diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index a4cc82f..d1fa17c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
     "base16-helix": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1748408240,
-        "narHash": "sha256-9M2b1rMyMzJK0eusea0x3lyh3mu5nMeEDSc4RZkGm+g=",
+        "lastModified": 1736852337,
+        "narHash": "sha256-esD42YdgLlEh7koBrSqcT7p2fsMctPAcGl/+2sYJa2o=",
         "owner": "tinted-theming",
         "repo": "base16-helix",
-        "rev": "6c711ab1a9db6f51e2f6887cc3345530b33e152e",
+        "rev": "03860521c40b0b9c04818f2218d9cc9efc21e7a5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@
     "firefox-gnome-theme": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1748383148,
-        "narHash": "sha256-pGvD/RGuuPf/4oogsfeRaeMm6ipUIznI2QSILKjKzeA=",
+        "lastModified": 1744642301,
+        "narHash": "sha256-5A6LL7T0lttn1vrKsNOKUk9V0ittdW0VEqh6AtefxJ4=",
         "owner": "rafaelmardojai",
         "repo": "firefox-gnome-theme",
-        "rev": "4eb2714fbed2b80e234312611a947d6cb7d70caf",
+        "rev": "59e3de00f01e5adb851d824cf7911bd90c31083a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733328505,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NeCCThCEP3eCl2l/+27kNNK7QrwZB1IJCrXfrbv5oqU=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "ff81ac966bb2cae68946d5ed5fc4994f96d0ffec",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-parts": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs-lib": [
@@ -91,11 +106,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749398372,
-        "narHash": "sha256-tYBdgS56eXYaWVW3fsnPQ/nFlgWi/Z2Ymhyu21zVM98=",
+        "lastModified": 1733312601,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4pDvzqnegAfRkPwO3wmwBhVi/Sye1mzps0zHWYnP88c=",
         "owner": "hercules-ci",
         "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "9305fe4e5c2a6fcf5ba6a3ff155720fbe4076569",
+        "rev": "205b12d8b7cd4802fbcb8e8ef6a0f1408781a4f9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -120,6 +135,54 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "git-hooks": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "stylix",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "gitignore": "gitignore",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1742649964,
+        "narHash": "sha256-DwOTp7nvfi8mRfuL1escHDXabVXFGT1VlPD1JHrtrco=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "dcf5072734cb576d2b0c59b2ac44f5050b5eac82",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "gitignore": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "git-hooks",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709087332,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "gnome-shell": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -142,11 +205,33 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1752208517,
-        "narHash": "sha256-aRY1cYOdVdXdNjcL/Twpa27CknO7pVHxooPsBizDraE=",
+        "lastModified": 1749154018,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gjN3j7joRvT3a8Zgcylnd4NFsnXeDBumqiu4HmY1RIg=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "c6a01e54af81b381695db796a43360bf6db5702f",
+        "rev": "7aae0ee71a17b19708b93b3ed448a1a0952bf111",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "ref": "release-25.05",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "home-manager_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "stylix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1747556831,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Qb84nbYFFk0DzFeqVoHltS2RodAYY5/HZQKE8WnBDsc=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "d0bbd221482c2713cccb80220f3c9d16a6e20a33",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -158,11 +243,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1752048960,
-        "narHash": "sha256-gATnkOe37eeVwKKYCsL+OnS2gU4MmLuZFzzWCtaKLI8=",
+        "lastModified": 1749195551,
+        "narHash": "sha256-W5GKQHgunda/OP9sbKENBZhMBDNu2QahoIPwnsF6CeM=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "7ced9122cff2163c6a0212b8d1ec8c33a1660806",
+        "rev": "4602f7e1d3f197b3cb540d5accf5669121629628",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -174,11 +259,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751741127,
-        "narHash": "sha256-t75Shs76NgxjZSgvvZZ9qOmz5zuBE8buUaYD28BMTxg=",
+        "lastModified": 1749024892,
+        "narHash": "sha256-OGcDEz60TXQC+gVz5sdtgGJdKVYr6rwdzQKuZAJQpCA=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "29e290002bfff26af1db6f64d070698019460302",
+        "rev": "8f1b52b04f2cb6e5ead50bd28d76528a2f0380ef",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -190,11 +275,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1752162966,
-        "narHash": "sha256-3MxxkU8ZXMHXcbFz7UE4M6qnIPTYGcE/7EMqlZNnVDE=",
+        "lastModified": 1749086602,
+        "narHash": "sha256-DJcgJMekoxVesl9kKjfLPix2Nbr42i7cpEHJiTnBUwU=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "10e687235226880ed5e9f33f1ffa71fe60f2638a",
+        "rev": "4792576cb003c994bd7cc1edada3129def20b27d",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -206,11 +291,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751211869,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1Cu92i1KSPbhPCKxoiVG5qnoRiKTgR5CcGSRyLpOd7Y=",
+        "lastModified": 1747610100,
+        "narHash": "sha256-rpR5ZPMkWzcnCcYYo3lScqfuzEw5Uyfh+R0EKZfroAc=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "b43c397f6c213918d6cfe6e3550abfe79b5d1c51",
+        "rev": "ca49c4304acf0973078db0a9d200fd2bae75676d",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -233,11 +318,11 @@
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751320053,
-        "narHash": "sha256-3m6RMw0FbbaUUa01PNaMLoO7D99aBClmY5ed9V3vz+0=",
+        "lastModified": 1746056780,
+        "narHash": "sha256-/emueQGaoT4vu0QjU9LDOG5roxRSfdY0K2KkxuzazcM=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "NUR",
-        "rev": "cbde1735782f9c2bb2c63d5e05fba171a14a4670",
+        "rev": "d476cd0972dd6242d76374fcc277e6735715c167",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -261,8 +346,11 @@
         "base16-helix": "base16-helix",
         "base16-vim": "base16-vim",
         "firefox-gnome-theme": "firefox-gnome-theme",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
         "gnome-shell": "gnome-shell",
+        "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
         "nur": "nur",
         "systems": "systems",
@@ -273,11 +361,11 @@
         "tinted-zed": "tinted-zed"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1752251601,
-        "narHash": "sha256-QnhCeqR9DTYWu5ZN+WfVJcfDy8efeVODjUreRldj4oU=",
+        "lastModified": 1749238594,
+        "narHash": "sha256-pM5Mw81XTgMcrzw+br2ES/THEN1jrznEtWZ+SqnQAEY=",
         "owner": "danth",
         "repo": "stylix",
-        "rev": "4d5e38f041f70725b1ef47b704f7a1944783001f",
+        "rev": "2759a42f9be7adf3ca09c7a6c3bf8b94d61fba84",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -338,11 +426,11 @@
     "tinted-schemes": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1750770351,
-        "narHash": "sha256-LI+BnRoFNRa2ffbe3dcuIRYAUcGklBx0+EcFxlHj0SY=",
+        "lastModified": 1744974599,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Fg+rdGs5FAgfkYNCs74lnl8vkQmiZVdBsziyPhVqrlY=",
         "owner": "tinted-theming",
         "repo": "schemes",
-        "rev": "5a775c6ffd6e6125947b393872cde95867d85a2a",
+        "rev": "28c26a621123ad4ebd5bbfb34ab39421c0144bdd",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -354,11 +442,11 @@
     "tinted-tmux": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751159871,
-        "narHash": "sha256-UOHBN1fgHIEzvPmdNMHaDvdRMgLmEJh2hNmDrp3d3LE=",
+        "lastModified": 1745111349,
+        "narHash": "sha256-udV+nHdpqgkJI9D0mtvvAzbqubt9jdifS/KhTTbJ45w=",
         "owner": "tinted-theming",
         "repo": "tinted-tmux",
-        "rev": "bded5e24407cec9d01bd47a317d15b9223a1546c",
+        "rev": "e009f18a01182b63559fb28f1c786eb027c3dee9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -370,11 +458,11 @@
     "tinted-zed": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751158968,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ksOyv7D3SRRtebpXxgpG4TK8gZSKFc4TIZpR+C98jX8=",
+        "lastModified": 1725758778,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8P1b6mJWyYcu36WRlSVbuj575QWIFZALZMTg5ID/sM4=",
         "owner": "tinted-theming",
         "repo": "base16-zed",
-        "rev": "86a470d94204f7652b906ab0d378e4231a5b3384",
+        "rev": "122c9e5c0e6f27211361a04fae92df97940eccf9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix b/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
index eb22c7f..910ef78 100644
--- a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@
 
