diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a012ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+archive/
diff --git a/apps/chromium/chromium.func b/apps/chromium/chromium.func
index f68a45a..c565f9e 100755
--- a/apps/chromium/chromium.func
+++ b/apps/chromium/chromium.func
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ chromium_() {
   [[ $1 == -u ]] && exe=/opt/bin/ungoogled-chromium && shift
   [[ $1 == -v ]] && exe=/opt/vivaldi/vivaldi && shift
   [[ $1 == -c ]] && exe=/usr/bin/chromium && shift
+  [[ $1 == -m ]] && exe=/opt/mqttbox/chrome-linux/chrome-wrapper && shift
   echo execuatble to be used: $exe
   if [[ ! -f $exe ]]; then
     echo chromium/chrome not installed at $exe
diff --git a/apps/vscode/vscode.func b/apps/vscode/vscode.func
index 53597f5..7ca4f65 100755
--- a/apps/vscode/vscode.func
+++ b/apps/vscode/vscode.func
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VSCODE_BIN=$(command -v code)
-VSCODE_BIN=${VSCODE_BIN:-$(command -v codium)}
-[[ $VSCODE_BIN ]] || {
-    echo "no vscode binary on machine"
-    exit
-}
-# set default home here
-# can pass
+
 vscode() {
-    #local home=$HOME
-    local home=/opt/vscode
-    home=${VSCODE_HOME:-$home}
-    [[ $1 == "-h" ]] && home=$2 && shift 2
-    mkdir -p ${home}/${USER}
-    [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && echo "unable to set vscode home at $home/$USER, aborting" && return 1
-    exts=${home}/${USER}/extensions
-    user=${home}/${USER}/data
-    echo $VSCODE_BIN --user-data-dir=$user --extensions-dir=$exts "$@"
-    $VSCODE_BIN --user-data-dir=$user --extensions-dir=$exts "$@"
+
+    CODE_BIN=/opt/vscode/bin/code
+    VSCODIUM_BIN=$(command -v code-oss)
+    local home=/opt/vscode;local code=-codium
+    local exts; local user; local bin=$VSCODIUM_BIN
+     [[ $1 == "-c" ]] && code=-code && bin=$CODE_BIN && shift 1
+    if [[ $1 == "-h" ]]; then 
+        home=$2
+        shift 2
+    else
+        home=${VSCODE_HOME:-$home}/${USER}$code
+    fi
+    exts=$home/extensions
+    user=$home/data
+    if [[ -x $bin ]]; then
+        if ! mkdir -p ${home} ; then 
+            echo "unable to set vscode home at $home, aborting"
+            return 1
+        else
+            echo "saving vscode user data and extentions to $home"  
+        fi
+        echo $bin --user-data-dir=$user --extensions-dir=$exts "$@"
+        $bin --user-data-dir=$user --extensions-dir=$exts "$@"
+    else 
+        echo "can't find binary $bin"
+    fi
 }
 
+
 # # if script was executed then call the function
 (return 0 2>/dev/null) || vscode $@
diff --git a/archive/bashly b/archive/bashly
deleted file mode 100644
index 417c153..0000000
--- a/archive/bashly
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-
-alias bashly='docker run --rm -it --volume "$PWD:/app" dannyben/bashly'
-alias bashly-update='docker pull dannyben/bashly:latest'
diff --git a/archive/chromium.inst b/archive/chromium.inst
deleted file mode 100644
index 35e3efe..0000000
--- a/archive/chromium.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-module_load notify
-_ch=$(command -v _chromium)
-if [[ $_ch ]]; then
-  ch=$(dirname "$_ch")/chromium
-  ## if chromium exits probably an update to so move again
-  msg="new version availabe, run: sudo mv $ch $_ch"
-  [[ -f $ch ]] && llog $msg && notify-send $msg  
-  export CHROME_CONFIG_HOME="/opt/chromium"
-  # chmod +x $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/modules/chromium.sh
-  ln -sf $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/modules/chromium.sh /opt/bin/chromium
-  llog "chromium sucessfully set up on $HOSTNAME"
-  login_notify "chromium sucessfully set up on $HOSTNAME"
- else 
-#  echo no _chromium
-  ch=$(command -v chromium)
- if [[ $ch ]];then
-  llog "chromium availabe, need to run this command and log in again"
-  login_notify "chromium availabe but need to run this command and log in again"
-  llog "sudo mv $ch $(dirname $ch)/_chromium"   
-  login_notify "sudo mv $ch $(dirname $ch)/_chromium"  
-  else
-  llog "Warning: ungoogled chromimum not installed on $HOSTNAME" 
-  login_notify "Warning: ungoogled chromimum not installed on $HOSTNAME" 
-  fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archive/git b/archive/git
deleted file mode 100644
index 77de38c..0000000
--- a/archive/git
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-alias gspa="git subrepo push --all"
-alias gpom="git pull origin master"  # update repo from default remove
diff --git a/archive/rclone-install.func b/archive/rclone-install.func
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ba88d2..0000000
--- a/archive/rclone-install.func
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-sudo rclone.bin
-    chmod 775 rclone.bin
-    touch $INSTALL_DIR/rclone
-    touch $INSTALL_DIR/rclone.conf
-    mkdir $INSTALL_DIR/cache 2> /dev/null || true
-    echo '#!/bin/bash' > $INSTALL_DIR/rclone
-    CMD=$(echo $INSTALL_DIR/rclone.bin \
-        --config=$INSTALL_DIR/rclone.conf \
-        --cache-dir=$INSTALL_DIR/cache \
-        '$@' \
-    )
-    echo "$CMD" >> $INSTALL_DIR/rclone
-    chown :sudo rclone
-    chmod 775 rclone
-    rm $BIN_DIR/rclone
-    ln -s $INSTALL_DIR/rclone $BIN_DIR/rclone
-    echo -e "rclone customized command can be launched from $(command -v rclone) \n $CMD"
-    echo -e "uncustomized rclone can be run from $INSTALL_DIR/rclone.bin"
-    cd ..
-    
-    
-    #update version variable post install
-    version=`rclone --version 2>>errors | head -n 1`
-    
-    printf "\n${last_version} has successfully installed."
-    printf '\nNow run "rclone config" to set up remotes. Check https://rclone.org/docs/ for more details.\n\n'
-    return 0
-    
-}
diff --git a/archive/ssh.env b/archive/ssh.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 57d7816..0000000
--- a/archive/ssh.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# where public keys are stored.  default is $HOME/.ssh
-# export SSH_PUB_KEYS=/data/secure/pubkeys
-# default user for any ssh
-export SSH_USER=sysadmin
diff --git a/distro/alpine b/distro/alpine
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/distro/arch/pacman b/distro/arch/pacman
index b168b12..7b64558 100644
--- a/distro/arch/pacman
+++ b/distro/arch/pacman
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ alias pmi="sudo pacman -S --needed"
 alias pmr="sudo pacman -Rs"
 alias pmua="sudo pacman -Syu"
 alias pms="pacman -Ss"
+alias pml="pacman -Qe"
+alias pmlg="pacman -Qe | grep"
+# https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/409903/201387
+alias pmlf="comm -23 <(pacman -Qqett | sort | uniq) <(pacman -Qqg base-devel | sort | uniq)"
 alias pkgst="pacman -Qi"
 alias pkgi="pacman -Si"
 
