diff --git a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix b/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
index 5543691..18f9d52 100644
--- a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@
   };
 
   services = {
-    xserver.enable = true;
-    desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
-    displayManager.sddm = {
+    xserver = {
       enable = true;
-      wayland.enable = true;
+      displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+      desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
     };
     pipewire = {
       enable = true;
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@
     image = ./wallpaper.png;
     base16Scheme = "${pkgs.base16-schemes}/share/themes/brushtrees.yaml";
     opacity = {
-      terminal = 0.85;
-      popups = 0.75;
+    terminal = .85;
+    popups = .75;
     };
     cursor = {
       package = pkgs.adwaita-icon-theme;
@@ -107,6 +106,27 @@
 
   environment = {
     sessionVariables = { MOZ_USE_XINPUT2 = "1"; };
+    gnome.excludePackages = (with pkgs; [
+      gnome-photos
+      gnome-tour
+      xterm
+      cheese # webcam tool
+      gnome-music
+      gnome-weather
+      gnome-calendar
+      gnome-contacts
+      gnome-clocks
+      gnome-maps
+      epiphany # web browser
+      geary # email reader
+      evince # document viewer
+      gnome-characters
+      totem # video player
+      tali # poker game
+      iagno # go game
+      hitori # sudoku game
+      atomix # puzzle game
+    ]);
     systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       intel-vaapi-driver
       intel-compute-runtime