUT_SHA1}" bash && \
+  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bashrc" && \
   meatbox bootstrap && \
-  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bash_profile" && \
+  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bashrc" && \
   meatbox setup && \
-  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bash_profile" && \
+  . "/home/${MEATBOX_USER}/.bashrc" && \
   # clean up any extraneous dependencies left over by our installation
   yay --clean --noconfirm && \
   # clean up pacman's package cache for installed & uninstalled packages
@@ -49,4 +46,4 @@ RUN \
   # remove the sudo config we previously created to make our docker setup work
   echo "${MEATBOX_PASSWORD}" | sudo -S -i rm "/etc/sudoers.d/${MEATBOX_SETUP_SUDOERS_FILE}"
 
-CMD ["/usr/bin/zsh"]
+CMD ["/bin/zsh"]
diff --git a/scripts/arch/add_pacman_repo_keys.sh b/scripts/arch/add_pacman_repo_keys.sh
index 84e64ef..4be35e8 100755
--- a/scripts/arch/add_pacman_repo_keys.sh
+++ b/scripts/arch/add_pacman_repo_keys.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
 
 # andontie-aur
 sudo pacman-key --recv-key EA50C866329648EE >/dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/arch/install_pciutils.sh b/scripts/arch/install_pciutils.sh
index 0984c18..d3d5a3e 100755
--- a/scripts/arch/install_pciutils.sh
+++ b/scripts/arch/install_pciutils.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 
 if [ ! -x "$(command -v lspci)" ]; then
   yay -S --noconfirm "pciutils" >/dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/arch/install_yay.sh b/scripts/arch/install_yay.sh
index 44478a5..cf8fe38 100755
--- a/scripts/arch/install_yay.sh
+++ b/scripts/arch/install_yay.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 
 # install `yay` if it's unavalable, a `pacman` wrapper that integrates the AUR
 if [ ! -x "$(command -v yay)" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/arch/update_package_configuration.sh b/scripts/arch/update_package_configuration.sh
index 5b2371c..a9dbf58 100755
--- a/scripts/arch/update_package_configuration.sh
+++ b/scripts/arch/update_package_configuration.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
diff --git a/scripts/arch/update_system_packages.sh b/scripts/arch/update_system_packages.sh
index 13962cd..aa3ee6b 100755
--- a/scripts/arch/update_system_packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/arch/update_system_packages.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
 
 # upgrade our system packages
 yay -Su --noconfirm >/dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/linux/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/linux/bootstrap.sh
index 9bd2a71..48ffe5b 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/bootstrap.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-scripts="
-  add_pacman_repo_keys.sh
-  refresh_package_databases.sh
-  update_pacman_mirrorlist.sh
-  install_yay.sh
-  install_pciutils.sh
-"
+scripts=""
 
 bootstrap() {
   for script in $scripts; do
diff --git a/scripts/linux/install_or_update_x11docker.sh b/scripts/linux/install_or_update_x11docker.sh
index 5b9f68f..0797687 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/install_or_update_x11docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/install_or_update_x11docker.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-set -eo pipefail
+set -e 
 
 curl -fsSl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mviereck/x11docker/master/x11docker | sudo bash -s -- --update >/dev/null