diff --git a/distro/debian/apt b/distro/debian/apt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ff65af..0000000
--- a/distro/debian/apt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# apt package manager
-# TODO only add if apt is package manager
-alias installa="sudo apt-get install"
-alias reinstall="sudo apt install --reinstall"
-# change depending on distro - need to have backports loaded in apt sources
-# FYI can just load individual binaries from the wiki using deb files say from testing or unstable
-alias remove="sudo apt-get remove"
-alias aremove="sudo apt-get autoremove"
-alias purge="sudo apt-get purge"
-alias update="sudo apt-get update"
-alias pkgst="apt policy"
-alias esources='sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/'
-alias ppa='sh -c '\''sudo add-apt-repository ppa:$1/ppa'\'' _'
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/add-ppa.sh b/distro/ubuntu/add-ppa.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e8140e2..0000000
--- a/distro/ubuntu/add-ppa.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-add_ppa () {
-
-if [ $EUID != 0 ]; then
-	echo calling with sudo 
-    	sudo bash -c "$(declare -f add_ppa); add_ppa $*"
-	else
-
-		VERSION=jammy
-		KEYSDIR=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d
-		KEYSERVER=keyserver.ubuntu.com
-
-		declare OPTION; declare OPTARG; declare OPTIND
-		while getopts 'v:p:s:k:c:d:oi' OPTION; do
-		echo processing: option:$OPTION argument:$OPTARG index:$OPTIND remaining:${@:$OPTIND}
-		case "$OPTION" in
-		i)
-		INSTALL=true
-		;;
-		v)
-			VERSION=$OPTARG
-			;;
-		p)
-			PACKAGE=$OPTARG
-			;;
-		c)
-			CMD=$OPTARG
-			;;
-		d)  
-			KEYSDIR=$OPTARG
-			;;	
-		s)  
-			KEYSERVER=$OPTARG
-			;;	
-		o)  
-			# overwrite any exising public key
-			KEYOVERWRITE=true
-			;;		
-			*)  echo unknown run option -$OPTARG
-			echo "USAGE: add-ppa <options> package/branch  (e.g. git-core/ppa)"
-			echo "available options -v <ubnutu version name - default Jammy>; -p <apt install package name if not the same>"
-		;;
-		esac
-		done
-
-		shift $((OPTIND - 1))
-
-		#check input
-		if [ -z ${1+x} ]; then 
-			echo "No ppa provided!"
-			return 1
-		fi
-
-		LAUNCHPAD="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net"
-		DEV=$(echo $1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | cut -d '/' -f1 )
-		PACKAGE=${PACKAGE:-$DEV}
-		CMD=${CMD:-$PACKAGE}
-		BRANCH=${2:-$(echo $1| cut -d '/' -f 2)}
-		URL="$LAUNCHPAD/$DEV/$BRANCH/ubuntu $VERSION main"
-
-		echo "*********** Adding PPA Repository ************"
-		echo DEVELOPER: $DEV
-		echo BRANCH: $BRANCH
-		echo PACKAGE: $PACKAGE
-		echo COMMAND: $CMD
-		echo URL: $URL
-
-		if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
-		read  -n 1 -p "do you want to continue [y]=>" REPLY
-		[[ $REPLY != "y" ]] && return 0
-		fi
-
-		echo -e "\n*********************************************"
-		#create source list file
-		echo "deb $URL" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list
-		echo "***** added /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list with****"
-		cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list
-		echo "*********************************************"
-
-		KEYFILE=$KEYSDIR/$DEV.gpg
-
-		[[ $KEYOVERWRITE ]] && rm $KEYFILE
-		if [ ! -f $KEYFILE ]; then
-			# using an update error to grab key id
-			KEY_ERROR=/tmp/${DEV}_key_error
-			touch $KEY_ERROR
-			apt-get update > /dev/null 2> $KEY_ERROR
-			cat $KEY_ERROR
-			KEY=$(sed -n 's/^.*NO_PUBKEY //p' "$KEY_ERROR" | head -1)
-			# echo Reposity Public Key Settings
-			# echo KEYS DIRECTORY: $KEYSDIR
-			# echo KEY SERVER: $KEYSERVER
-			# echo KEY: $KEY
-			if [ ! $KEY ]; then 
-			echo can not determine $DEV/$BRANCH key sign
-			echo "removing file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list and aborting"
-			rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list
-			return 1
-			fi  
-			echo downloading and saving public key $KEY for $DEV/$BRANCH to $KEYFILE
-			gpg --keyserver $KEYSERVER --recv $KEY 
-			gpg --export $KEY > $KEYFILE 
-		else 
-			echo " >>>>>> $KEYFILE already exists, using that key $KEY <<<<<"
-		fi 
-		echo ppa repo $DEV/$BRANCH for package $PACKAGE now registered, updating...
-		apt-get update 1> /dev/null
-		if [[ $INSTALL ]]; then
-			echo installing $PACKAGE
-			[[ -t 0 ]] && apt policy $PACKAGE
-			apt-get install $PACKAGE -y
-			$CMD --version
-	fi
-fi
-
-}
-
-# # if script was executed then call the function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || add_ppa $@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/multipass/multipass.alias b/distro/ubuntu/multipass/multipass.alias
deleted file mode 100644
index d5ab130..0000000
--- a/distro/ubuntu/multipass/multipass.alias
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-command -v multipass >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-# [[ ! -f /snap/bin/multipass ]] && return
-
-alias mpls="multipass list"
-alias mp="multipass"
-alias mpl="multipass_launch"
-alias mps="multipass shell"
-alias mpssh="multipass_ssh"
-alias mprm="multipass_remove"
-alias mph="multipass --help"
-alias mpscr="multipass_ssh_script"
-alias mprd="sudo snap restart multipass.multipassd"
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/multipass/multipass.func b/distro/ubuntu/multipass/multipass.func
deleted file mode 100644
index 24450c0..0000000
--- a/distro/ubuntu/multipass/multipass.func
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-command -v multipass >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-
-multipass_launch () {
-    subdir=${MULTIPASS_HOME:-multipass}
-    [[ $1 ]] && name="-n $1"
-    if [[ $2 ]]; then
-     file="$HOME/$subdir/cloud-init/$2.yaml"
-     if [[ -f $file ]]; then
-       init="--cloud-init $file"
-     else 
-      echo no cloud init file $file
-      return 1
-     fi
-   fi  
-    echo running: multipass launch $name $init
-    multipass launch $name $init
- }
-
- multipass_remove () {
-    [[ ! $1 ]] && echo must supply an instance name && return 1 
-    module_load confirm
-    confirm "delete and purge instance $1?" || return 1
-    multipass delete -p $1 
-
- }
-
- multipass_get_sshid () {
-    dest=${1:-$HOME/.ssh/multipass_key}
-    [[ -f $dest ]] && echo $dest && return 0
-    src=${SNAP_VAR:-/var/snap}/multipass/common/data/multipassd/ssh-keys/id_rsa
-    [[ ! -f $src ]] && return 1
-    sudo cp $src $dest
-    sudo chown $USER:$USER $dest
-    chmod 600 $dest
-    echo $dest
- }
-
-multipass_get_ip () {
-   [[ ! $1 ]] && return 1 
-   json=$(multipass info --format json $1 2> /dev/null)
-   [[ ! $json ]] && return 2
-   ip=$(echo "$json" | jq -r .info.$1.ipv4[0] 2> /dev/null)
-   [[ $ip = "null" ]] && return 3
-   [[ $ip ]] && echo $ip || return 4
-   return 0
-}   
-
-   multipass_ssh_options () {
-   id=$(multipass_get_sshid)
-   [[ $? -gt 0 ]] && return 1
-   echo -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o IdentityFile=$id 
-   return 0
- }
-
-
-  multipass_ssh_cmd () {
-   [[ ! $1 ]] && { echo must supply name of instance name; return 1; }  
-   ip=$(multipass_get_ip $1)
-   [[ ! $ip ]] && { echo "no ip for instance $1"; return 2; }
-   user=${2:-ubuntu}
-   opts=$(multipass_ssh_options)
-   [[ ! $opts ]] && return 3
-   echo  $opts $user@$ip
-   return 0
-  }
-
-
- multipass_ssh () {
-  cmd=$(multipass_ssh_cmd $@) || { echo failed: $cmd;return $?; }
-  echo ssh $cmd
-  ssh $cmd
- }
-
- multipass_scp () {
-   [[ $1 = "-u" ]] && user=$2 && shift 2 || user=ubuntu   
-   [[ ! $1 ]] && echo must supply name of instance name && return 1 
-   ip=$(multipass_get_ip $1)
-   [[ ! $ip ]] && echo "no ip for instance $1, aborting" && return
-   id=$(multipass_get_sshid)
-   cat $id
-   return
-   echo sudo scp -i $id  -r $2 $user@$ip:$3
-   sudo scp -i $id $2 $user@$ip:$3
- }
-
-
-multipass_ssh_script () {
-   cmd=$(multipass_ssh_cmd $2) || { echo failed: $cmd;return $?; }
-   module_load remote
-   remote_script $1 "$cmd"
-}
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.alias b/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.alias
deleted file mode 100644
index df0232e..0000000
--- a/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.alias
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-command -v snap >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.func b/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.func
deleted file mode 100644
index df0232e..0000000
--- a/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.func
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-command -v snap >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.path b/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.path
deleted file mode 100644
index dddcd93..0000000
--- a/distro/ubuntu/snap/snap.path
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-command -v snap >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-
-path_append /snap/bin
-
-
diff --git a/docker/02-docker.lib b/docker/02-docker.lib
deleted file mode 100644
index 40f0f7a..0000000
--- a/docker/02-docker.lib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-docker_terminal () {
-docker exec -it $1 /bin/sh
-}
