diff --git a/etcnixos/common.nix b/etcnixos/common.nix
index 68c6176..96c17cf 100644
--- a/etcnixos/common.nix
+++ b/etcnixos/common.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./declarative-nm.nix
-    ./distrobox.nix
     # ./vm.nix
     ./steam.nix
     ./networking.nix
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@
   ];
 
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
-  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = true;
 
   swapDevices = [ ];
 
@@ -42,10 +41,10 @@
     # extract all my secureboot keys
     # TODO! proper secrets management
     "secureboot-keys".text = ''
-      #!/bin/sh
+      #!/usr/bin/env sh
       rm -fr ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle} || true
       mkdir -p ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
-      ${pkgs.gnutar}/bin/tar xf ${./secrets/secureboot.tar} -C ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
+      ${lib.getExe pkgs.gnutar} xf ${./secrets/secureboot.tar} -C ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
       chown -R root:wheel ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
       chmod -R 500 ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
     '';
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@
         "thunderbolt"
         "nvme"
         "usbhid"
+        "amdgpu"
       ];
     };
 
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@
     ];
   };
 
-  # age.identityPaths = [ "/home/${username}/.ssh/id_ed25519" ];
-
   # Select internationalisation properties.
   i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
 
@@ -231,12 +229,12 @@
       if [[ $(${pkgs.procps}/bin/ps --no-header --pid=$PPID --format=comm) != "fish" && -z ''${BASH_EXECUTION_STRING} ]]
       then
         shopt -q login_shell && LOGIN_OPTION='--login' || LOGIN_OPTION=""
-        exec ${pkgs.fish}/bin/fish $LOGIN_OPTION
+        exec ${lib.getExe pkgs.fish} $LOGIN_OPTION
       fi
     '';
   };
 
-  system.stateVersion = "24.11";
+  system.stateVersion = "25.11";
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-linux";
 
   documentation.enable = true;
diff --git a/etcnixos/distrobox.nix b/etcnixos/distrobox.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index cd1a5b8..0000000
--- a/etcnixos/distrobox.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
-{
-  virtualisation.podman = {
-    enable = true;
-  };
-
-  environment.systemPackages = [
-    pkgs.distrobox
-    pkgs.podman-compose
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/etcnixos/steam.nix b/etcnixos/steam.nix
index 60b7edf..94fd12f 100644
--- a/etcnixos/steam.nix
+++ b/etcnixos/steam.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   ...
 }:
 {
-
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate =
     pkg:
     builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
 
   programs.steam = {
     enable = true;
-    localNetworkGameTransfers.openFirewall = true; # Open ports in the firewall for Steam Local Network Game Transfers
     extraCompatPackages = with pkgs; [ proton-ge-bin ];
   };
 
diff --git a/etcnixos/system-mreow.nix b/etcnixos/system-mreow.nix
index ca69172..317c00c 100644
--- a/etcnixos/system-mreow.nix
+++ b/etcnixos/system-mreow.nix
@@ -31,21 +31,12 @@
     enable = true;
     settings = {
       default_session = {
-        command = "${pkgs.greetd.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time --cmd niri-session";
+        command = "${lib.getExe pkgs.greetd.tuigreet} --time --cmd niri-session";
         user = username;
       };
     };
   };
 
-  programs.gamescope = {
-    enable = true;
-    capSysNice = true;
-  };
-
-  programs.steam = {
-    gamescopeSession.enable = true;
-  };
-
   system.activationScripts = {
     # FIX: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/2982
     "profile-channel-dummy".text = ''
diff --git a/etcnixos/system-yarn.nix b/etcnixos/system-yarn.nix
index 7f4cd03..db0bfb6 100644
--- a/etcnixos/system-yarn.nix
+++ b/etcnixos/system-yarn.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
   # };
 
   programs.steam = {
-    remotePlay.openFirewall = true; # Open ports in the firewall for Steam Remote Play
+    remotePlay.openFirewall = true;
+    localNetworkGameTransfers.openFirewall = true;
   };
 
   # LACT (Linux AMDGPU Configuration Tool): https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT
diff --git a/home-manager/no-gui.nix b/home-manager/no-gui.nix
index 7807c52..553df0a 100644
--- a/home-manager/no-gui.nix
+++ b/home-manager/no-gui.nix
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ in
       # for benchmaking stuff
       hyperfine
 
-      just
-
       pfetch-rs
       waypipe
 
@@ -181,7 +179,6 @@ in
 
       # terminal image viewer
       timg
-      lsof
 
       tcpdump