diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 0cc8e47..a5a422c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1692099905,
-        "narHash": "sha256-/pSusGhmIdSdAaywQRFA5dVbfdIzlWQTecM+E46+cJ0=",
+        "lastModified": 1706981411,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cLbLPTL1CDmETVh4p0nQtvoF+FSEjsnJTFpTxhXywhQ=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "2a6679aa9cc3872c29ba2a57fe1b71b3e3c5649f",
+        "rev": "652fda4ca6dafeb090943422c34ae9145787af37",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "nix-community",
-        "ref": "release-23.05",
+        "ref": "release-23.11",
         "repo": "home-manager",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -281,16 +281,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1692339729,
-        "narHash": "sha256-TUK76/Pqm9qIDjEGd27Lz9EiBIvn5F70JWDmEQ4Y5DQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1707650010,
+        "narHash": "sha256-dOhphIA4MGrH4ElNCy/OlwmN24MsnEqFjRR6+RY7jZw=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "ae521bd4e460b076a455dca8b13f4151489a725c",
+        "rev": "809cca784b9f72a5ad4b991e0e7bcf8890f9c3a6",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-23.05",
+        "ref": "nixos-23.11",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4fbe5fe..af2871f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     description = "spec's nixos configs";
 
     inputs = {
-        nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-23.05";
+        nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-23.11";
         nixos-hardware.url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/master";
         sops-nix.url = "github:Mic92/sops-nix";
         xremap.url = "github:xremap/nix-flake";
         hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
         home-manager = {
-            url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/release-23.05";
+            url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/release-23.11";
             inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
         };
         disko = {
@@ -67,16 +67,15 @@
                         ./modules/system/desktop-environments/tuigreet.nix
                         ./modules/system/desktop-environments/hyprland.nix
                         ./modules/system/desktop-environments/budgie.nix
+                        ./modules/system/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
                         ./hosts/katana/default.nix
                         ./hosts/katana/bluetooth.nix
                         ./hosts/katana/networkd.nix
                         ./hosts/katana/system-pkgs.nix
                         ./modules/system/services/docker.nix
                         ./modules/system/services/openssh.nix
-                        ./modules/system/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
                         ./modules/system/services/syncthing.nix
                         ./modules/system/services/tailscale.nix
-                        
                     ] #extra modules to be loaded by nixos
                     [
                        hyprland.homeManagerModules.default
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@
                         ./modules/home-manager/zoxide.nix
                         ./modules/home-manager/ncspot.nix
                         ./modules/home-manager/zellij.nix
-                        ./modules/home-manager/nushell.nix
                         ./modules/home-manager/direnv.nix
                         ./modules/home-manager/home-manager.nix
                         ./modules/home-manager/starship.nix
diff --git a/hosts/katana/default.nix b/hosts/katana/default.nix
index acc8faf..2889cc3 100644
--- a/hosts/katana/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/katana/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
   services = {
     printing.enable = true;
     xserver = {
-      displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
       layout = "us";
       xkbVariant = "";
     };
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
       hyprland.enable = false;
       gnome.enable = false;
       budgie.enable = true;
-      displayManager.tuigreet.enable = true;
+      displayManager.tuigreet.enable = false;
     };
   };
   fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/hosts/katana/system-pkgs.nix b/hosts/katana/system-pkgs.nix
index f455b14..6deb3f8 100644
--- a/hosts/katana/system-pkgs.nix
+++ b/hosts/katana/system-pkgs.nix
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@
         felix-fm
         gitui
         spotify
+        zulip
   ];
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/alacritty.nix b/modules/home-manager/alacritty.nix
index 752b5f8..74f9815 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/alacritty.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/alacritty.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             lines = 25;
           };
           decorations = "full";
-          opacity = 0.9;
+          opacity = 1.0;
           title = "Alacritty";
         };
         font = {
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/nushell.nix b/modules/home-manager/nushell.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c891a86..0000000
--- a/modules/home-manager/nushell.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, config, lib, ...}:
-{
-  programs.nushell = {
-    enable = false;
-  };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/system/desktop-environments/budgie.nix b/modules/system/desktop-environments/budgie.nix
index 23873b5..babee3f 100644
--- a/modules/system/desktop-environments/budgie.nix
+++ b/modules/system/desktop-environments/budgie.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ in {
   
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       budgie.budgie-desktop-with-plugins
+      lightdm
     ];
     services.xserver = {
       enable = true;
       desktopManager.budgie.enable = true;
+      displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
     };
+  };
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/desktop-environments/gnome.nix b/modules/system/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
index c752e58..3ddab26 100644
--- a/modules/system/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
+++ b/modules/system/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ in {
               enable = true;
               wayland = true;
             };
-            # defaultSession = lib.mkDefault "gnome";
+            defaultSession = lib.mkDefault "budgie-desktop";
           };
         desktopManager = {
           xterm.enable = false;
-          gnome.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+          # gnome.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
       };
   };
diff --git a/users/speccon18/home.nix b/users/speccon18/home.nix
index 4b334ff..215c83c 100644
--- a/users/speccon18/home.nix
+++ b/users/speccon18/home.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       firefox
       discord
       gimp
-      obsidian
+      # obsidian
       neofetch
       vlc
       remmina