diff --git a/docker/docker.inst b/docker/docker.inst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..33789cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker.inst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ln -s $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/docker/docker $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/00-docker.env b/docker/docker/00-docker.env
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/00-docker.env
rename to docker/docker/00-docker.env
diff --git a/docker/01-docker.alias b/docker/docker/01-docker.alias
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/01-docker.alias
rename to docker/docker/01-docker.alias
diff --git a/docker/docker/02-docker.lib b/docker/docker/02-docker.lib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a83dc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker/02-docker.lib
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
+docker_terminal () {
+docker exec -it $1 /bin/sh
+}
+
+docker_latest_image() {
+    image=$1
+    major=${2:-1}
+    tokenUri="https://auth.docker.io/token"
+    data=("service=registry.docker.io" "scope=repository:$image:pull")
+    token="$(curl --silent --get --data-urlencode ${data[0]} --data-urlencode ${data[1]} $tokenUri | jq --raw-output '.token')"
+    listUri="https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/$image/tags/list"
+    curl --silent --get -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" $listUri \
+    | jq --raw-output ".tags[] | select(. | startswith(\"$major.\"))" | sort -V | sed -n \$p
+   }
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.func b/docker/docker/docker-compose.func
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/docker-compose.func
rename to docker/docker/docker-compose.func
diff --git a/install/awscli b/install/awscli
deleted file mode 100644
index e48e402..0000000
--- a/install/awscli
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
-
-aws_docker () {
-local cred
-local profile
-local profile_env
-if [[ $1 == "--cred" ]]; then
-cred=$2
-shift 2
-else
-cred=${HOME}/.aws
-fi
-if [[ $1 == "--profile" ]]; then
-profile=$2
-shift 2
-else
-profile=${AWS_PROFILE}
-fi
-[[ ! $(cat $cred/config 2> /dev/null | grep ${profile}]) ]] && echo no profile ${profile} in $cred/config && return
-[[ $profile ]] && profile_env="--env AWS_PROFILE=${profile}"
-# echo credentials directory $cred
-# echo using profile $profile
-[[ ! -f $cred/credentials ]] && echo no credentails file at $cred/credentails && return
-
-# echo remaining args: $@
-docker run --rm -it -v ${cred}:/root/.aws --env AWS_PAGER="" ${profile_env} -v $(pwd):/aws amazon/aws-cli "$@"
-}
-
-aws_docker-update () {
-docker pull amazon/aws-cli:latest
-}
-
-_alt_=$([[ $(command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1) ]] || echo d)
-
-alias aws${_alt_}='aws_docker'
-alias aws${_alt_}-update='aws_docker_update'
-
-unset _alt_
diff --git a/install/common/apps b/install/common/apps
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f42f9f..0000000
--- a/install/common/apps
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-alias gterm="GNOME_TERMINAL_SCREEN='' gnome-terminal"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/common/backintime.inst b/install/common/backintime.inst
deleted file mode 100644
index 926ba9d..0000000
--- a/install/common/backintime.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#todo check for ubuntu first, need script from docker build
-module_load add-ppa
-add_ppa -i -c backintime -p backintime-qt ppa:bit-team/testing
diff --git a/install/common/bind-mount.inst b/install/common/bind-mount.inst
deleted file mode 100755
index 09ea24a..0000000
--- a/install/common/bind-mount.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
-BIN=${1:-/opt/bin/bmount}
-ln -s $DIR/bind-mount.sh $BIN
-sudo chown root:sudo $DIR/bind-mount.sh
-sudo chmod 771 $DIR/bind-mount.sh
-echo "%users $HOSTNAME=(ALL) NOPASSWD:SETENV: /bin/bash $BIN" | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/bmount
-sudo chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/bmount
diff --git a/install/common/golang-install.func b/install/common/golang-install.func
deleted file mode 100755
index 7ddf556..0000000
--- a/install/common/golang-install.func
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,227 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# shellcheck disable=SC2016
-# set -e
-
- # golang_install remove
- # golang_ install -e m
-
-function get_platform () {
-
- local OS
- local ARCH
- local PLATFORM
-
-  OS="$(uname -s)"
-  ARCH="$(uname -m)"
-
-  case $OS in
-      "Linux")
-          case $ARCH in
-          "x86_64")
-              ARCH=amd64
-              ;;
-          "aarch64")
-              ARCH=arm64
-              ;;
-          "armv6")
-              ARCH=armv6l
-              ;;
-          "armv8")
-              ARCH=arm64
-              ;;
-          .*386.*)
-              ARCH=386
-              ;;
-          esac
-          PLATFORM="linux-$ARCH"
-      ;;
-      "Darwin")
-          PLATFORM="darwin-amd64"
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  echo $PLATFORM
-}
-
-golang_install () {
-
-## START INSTALL
-PLATFORM=$(get_platform)
-if [ -z "$PLATFORM" ]; then
-    echo "Your operating system is not supported by this install script."
-    return 1
-fi
-
-module_load block
-[ ! "$(module_loaded block)" ] && echo unable to load block module, exiting && return 1
-module_load confirm
-
-declare ENV_TYPE="u" # Which shell repo for the block
-declare ENV_FILE  # override shell repo location
-# u=user h=host n=network b=base
-# by default it is installed in userspace
-# local versions of these
-declare goroot
-declare gopath
-local force
-
-declare OPTION
-declare OPTARG
-declare OPTIND
-
-while getopts 're:f:r:p:' OPTION; do
-    # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
-  case "$OPTION" in
-    r)
-    force=true
-    ;;
-    f)
-      ENV_FILE=$OPTARG
-      echo explicing setting block to $ENV_FILE
-      ;;
-    e)
-      ENV_TYPE=$OPTARG
-      echo
-      ;;
-    r)
-      goroot=$OPTARG
-      echo setting root $goroot
-      ;;
-    p)
-      gopath=$OPTARG
-      echo setting path $gopath
-      ;;
-    *)
-      echo unknown option $OPTION
-      ;;
-  esac
-done
-
-shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
-
-if [[ ! $ENV_FILE ]]; then
-  FILE=lang/go
-  case $ENV_TYPE in
-  # h=host m=machine n=network b=base
-  "h")
-     [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOST/$(hostname) ]] && ENV_FILE=$BASH_SHELL_HOST/$(hostname)/$FILE
-     ;&
-  "m")
-    [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all ]] && ENV_FILE=$BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/$FILE
-    ;&
-  "n")
-      ([[ -d $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/$NETWORKNAME ]] && [[ ! $ENV_FILE ]]) && ENV_FILE=$BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/$NETWORKNAME/$FILE
-    ;&
-  "b")
-    ([[ -d $BASH_SHELL_BASE ]] && [[ ! $ENV_FILE ]]) && ENV_FILE=$BASH_SHELL_BASE/$FILE
-      ;;
-  esac
-    [[ ! $ENV_FILE ]] && ENV_FILE=$HOME/.bashrc # default is userspace
-    ENV_TYPE="u"
-fi
-
-if [[ ! $goroot ]]; then
-  goroot=$GOROOT
-  if [[ ! $goroot ]]; then
-    [[ $ENV_TYPE = "u" ]] && goroot="$HOME/go" || goroot="/opt/go"
-  fi
-fi
-
-if [[ ! $gopath ]]; then
-  gopath=$GOPATH
-  if [[ ! $gopath ]]; then
-    [[ $ENV_TYPE = "u" ]] && gopath="$HOME/go/apps" || gopath="/opt/go/apps"
-  fi
-fi
-
-echo --- go environment settings are -----
-echo GOROOT: $goroot
-echo GOPATH: $gopath
-echo ---------------------------------------
-
-goenv=('export GOROOT='"$goroot"'\n'
-'export PATH=$PATH:'"$goroot"'/bin\n'
-'export GOPATH='"$gopath"'\n'
-'export PATH=$PATH:'"$gopath"'/bin')
-
-echo ==== envionrment block is ====
-printf "${goenv[*]}\n"
-echo =========================================
-echo environment block file is $ENV_FILE
-confirm Do you want to continue || return 1
-
-set_block -f $ENV_FILE -n "Go Language Environment"
-
-if [[ $1 = remove ]]; then
-   confirm Do you really want to remove the go installation? || return 1
-   remove_block
-   confirm Delete directory $gopath??? && rm -rf $gopath
-   confirm Delete directory $goroot??? && rm -rf $goroot
-   return 1
-fi
-
-  # the github api doesn't show any release records to had to grab this way
-VERSION=$(echo "$(wget -qO- https://github.com/golang/go/tags)" | sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g'| sed '/^\s*$/d'| grep release-branch| awk '{ print $2 }'|grep -v runtime|sort -V|tail -1|cut -c 3-)
-if [[ $(which go) ]]; then
-  INSTALLED_VERSION=$(echo $(go version)| awk '{print $3}' | cut -c 3-)
-  # INSTALLED_VERSION=1.15.2 # this is for testing, comment out for production
-  echo installed: $INSTALLED_VERSION available: $VERSION
-  if [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" == "$VERSION" ]; then
-    if [[ ! $force ]]; then 
-    echo Installed Version $INSTALLED_VERSION is current nothing to do, exiting
-    echo use -r flag to force reinstall
-    return 2
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
-if [ -d "$goroot" ]; then
-    echo "The Go install directory ($goroot) already exists. "
-    confirm Do you want to upgrade to $VERSION? || return 0
-fi
-