   services = {
     hardware.bolt = {enable = false;};
-    displayManager.sddm = {
-      enable = true;
-      wayland.enable = true;
+    xserver = {
+      displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+      desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
     };
-    desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
     pipewire = {
       enable = true;
       alsa.enable = true;
@@ -67,6 +66,10 @@
       pulse.enable = true;
       jack.enable = true;
     };
+    ollama = {
+      enable = false;
+      package = pkgs.ollama-intel;
+    };
     auto-cpufreq = {
       enable = false;
       settings = {
@@ -97,6 +100,23 @@
     thermald.enable = true;
   };
 
+  virtualisation.libvirtd = {
+    enable = true;
+    qemu = {
+      package = pkgs.qemu_kvm;
+      runAsRoot = true;
+      swtpm.enable = true;
+      ovmf = {
+        enable = true;
+        packages = [
+          (pkgs.OVMF.override {
+            secureBoot = true;
+            tpmSupport = true;
+          }).fd
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
 
   stylix = {
     enable = true;
@@ -142,6 +162,11 @@
     ];
   };
 
+  virtualisation.podman = {
+    enable = true;
+    dockerCompat = true;
+  };
+
   programs = {
     zsh.enable = true;
   };
@@ -162,8 +187,22 @@
   environment = {
     sessionVariables = {MOZ_USE_XINPUT2 = "1";};
     systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      config.boot.kernelPackages.perf
+config.boot.kernelPackages.perf
     ];
+    gnome.excludePackages = (with pkgs; [
+      atomix # puzzle game
+      cheese # webcam tool
+      epiphany # web browser
+      geary # email reader
+      gedit # text editor
+      gnome-characters
+      gnome-music
+      gnome-photos
+      gnome-tour
+      hitori # sudoku game
+      iagno # go game
+      tali # poker game
+    ]);
   };
 
   systemd.sleep.extraConfig = ''
@@ -183,7 +222,7 @@
       "loglevel=3"
       "rd.systemd.show_status=false"
       "rd.udev.log_level=3"
-      "udev.lqog_priority=3"
+      "udev.log_priority=3"
     ];
     loader.timeout = 0;
   };
diff --git a/hosts/laptop/home.nix b/hosts/laptop/home.nix
index b1fb75f..3c5a879 100644
--- a/hosts/laptop/home.nix
+++ b/hosts/laptop/home.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 }: {
   imports = [
     ../home/home_common.nix
+    ../home/gnome.nix
   ];
 
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
   home = {
     packages = with pkgs; [
       firefox
-      chromium #this might replace firefox
       keepassxc
       thunderbird
       blender