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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+#	imports = [
+#		./nvim.nix
+#	  ./unstable.nix
+#	];
+
+
+	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+		htop
+		iftop
+		wget
+		curl
+    exa
+    bat
+    fd
+    ag
+    viu
+    w3m
+    ranger
+    ripgrep
+		tcpdump
+		whois
+		mtr
+		file
+		lsof
+	  atool
+		inotify-tools
+	  strace
+		zip
+		unzip
+		rsync
+		tmux
+		pwgen
+	  glow
+		gitAndTools.gitFull
+	  #neovim defined in ./nvim.nix
+    #wofi
+		#firefox
+		#fractal
+	  #pinentry_gnome
+		pass
+		gcc
+		less
+		mpv
+		zathura
+	  #qmk_firmware
+		python3
+	  gdb
+    #vcv-rack
+	  #xdotool
+	  #neofetch
+	  #calibre
+		#openvpn
+    #gimp
+	  xxd
+    #tilix
+	  kitty
+		taskwarrior
+		gnupg
+    #openjdk
+    #glslviewer
+    #filezilla
+		#signal-desktop
+	  #wire-desktop
+		#tdesktop
+		#feedreader
+    newsflash
+    #syncthing
+	  dijo
+	  #kdeconnect
+	  #ssb-patchwork
+    #gnome3.gnome-tweaks
+	  #gnome3.pomodoro
+		#gnomeExtensions.gsconnect
+		#gnomeExtensions.taskwhisperer
+	  #gnome3.networkmanager-openvpn
+		#python3Packages.youtube-dl
+    #appimage-run
+    #home-manager
+		libreoffice
+		fontconfig
+    #hugo
+	  #processing
+	  #nextcloud-client
+    #zsh-powerlevel10k
+	  powerline-fonts
+	  supercollider
+	  haskellPackages.tidal
+	  pandoc
+	];
+
+	programs.bash.enableCompletion = true;
+
+	# needed for vcv-rack
+	nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; 
+
+  #system.copySystemConfiguration = true;
+  #services.syncthing = {
+  #  enable = true;
+	#  openDefaultPorts = true;
+	#  systemService = true;
+	#  user    = "anish";
+	#  dataDir = "/home/anish/usr/syncthing";
+	#};
+
+	#zsh powerlevel10k
+  #programs.zsh.enable = true;
+	#programs.zsh.promptInit = "source ${pkgs.zsh-powerlevel10k}/share/zsh-powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme";
+	#users.users.anish.shell = pkgs.zsh;
+
+	#android 
+	programs.adb.enable = true;
+	users.users.anish.extraGroups = ["adbusers"];
+
+}