-echo installing version $VERSION ......
-
-PACKAGE_NAME="go$VERSION.$PLATFORM.tar.gz"
-TEMP_DIRECTORY=$(mktemp -d)
-
-echo "Downloading $PACKAGE_NAME ..."
-if hash wget 2>/dev/null; then
-    wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$PACKAGE_NAME -O "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/go.tar.gz"
-else
-    curl -o "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/go.tar.gz" https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$PACKAGE_NAME
-fi
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Download failed! Exiting."
-    return 1
-fi
-
-echo "Extracting File..."
-mkdir -p "$goroot"
-# TODO set correct permissions here if necessary
-
-sudo tar -C "$goroot" --strip-components=1 -xzf "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/go.tar.gz"
-
-
-echo done installing go binary and support files
-rm -rf $TEMP_DIRECTORY
-echo making go workspace directories
-
-mkdir -p "${gopath}/"{src,pkg,bin}
-# TODO set correct permission if all have access
-
-echo "Configuring GO environment in: $ENV_FILE"
-
-mkdir -p "$(dirname $ENV_FILE)"
-touch "$ENV_FILE"
-add_block
-block_add_line "${goenv[*]}"
-# echo ---------contents of $ENV_FILE------------------
-# cat $ENV_FILE
-# echo ------------------------------------------------
-
-echo -e "\nGo $VERSION was installed into $goroot.\n(re)start a new shell environment to take effect"
-echo NOTE: all files have root:root user:group, run a chown/chmod/setfacl commands if need be
-return 0
-}
diff --git a/install/common/hugo-install.func b/install/common/hugo-install.func
deleted file mode 100755
index 958ef61..0000000
--- a/install/common/hugo-install.func
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-hugo_install() {
-    # inspried from this forum post  https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/script-to-install-latest-hugo-release-on-macos-and-ubuntu/14774/10
-    # if you have run into github api anonymous access limits which happens during debugging/dev then add user and token here or sourced from a separate file
-    # . ~/githubapitoken
-    #GITHUB_USER=""
-    #GITHUB_TOKEN=""
-
-    if [ "$GITHUB_TOKEN" != "" ]; then
-        echo using access token with script
-        echo $GITHUB_USER $GITHUB_TOKEN
-    fi
-
-    EXTENDED=false
-    FORCE=false
-    EFILE=""
-
-    # options
-    # e - download and install the extended version
-    # c - use 'hugoe' as the install command for extended version otherwise 'hugo' will launch extended version
-    # f - force download/overwrite of same version
-
-    declare OPTION
-    declare OPTARG
-    declare OPTIND
-
-    while getopts 'ecf' OPTION; do
-        case "$OPTION" in
-        e)
-            echo "installing extended hugo"
-            EXTENDED=true
-            ;;
-        c)
-            if [ $EXTENDED = true ]; then
-                EFILE="e"
-                echo using hugoe for extended command
-            fi
-            ;;
-        f)
-            echo "FORCING download/overwrite"
-            FORCE=true
-            ;;
-        esac
-    done
-
-    shift $((OPTIND - 1))
-
-    DEFAULT_BIN_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
-    # Single optional argument is directory in which to install hugo
-    BIN_DIR=${1:-"$DEFAULT_BIN_DIR"}
-
-    BIN_PATH="$(which hugo$EFILE)"
-    declare -A ARCHES
-    ARCHES=(["arm64"]="ARM64" ["aarch64"]="ARM64" ["x86_64"]="64bit" ["arm32"]="ARM" ["armhf"]="ARM")
-    ARCH=$(arch)
-
-    if [ -z "${ARCHES[$ARCH]}" ]; then
-        echo Your machine kernel architecture $ARCH is not supported by this script, aborting
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    INSTALLED="$(hugo$EFILE version 2>/dev/null | cut -d'v' -f2 | cut -c 1-6)"
-    CUR_VERSION=${INSTALLED:-"None"}
-    # echo $(curl -u $GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_TOKEN -s https://api.github.com/repos/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest | grep tag_name)
-    # NEW_VERSION="$(curl -u $GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_TOKEN -s https://api.github.com/repos/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest  \
-    # | grep tag_name \
-    # | cut -d'v' -f2 | cut -c 1-6)"
-
-    NEW_VERSION=$(lastversion hugo)
-
-    echo "Hugo $([ $EXTENDED == true ] && echo "Extended"): Current  Version : $CUR_VERSION => New Version: $NEW_VERSION"
-
-    # if [ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]; then
-    #     echo Unable to retrieve new version number - Likely you have reached github anonymous limit
-    #     echo set environment variable $($GITHUB_USER) and $($GITHUB_TOKEN) and try again
-    #     exit 1
-    # fi
-
-    [[ $NEW_VERSION = $CUR_VERSION ]] && [[ $FORCE = false ]] && echo Latest version already installed at $BIN_PATH && return 0
-
-    pushd /tmp/ >/dev/null
-
-    #   curl -u $GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_TOKEN -s https://api.github.com/repos/gohug#oio/hugo/releases/latest |
-    #    grep "browser_download_url.*hugo.*._Linux-${ARCHES[$ARCH]}\.tar\.gz" |
-
-    URL=$(
-        lastversion hugo --format assets --filter Linux-${ARCHES[$ARCH]}\.tar\.gz |
-            if [ $EXTENDED = true ]; then
-                grep "_extended"
-            else
-                grep -v "_extended"
-            fi
-        # |
-        # cut -d ":" -f 2,3 |
-        # tr -d \"
-    )
-
-    echo $URL
-
-    echo "Installing version $NEW_VERSION $([ $EXTENDED == true ] && echo "Extended")  "
-    echo "This machine's architecture is $ARCH"
-    echo "Downloading Tarball $URL"
-
-    wget --user=-u $GITHUB_USER --password=$GITHUB_TOKEN -q $URL
-
-    TARBALL=$(basename $URL)
-    # TARBALL="$(find . -name "*Linux-${ARCHES[$ARCH]}.tar.gz" 2>/dev/null)"
-    echo Expanding Tarball, $TARBALL
-    tar -xzf $TARBALL hugo
-
-    chmod +x hugo
-
-    if [ -w $BIN_DIR ]; then
-        echo "Installing hugo to $BIN_DIR"
-        mv hugo -f $BIN_DIR/hugo$EFILE
-    else
-        echo "installing hugo to $BIN_DIR (sudo)"
-        sudo mv -f hugo $BIN_DIR/hugo$EFILE
-    fi
-
-    rm $TARBALL
-
-    popd >/dev/null
-
-    echo Installing hugo $([ $EXTENDED == true ] && echo "extended") as hugo$EFILE
-
-    BIN_PATH="$(which hugo$EFILE)"
-
-    if [ -z "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
-        printf "WARNING: Installed Hugo Binary in $BIN_DIR is not in your environment path\nPATH=$PATH\n"
-    else
-        if [ "$BIN_DIR/hugo$EFILE" != "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
-            echo "WARNING: Just installed Hugo binary hugo$EFILE to, $BIN_DIR , conflicts with existing Hugo in $BIN_PATH"
-            echo "add $BIN_DIR to path and delete $BIN_PATH"
-        else
-            echo "--- Installation Confirmation ---"
-            printf "New Hugo binary version at $BIN_PATH is\n $($BIN_PATH version)\n"
-        fi
-    fi
-
-}
diff --git a/install/common/remote-desktop.mod b/install/common/remote-desktop.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index 94697ff..0000000
--- a/install/common/remote-desktop.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# module to load some remote desktop server
-
-tigervnc_install () {
-local usesudo
-[[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
-pass=$1
-[[ ! $pass ]] && echo password argument required && return 1
-# TODO check for binary and if not go grab it
-user=$2
-[[ $usesudo ]] && user=${user:-$USER} || user=${user:-$(getent passwd 1000 | cut -f 1 -d ":")}
-echo creating password file with $pass for user $user
-echo "=========================="
-mkdir /home/$user/.vnc
-echo $pass | vncpasswd -f > /home/$user/.vnc/passwd
-chown -R $user:$user /home/$user/.vnc
-chmod 0600 /home/$user/.vnc/passwd
-ls -la /home/$user/.vnc/
-server=/bin/x0vncserver
-# server=/bin/vncserver
-service=/etc/systemd/system/tigervnc.service
-machine=$(hostname | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
-echo creating systemd service $service
-cat <<EOF | $usesudo tee $service
-[Unit]
-# https://tigervnc.org/doc/x0vncserver.html
-Description=tigervnc remote desktop server
-After=multi-user.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-# User=${user}
-Environment="XAUTHORITY=/var/run/lightdm/root/:0"
-Environment="HOME=/home/${user}"
-# Environment="USER=${user}"
-# -desktop $machine
-ExecStart=$server -display :0  -rfbauth /home/${user}/.vnc/passwd
-# -localhost no
-# Restart=on-failure
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-EOF
-
-cat $service
-[[ ! $(cat $service 2>/dev/null) ]] && echo unable to create service file && return 2
-$usesudo systemctl daemon-reload
-$usesudo systemctl restart tigervnc
-$usesudo systemctl enable tigervnc
-$usesudo systemctl status tigervnc
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/ungoogled.inst b/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/ungoogled.inst
deleted file mode 100755
index 3f7f29e..0000000
--- a/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/ungoogled.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-ungoogled_install() {
-    module_load confirm
-    module_load helpers
-
-    SDIR=$(adirname ${1:-$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})})
-
-    if [[ ! $(which lastversion) ]]; then
