diff --git a/profiles/core/common.nix b/profiles/core/common.nix
index 060719c2..af41ac15 100644
--- a/profiles/core/common.nix
+++ b/profiles/core/common.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		pwgen
 	  glow
 		gitAndTools.gitFull
+    dig
 	  #neovim defined in ./nvim.nix
     #wofi
 		#firefox
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
 	  #wire-desktop
 		#tdesktop
 		#feedreader
-    newsflash
+    #newsflash
     #syncthing
 	  dijo
 	  #kdeconnect
@@ -86,12 +87,17 @@
 	  #nextcloud-client
     #zsh-powerlevel10k
 	  powerline-fonts
-	  supercollider
+    #supercollider
 	  haskellPackages.tidal
 	  pandoc
 	];
 
-	programs.bash.enableCompletion = true;
+  #programs.bash.enableCompletion = true;
+  environment.shellAliases = {
+    "cat": "bat";
+    "ls":"exa";
+    "grep": "rg";
+  };    
 
 	# needed for vcv-rack
 	nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;