-       echo lastversion is not installed
-       echo it is a required dependency for this script
-       echo see https://github.com/dvershinin/lastversion
-       return
-       fi 
-
-    CUR_VERSION=$( /usr/bin/chromium -version | grep -oP '(?<=Chromium )[^ ]*')
-
-    _repo="Eloston/ungoogled-chromium-binaries"
-
-    NEW_VERSION=$(lastversion ${_repo})
-
-    echo "Ungoogled: Current  Version : $CUR_VERSION => New Version: $NEW_VERSION"
-
-    [[ $NEW_VERSION = $CUR_VERSION ]] && [[ ! ${1} == "-f" ]] && echo Latest version is already installed
-
-   _temp=/tmp/ungoogled_chromium
-    echo $_temp to download deb and install
-    mkdir -p $_temp || exit &> /dev/null
-    pushd $_temp &> /dev/null || exit
-
-    echo downloading common deb 
-    lastversion ${_repo} --format assets --filter common_ -d common.deb
-    lastversion ${_repo} --format assets --filter  mium_.+amd64.deb -d chromium.deb
-    echo installing common libraries
-    sudo dpkg -i common.deb
-    echo installing ungoogled-chromium
-    sudo dpkg -i chromium.deb
-    
-    echo done installing, removing $_temp
-    rm -r $_temp &> /dev/null || true
-
-    popd >/dev/null
-
-confirm "do you want to install WidevineCDM for digital streaming rights?"
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    module_load widevine-install
-    widevine_install
-fi
-
-confirm "do you want to install the uci chromium start script in /opt/bin ?"
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-   module_load chromium-install
-   chromium_install
-fi
-
-
-}
-
-# # if script was executed then call the function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || ungoogled_install $@
diff --git a/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/widevine-install.sh b/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/widevine-install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 4ebbb40..0000000
--- a/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/widevine-install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
-# -eux
-function confirm()
-{
-    echo -n "$@ "
-    read -e answer
-    for response in y Y yes YES Yes Sure sure SURE OK ok Ok
-    do
-        if [ "_$answer" == "_$response" ]
-        then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-
-    # Any answer other than the list above is considered a "no" answer
-    return 1
-}
-
-function widevine_install {
-
-_chrome_ver=$( /usr/bin/chromium -version | grep -oP '(?<=Chromium )[^ ]*')
-
-_l_target_dir=~/.local/lib/WidevineCdm
-_target_dir=/usr/lib/chromium/WidevineCdm
-_sudo="sudo"
-
-if [[ "${1}" == "-l" ]]; then
-    _sudo=""
-	_target_dir=$_l_target_dir
-	shift
-fi	
-
-echo "install widevineCDM for chromium version $_chrome_ver"
-echo "into $_target_dir"
-
-confirm "confirm (y/n)" || exit
-
-_temp=/tmp/chromium_widevine
-echo using $_temp to download deb and extract widevine
-mkdir -p $_temp || exit &> /dev/null
-pushd $_temp &> /dev/null || exit
-
-# Download deb, which has corresponding Widevine version
-# Support resuming partially downloaded (or skipping re-download) with -c flag
-if [[ "${1}" == "-u" ]]; then
-    _un="un"
-fi
-_url=https://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/main/g/google-chrome-${_un}stable/google-chrome-${_un}stable_${_chrome_ver}-1_amd64.deb
-echo downloading $_url
-
-wget -c $_url || exit
-
-# Unpack deb
-rm -r unpack_deb &> /dev/null || true
-mkdir -p unpack_deb
-echo extracting package...
-dpkg-deb -R google-chrome-stable_${_chrome_ver}-1_amd64.deb unpack_deb || exit
-echo removing any old WidevineCDM installs at $_target_dir
-$_sudo rm -r $_target_dir &> /dev/null || true
-echo moving WidevineCDM to target $_target_dir
-$_sudo mv unpack_deb/opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm $_target_dir &> /dev/null || exit
-[[ $_sudo ]] && $_sudo chown -R root:root $_target_dir 
-echo done, removing $_temp
-rm -r $_temp &> /dev/null || true
-popd &> /dev/null
-
-}
-
-# if script was executed then call the function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || widevine_install $@
-
diff --git a/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/widevine.sh b/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/widevine.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a11c4f7..0000000
--- a/install/common/ungoogled-chromium/widevine.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flathub/com.github.Eloston.UngoogledChromium/master/widevine-install.sh
-# https://github.com/flathub/com.github.Eloston.UngoogledChromium
-# Exit on error and forbid unset variables
-set -eu
-
-# Get latest WideVine Version by getting last line in https://dl.google.com/widevine-cdm/versions.txt
-_widevine_ver="$(wget -qO- https://dl.google.com/widevine-cdm/versions.txt | tail -n1)"
-
-# Get the architecture of the current machine
-ARCH="$(uname -m)"
-case "$ARCH" in
-x86_64)
-    WIDEVINE_ARCH="x64"
-    CHROMIUM_ARCH="x64"
-    ;;
-
-*)
-    echo "The architecture $ARCH is not supported." >&2
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# Download WideVine into a temporary file and use trap to delete it on exit
-widevine_zip="$(mktemp)"
-trap 'rm -f "${widevine_zip:?}"' EXIT
-wget -O "$widevine_zip" "https://dl.google.com/widevine-cdm/${_widevine_ver}-linux-${WIDEVINE_ARCH}.zip"
-
-# Install WideVine from zip file into UngoogledChromium flatpak
-_install_prefix="/opt/chromium/$1/WidevineCdm/${_widevine_ver}"
-unzip -p "$widevine_zip" libwidevinecdm.so | install -Dm644 "/dev/stdin" "${_install_prefix}/_platform_specific/linux_$CHROMIUM_ARCH/libwidevinecdm.so"
-unzip -p "$widevine_zip" manifest.json | install -m644 "/dev/stdin" "${_install_prefix}/manifest.json"
-unzip -p "$widevine_zip" LICENSE.txt | install -m644 "/dev/stdin" "${_install_prefix}/LICENSE.txt"
diff --git a/install/common/vscode.inst b/install/common/vscode.inst
deleted file mode 100644
index 06cc58b..0000000
--- a/install/common/vscode.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-if [[ $(command -v code) ]]; then 
-export VSCODE_HOME="/opt/vscode"
-chmod +x $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/modules/vscode.sh
-ln -sf $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/modules/vscode.sh /opt/bin/vscode
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/session_login b/install/custom-lightdm/.session/session_login
deleted file mode 100755
index 57f9f7a..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/session_login
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-log=$HOME/.session/session.log
-&>> $log
-echo $USER $HOME
-echo "lightdm login setup $(date)" 
-
-# example commands to run when logging in, here binding some other directories for the user
-#echo "binding chromium browsers to .browsers"
-#/usr/bin/bindfs --map=sysadmin/$USER:@users/@$USER /opt/chromium/default $HOME/.browsers/default
-# bind alternate downloads directory
-#/usr/bin/bindfs --map=sysadmin/$USER:@users/@$USER  /data/downloads $HOME/Downloads
-
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/session_logout b/install/custom-lightdm/.session/session_logout
deleted file mode 100755
index d985884..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/session_logout
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-log=$HOME/.session/session.log
-&>> $log
-echo $USER $HOME
-echo "lightdm logout cleanup $(date)" 
-# example complimentary cleanup here unmounting those mounted in session_login 
-#echo "un mounting chromium browsers from .browsers" 
-#/bin/fusermount -u $HOME/.browsers/default
-#/bin/fusermount -u  $HOME/Downloads
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/slogin b/install/custom-lightdm/.session/slogin
deleted file mode 100755
index 2423345..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/slogin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# run the session login script manually, used for debugging
-sudo -E HOME=$HOME USER=$USER ./session_login
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/slogout b/install/custom-lightdm/.session/slogout
deleted file mode 100755
index b90e33a..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/.session/slogout
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# run the session logout script manually, used for debugging
-sudo -E HOME=$HOME USER=$USER /bin/bash session_logout 
-
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/50-setup-cleanup.conf b/install/custom-lightdm/50-setup-cleanup.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e6c851..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/50-setup-cleanup.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Seat:*]
-session-setup-script=/opt/session/lightdm-setup.sh
-session-cleanup-script=/opt/session/lightdm-cleanup.sh
-
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/cpy.session.sh b/install/custom-lightdm/cpy.session.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 24fc0d2..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/cpy.session.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-function confirm()
-{
-    echo -n "$@ "
-    read -e answer
-    for response in y Y yes YES Yes Sure sure SURE OK ok Ok
-    do
-        if [ "_$answer" == "_$response" ]
-        then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-
-    # Any answer other than the list above is considered a "no" answer
-    return 1
-}
-
-if [[ -d $HOME/.session ]]; then
-echo $HOME/.session folder already exists
-confirm "!overwrite??? (y/n)" || exit
-/bin/cp -r -f $HOME/.session/  $HOME/.session-saved/
-echo saved copy first to $HOME/.session-saved
-fi 
-echo copying .session from $(pwd) to $HOME
-/bin/cp -r -f .session/  $HOME
-echo setting execute permissions
-chmod +x $HOME/.session/* 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/loginout.inst b/install/custom-lightdm/loginout.inst
deleted file mode 100755
index 81ea48f..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/loginout.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-loginout_install() {
-    module_load confirm
-    module_load helpers
-
-    [[ ! $(systemctl list-units | grep lightdm) ]] && echo lightdm not running on this machine, aborting && return
-
-     SDIR=$(adirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
-     # echo source directory: $SDIR
-
-
-    pushd $SDIR &> /dev/null || exit
-    [[ ! -d  /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d ]] && mkdir -p  /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
-    echo copying  50-setup-cleanup.conf to /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
-    sudo cp -f 50-setup-cleanup.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
-
-    if [[ ! -d  /opt/session ]]; then
-     if [[ ! $(mkdir -p  /opt/session) ]]; then 
-       echo unable to make /opt/session with user $USER, elevating to sudo
-       _sudo="sudo"
-       [[ $($_sudo mkdir -p /opt/session) ]] && echo can not make /opt/session, aborting && return 
-       fi
-     fi  
-
-
-    echo copying  lightdm-cleanup.sh and lightdm-setup.sh to /opt/session
-    $_sudo cp -f  scripts/* /opt/session
-    echo setting execute permissions
-    $_sudo chmod -R +x /opt/session/*.sh
-
-
-     
-    popd >/dev/null
-
-    _user=${1:-${USER}}
-    confirm "add a user .session folder for $_user" && add_user_session $1
-
-
-}
-
-function add_user_session {
-
-    module_load confirm
-    module_load helpers
-    
-    SDIR=$(adirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
-    # echo source directory: $SDIR
-
-    pushd $SDIR &> /dev/null || exit
-
-    _user=${1:-${USER}}
-
-    [[ ! $(user_exists $_user) ]]  && echo user $_user does not exist, aborting && return
-    _home=$(bash -c "cd ~$(printf %q $_user) && pwd")
-
-    echo making $_home/.session folder for $_user
-    # mkdir $USER/.session
-
-    sudo -H -E -u "$_user" -s /bin/bash cpy.session.sh
-
-    popd >/dev/null
-
-
-# confirm "do you want to install WidevineCDM for digital streaming rights?"
-# if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-#     module_load widevine-install
-#     widevine_install
-# fi
-
-
-}
-
-# if script was executed then call the function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || loginout_install $@
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/readme.md b/install/custom-lightdm/readme.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b25a7e8..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/readme.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-
-Lightdm (gdm) is the login manager for linux ubuntu and mint (by default)
-
-If you need setup and cleanup that is ONLY done at lightdm login/logout then
-one can run a script to setup and cleanup the session by 
-
-running the loginout-install script, requires sudo
-
-`module_load loginout-install; loginout_install <user>`  # default is current user
-
-after loading common scripts this will ask if you want to add the .session folder for the user
-
-or if you just need to add a user .session folder afterward
-
-`module_load loginout-install; add_user_session <user>` 
-
-
-the script does this
-
-in `/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d`  adds a file `50-setup-cleanup.conf`
-
-```
-[Seat:*]
-session-cleanup-script=/opt/scripts/lightdm-cleanup.sh
-session-setup-script=/opt/scripts/lightdm-setup.sh
-```
-
-in /opt/scripts put two files below and make sure they are +x executable
-
-```
-#!/bin/bash
-#lightdm-setup.sh
-echo "setup for ${USER}:${HOME} $(date)" >> /opt/scripts/lightdm.log
-log=${HOME}/.session.log
-if [[ -e $HOME/.session_login ]]; then su -c "/bin/bash $HOME/.session_login 1>>${log} 2>>${log} || true" $USER; fi
-```
-
-```
-#!/bin/bash
-#lightdm-cleanup.sh
-echo "cleanup for ${USER}:${HOME} $(date)" >> /opt/scripts/lightdm.log
-log=${HOME}/.session.log
-if [[ -e $HOME/.session_logout ]]; then su -c "/bin/bash $HOME/.session_logout 1>>${log} 2>>${log} || true" $USER; fi
-```
-
-then in the user home puts
-`.session_login`  and `.session_logout` files both executable
-in those you can do anything like bindfs and fusermount -u 
-
-make sure you restart lightdm or reboot
-`sdr lightdm`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/scripts/lightdm-cleanup.sh b/install/custom-lightdm/scripts/lightdm-cleanup.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 382f507..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/scripts/lightdm-cleanup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-_udir=${HOME}/.session
-_uscript=${_udir}/session_logout
-_log=${_udir}/session.log
-_sdir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
-echo "${UID:-$(id -u)}:$(whoami) is running CLEANUP script in $_sdir for ${USER} sourcing ${_uscript}::$(date)" >> ${_sdir}/lightdm.log
-if [[ -e ${_uscript} ]]; then 
-  /bin/bash ${_uscript} 1>>${_log} 2>>${_log} || true 
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/custom-lightdm/scripts/lightdm-setup.sh b/install/custom-lightdm/scripts/lightdm-setup.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c878e2f..0000000
--- a/install/custom-lightdm/scripts/lightdm-setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-_udir=${HOME}/.session
-_uscript=${_udir}/session_login
-_log=${_udir}/session.log
-_sdir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
-echo "${UID:-$(id -u)}:$(whoami) is running SETUP script in $_sdir for ${USER} sourcing ${_uscript}::$(date)" >> ${_sdir}/lightdm.log
-if [[ -e ${_uscript} ]]; then 
-  /bin/bash ${_uscript} 1>>${_log} 2>>${_log} || true 
-fi
diff --git a/install/readme.md b/install/readme.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ec62a9..0000000
--- a/install/readme.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Install scripts for a new host machine
-
-each file or folder in this directory can load another asset to a new host machine
-
-the install_host function can be loaded which will allow easy install of these assets
-
-
diff --git a/lang/fnm/00-fnm.env b/lang/fnm/00-fnm.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12902e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/fnm/00-fnm.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ export FNM_DIR="/opt/node-fnm"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/fnm/fnm b/lang/fnm/fnm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122d8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/fnm/fnm
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if command -v fnm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+
+    _fnmenv="$(fnm env --fnm-dir $FNM_DIR --use-on-cd)"
+    # echo "$_fnmenv"
+    # echo "---------"
+    eval "$_fnmenv"
+
+    if ! fnm use lts-latest >/dev/null 2>&1; then 
+    echo the latest long term support version is not installed so installing 
+    fnm install --lts 
+    fvm use lts-lastest
+    echo current active version $(node --version)
+    fi
+
+    alias fnml="fnm use lts-latest"
+    # alias nvmil="nvm install --lts --latest-npm"
+    alias fnmu="fnm use"
+    alias fnmls="fnm ls"
+    alias fnmc="fnm current"
+    # echo added fnm to shell, $NVM_DIR
+else 
+ echo FATAL!  fnm is not installed or in the path cannot add node via fnm to shell
+fi 
+
diff --git a/lang/fnm/fnm.inst b/lang/fnm/fnm.inst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6eb75a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/fnm/fnm.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if command -v fnm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding
+ln -s $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/lang/fnm $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/00-fnm
+ln -s -f $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/lang/node $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/node
+else
+echo fnm has not been installed on this machine or is not in the path
+echo do so and try again
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/fnm/fnm.uinst b/lang/fnm/fnm.uinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1500f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/fnm/fnm.uinst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rm -r $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/00-fnm
+rm -r $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/node
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/go/go.inst b/lang/go/go.inst
index 1231244..c75b904 100755
--- a/lang/go/go.inst
+++ b/lang/go/go.inst
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
-
-
 go_install () {
 
-
-
 local latest_url="https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text"
 
 ## START INSTALL
@@ -24,9 +19,12 @@ declare OPTION
 declare OPTARG
 declare OPTIND
 
-while getopts 'fr:' OPTION; do
+while getopts 'fv:r:' OPTION; do
     # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
   case "$OPTION" in
+    v)
+     VERSION=$OPTARG
+    ;;
     f)
      force=true
     ;;
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ echo go install and environment will be
 printf "${goenv[*]}\n"
 confirm Do you want to continue || return 1
 
-VERSION=$(curl -s $latest_url | sed 's/^go//')
+VERSION=${VERSION:-$(curl -s $latest_url | sed 's/^go//')}
 if [[ $(which go) ]]; then
   INSTALLED_VERSION=$(echo $(go version)| awk '{print $3}' | cut -c 3-)
   # INSTALLED_VERSION=1.15.2 # this is for testing upgrade, comment out for production
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ if [[ $(which go) ]]; then
     return 2
     fi
   fi
-  confirm Do you want to upgrade || return 1
+  confirm Do you want to install || return 1
 fi
 
 echo installing version $VERSION ......
diff --git a/lang/node/node b/lang/node/node
index 021c6f0..6071138 100644
--- a/lang/node/node
+++ b/lang/node/node
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+if command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 
-if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+alias ndv="node --version"
+alias ndw="command -v node"
 
-path_append ./node_modules/.bin
-# load in any node functions
-module_load node
-
-fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/node/node.sh b/lang/node/node.lib
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 87%
rename from lang/node/node.sh
rename to lang/node/node.lib
index f6b9b92..5eabb45
--- a/lang/node/node.sh
+++ b/lang/node/node.lib
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+#!/bin/bash
 module_load confirm 
 
 rm_node_modules () {
diff --git a/lang/node/npm b/lang/node/npm
index b475a2f..10012c7 100644
--- a/lang/node/npm
+++ b/lang/node/npm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+# echo loading npm aliasg
+# command -v npm 
 if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 # echo addding node langauge stuff
 # gives access to packages with bin in a project
diff --git a/lang/node/readme.md b/lang/node/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..847f6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/node/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this gets loaded via one of the version managers (nvm,fnm,proto)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/nvm/00-nvm.env b/lang/nvm/00-nvm.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a16c53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/nvm/00-nvm.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ export NVM_DIR="/opt/node-nvm"
+ export NVM_SCRIPTS_DIR="/usr/share/nvm"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/nvm/nvm b/lang/nvm/nvm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1303c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/nvm/nvm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo adding nvm to shell
+if [[ -f $NVM_SCRIPTS_DIR/init-nvm.sh ]]; then
+ mkdir -p $NVM_DIR
+ source $NVM_SCRIPTS_DIR/init-nvm.sh
+fi 
+
+if command -v nvm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+# echo node version manager installed $NVM_DIR
+if ! nvm use --lts >/dev/null 2>&1; then 
+echo a long term support version is not installed so installing $(nvm version-remote --lts)
+nvm install --lts --latest-npm 
+nvm use --lts
+echo current active version $(node --version)
+fi
+
+alias nvml="nvm use --lts"
+alias nvmil="nvm install --lts --latest-npm"
+alias nvmu="nvm use"
+alias nvmls="nvm ls"
+
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/nvm/nvm.inst b/lang/nvm/nvm.inst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f6f6664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/nvm/nvm.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding
+ln -s $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/lang/nvm $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/00-nvm
+ln -s -f $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/lang/node $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/node
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/nvm/nvm.uinst b/lang/nvm/nvm.uinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2c06d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/nvm/nvm.uinst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rm -r $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/00-nvm
+rm -r $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/node
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/proto/proto b/lang/proto/proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..174c803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/proto/proto
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if command -v proto >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+export PROTO_HOME=/opt/coding
+mkdir -p $PROTO_HOME/shims
+mkdir -p $PROTO_HOME/bin
+module_load system-path
+path_append "$PROTO_HOME/shims"
+path_append "$PROTO_HOME/bin"
+fi
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/lang/proto/proto.inst b/lang/proto/proto.inst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..61efd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/proto/proto.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding
+ln -s $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/lang/proto $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/00-proto
+ln -s $BASH_SHELL_ANY_HOST/lang/node $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/node
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/proto/proto.uinst b/lang/proto/proto.uinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..939028f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/proto/proto.uinst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rm -r $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/00-proto
+rm -r $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/coding/node
diff --git a/modules/bind-mount/bind-mount.sh b/modules/bind-mount/bind-mount.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6bbb09a..0000000
--- a/modules/bind-mount/bind-mount.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-
-
-function bumount {
-  echo "removing bind mount at $1"
-  notify-send "removing bind mount at ${1}" --icon=dialog-information -t 2000
-  fusermount -u "$1"
-}
-
-function bmount {
-  if [ "$1" == "-d" ]; then
-    bumount $2
-  else
-    # if [[ " ${array[@]} " =~ " ${value} " ]]; then
-    # # whatever you want to do when array contains value
-    # fi
-    # mp="${@: -2}"
-    echo mounting  $@ 
-    bindfs $@
-  fi
-}
-
-# must have fuser and bindfs installed
-# for use by sudoers 
-# ln -s $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/modules/bind-mount/bind-mount.sh /opt/bin/bmount
-# function xxbmount () {
-#   if [ "$1" == "-mp" ]; then
-#     MOUNTED=$(mountpoint "$2" | grep not)
-#       if [ -z "$MOUNTED" ]; then
-#        echo $2 is a mount point so bind mounting $2/$3 to $4
-#       notify-send "bind mounting ${2}/${3} to ${4}" --icon=dialog-information -t 2000
-#        bindfs "$2/$3" "$4"
-#       else
-#         notify-send "${2} not a mount point - Unable to bind mount ${2}/${3} to ${4}" --icon=dialog-error -t 2000
-#       fi
-#   else
-#     echo bind mounting  $1 to $2
-#     notify-send "bind mounting ${1} to ${2}" --icon=dialog-information -t 2000
-#     bindfs "$1" "$2"
-#   fi
-# }
-
-# if script was executed then call the function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || bmount $@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/bindfs.lib b/modules/bindfs.lib
index 885d786..df3675a 100644
--- a/modules/bindfs.lib
+++ b/modules/bindfs.lib
@@ -1,99 +1,101 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
-#bmount () {}
-# sudo bindfs -o allow_other -o map=root/1001:@root/@1001  /var/lib/docker/volumes  /data/dvols
-
+# echo loading bindfs
+export BFS_MOUNT_DIR=${BFS_MOUNT_DIR:-/mnt/bfs}
 
 if [ -v PS1 ]; then
- alias drbu="dir_rebind_user"
- alias dbu="dir_bind_user"
- alias dbum="dir_bind_unmount"
+ alias rbfsu="dir_rebind_user"
+ alias rbfs="dir_rebind"
+ alias bfsu="dir_bind_user"
+ alias bfs="dir_bind"
+ alias bfsum="dir_bind_unmount"
+ alias bfse="bfs_vscode"
+
+ sudo mkdir $BFS_MOUNT_DIR 2> /dev/null
+ sudo chown $USER:$USER $BFS_MOUNT_DIR
 fi
 
-dir_rebind_user () {
-  local usesudo; local dir;local user;local group
-   # $1 new owner
-   # $2 dir
- 
-[ $# -lt 2 ] && echo minimum args needed to rebind are user and directory  && return 1
-[[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
-
-[[ $(id -u $1 2> /dev/null) ]] || { echo user $1 does not exist can not continue; return 2; }
-
-dir=$(realpath $2)
-user=$(stat -c '%U' $dir)
-group=$(stat -c '%G' $dir)
-$usesudo bindfs --force-user=$1 --force-group=$1 --create-for-user=$user --create-for-group=$group --chown-ignore --chgrp-ignore $dir $dir
-# echo use \'dir_rebind_user_remove $dir\' to remove
+mounted () {
+ mountpoint "$1" &> /dev/null && echo yes || return 1
 }
 
 dir_bind_unmount () {
-   local usersudo
+   local usesudo
+   local mp=$1
+   [[ ! $(mounted $mp) ]] && echo no mountpoint at $mp && mp=$BFS_MOUNT_DIR/$(basename $mp) 
+   [[ ! $(mounted $mp) ]] && echo no mountpoint at $mp either, aborting && return 1
    [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
-   $usesudo fusermount -u $1
+   if $usesudo fusermount -u $mp; then 
+     echo unmounted $mp, removing empty mountpoint directory
+     rm -rf $mp 
+    else 
+     echo error, unable to unmount $mp 
+   fi
 }
 
-
 dir_bind_user () {
   local usesudo; local dir;local user;local group;local mp
  
-[ $# -lt 3 ] && echo minimum 3 args needed to rebind are user, source directory and mountpoint  && return 1
+if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
+ echo "minimum 3 args needed to rebind <user? <source dir> <mountpoint>"
+ echo passed were $@
+ return 1
+fi 
+
 [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
 
 [[ $(id -u $1 2> /dev/null) ]] || { echo user $1 does not exist can not continue; return 2; }
 
 dir=$(realpath $2)
 mp=$3
+[[ $(mounted $mp) ]] && echo something already mounted at $mp, aborting && return 1
 if ! $usesudo mkdir -p $mp; then echo unable to make mountpoint aborting; return 2; fi
 $usesudo chown $1:$1 $mp
-user=$(stat -c '%U' $dir)
-group=$(stat -c '%G' $dir)
+user=$(stat -c '%u' $dir)
+group=$(stat -c '%g' $dir)
 $usesudo bindfs --force-user=$1 --force-group=$1 --create-for-user=$user --create-for-group=$group --chown-ignore --chgrp-ignore $dir $mp
-# echo use \'dir_rebind_user_remove $dir\' to remove
+[[ $? -gt 0 ]] && echo error in call to bindfs
+
+if [[ $(mounted $mp) ]]; then
+   echo $dir has been mounted at $mp for user $1
+   echo "to unmount use:    dir_bind_unmount $mp   or  bfsum $mp"  
+ else
+  echo unable to mount $dir at $mp as user $user
+ fi
+
+ }
+
+dir_bind () {
+mp=${2:-$BFS_MOUNT_DIR/$(basename $1)}
+dir_bind_user $USER $1 $mp
+if [ -v PS1 ]; then
+echo enter \"u\" when you ready to unmount, otherwise any other key will leave mounted
+read -n1 ans
+echo -e "\n"
+[[ $ans == "u" ]] && dir_bind_unmount $mp
+fi
 }
 
-# module_load bindfs && dir_bind_user david /mnt/datadrive/@images /data/images
+dir_rebind () {
+dir_bind_user $USER $1 $1
+}
 
+dir_rebind_user () {
+dir_bind_user $1 $2 $2
+}
+
+bfs_vscode () {
+mp=${2:-$BFS_MOUNT_DIR/$(basename $1)}
+dir_bind_user $USER $1 $mp
+/opt/bin/vscode $mp 
+if [ -v PS1 ]; then
+echo when you ready to unmount FIRST close your vscode window then enter \"u\"
+echo otherwise any other key will leave mounted
+read -n1 ans
+echo -e "\n"
+[[ $ans == "u" ]] && dir_bind_unmount $mp
+fi
+
+}
 
 (return 0 2>/dev/null) || dir_bind_user $@
 
-
-# function bumount {
-#   echo "removing bind mount at $1"
-#   notify-send "removing bind mount at ${1}" --icon=dialog-information -t 2000
-#   fusermount -u "$1"
-# }
-
-# function bmount {
-#   if [ "$1" == "-d" ]; then
-#     bumount $2
-#   else
-    # if [[ " ${array[@]} " =~ " ${value} " ]]; then
-    # # whatever you want to do when array contains value
-    # fi
-    # mp="${@: -2}"
-#     echo mounting  $@ 
-#     bindfs $@
-#   fi
-# }
-
-# must have fuser and bindfs installed
-# for use by sudoers 
-# ln -s $BASH_SHELL_HOST/all/modules/bind-mount/bind-mount.sh /opt/bin/bmount
-# function xxbmount () {
-#   if [ "$1" == "-mp" ]; then
-#     MOUNTED=$(mountpoint "$2" | grep not)
-#       if [ -z "$MOUNTED" ]; then
-#        echo $2 is a mount point so bind mounting $2/$3 to $4
-#       notify-send "bind mounting ${2}/${3} to ${4}" --icon=dialog-information -t 2000
-#        bindfs "$2/$3" "$4"
-#       else
-#         notify-send "${2} not a mount point - Unable to bind mount ${2}/${3} to ${4}" --icon=dialog-error -t 2000
-#       fi
-#   else
-#     echo bind mounting  $1 to $2
-#     notify-send "bind mounting ${1} to ${2}" --icon=dialog-information -t 2000
-#     bindfs "$1" "$2"
-#   fi
-# }
-
diff --git a/modules/btrbk.lib b/modules/btrbk.lib
index 7b1994d..d6bcf7c 100644
--- a/modules/btrbk.lib
+++ b/modules/btrbk.lib
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ btrbk_conf () {
  return 1
 }
 
+btrbk_clean () {
+  local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)
+  [[ ! $file ]] && return 1
+  sudo btrbk -c $file clean $2
+}
+
 btrbk_src () {
   local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)
   [[ ! $file ]] && return 1
@@ -86,17 +92,19 @@ local snaps=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list source  --format col:h:snapshot_name)
 local dests=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list config  --format col:h:snapshot_path | tail -1)
 local dests+=" $(btrbk -c $file list target  --format col:h:target_path)"
 
+# todo distinguish local from remote destinations and deal with differently for latest link
+
 # any pre snap tasks
-for dest in $dests; do
-   if [[ ! -d $dest ]]; then
-     if confirm directory $dest does not exist, create; then
-         sudo mkdir -p $dest
-      else
-       echo destination $dest directory MUST exist aborting brtbk run
-       return 2
-     fi
-    fi 
-done
+# for dest in $dests; do
+#    if [[ ! -d $dest ]]; then
+#      if confirm directory $dest does not exist, create; then
+#          sudo mkdir -p $dest
+#       else
+#        echo destination $dest directory MUST exist aborting brtbk run
+#        return 2
+#      fi
+#     fi 
+# done
 
 echo using configuration file: $file
 echo creating snapshots: $snaps 
diff --git a/modules/host-utils.mod b/modules/host-utils.mod
index 359b7e1..3ce186a 100644
--- a/modules/host-utils.mod
+++ b/modules/host-utils.mod
@@ -4,34 +4,31 @@ arch () {
     uname -m
 }
 
-function get_chip_type() {
+get_arch () {
+	local arch
+	arch=$(uname -m)
+	[[ ! $arch ]] && return 1
+	case $arch in 
+		x86_64)  binArch='amd64' ;; 
+		armhf)   binArch='armv6' ;; 
+		armv7)   binArch='armv7' ;; 
+		aarch64) binArch='arm64' ;; 
+		ppc64el|ppc64le) binArch='ppc64le' ;; 
+		s390x)   binArch='s390x' ;; 
+		.*386.*) binArch='amd32' ;;
+		*) return 2 ;;\
+	esac; 
+    echo $binArch
+}
 
-    local ARCH
-
-    case $(arch) in
-        "x86_64")
-            ARCH=amd64
-            ;;
-        "aarch64")
-            ARCH=arm64
-            ;;
-        "armv8")
-            ARCH=arm64
-            ;;
-        .*386.*)
-            ARCH=amd32
-            ;;
-        *)
-            ARCH=arm32
-           ;;    
-        esac
-
-    echo $ARCH    
+function get_os () {
+   declare -l os
+   os=$(uname -s)
+   echo $os
 }
 
 function get_platform() {
-
- echo $(uname -s)-$(get_chip_type)
+ echo $(get_os)-$(get_chip_type)
     
 }
 
@@ -75,3 +72,22 @@ get_distro() {
         fi
     fi
 }
+
+# function get_distro() {
+# /bin/cp /etc/os-release /tmp/os-release.tmp
+# if [[ $1 == "-d" ]]; then
+# shift 1
+# # docker run -it --name get_container_os --rm --entrypoint cat $1 /etc/os-release
+# docker create --name dummy $1 > /dev/null
+# docker cp -L dummy:/etc/os-release /tmp/os-release.tmp
+# docker rm -f dummy > /dev/null
+# # docker run -it --name get_container_os --rm --entrypoint cat $1 /etc/os-release > /tmp/container-os.tmp 2> /dev/null
+# shift 1
+# fi
+# source /tmp/os-release.tmp
+# declare valid=${@:-"alpine debian ubuntu"}
+# # echo $ID  $ID_LIKE
+# [[ "${valid}" =~ $ID ]] && echo $ID && return 0
+# [[ "${valid}" =~ $ID_LIKE ]] && echo $ID_LIKE && return 0
+# return 1
+# }
diff --git a/sudoers/20-dir b/sudoers/20-dir
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sudoers/20-ln b/sudoers/20-ln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1e319e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sudoers/20-ln
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%sudo, %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/bin/ln 
diff --git a/sudoers/20-passwd b/sudoers/20-passwd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39dc252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sudoers/20-passwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%sudo, %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/bin/passwd