diff --git a/arch/base.deps b/arch/base
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/base.deps
rename to arch/base
diff --git a/arch/i3.deps b/arch/i3
similarity index 79%
rename from arch/i3.deps
rename to arch/i3
index b5546e9..49a74bc 100644
--- a/arch/i3.deps
+++ b/arch/i3
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+picom
+polybar
 feh
 imagemagick
 rofi
diff --git a/arch/nvim.deps b/arch/nvim
similarity index 94%
rename from arch/nvim.deps
rename to arch/nvim
index c5b666a..b1336a6 100644
--- a/arch/nvim.deps
+++ b/arch/nvim
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@ typescript-language-server
 lua-language-server
 rust-analyzer
 # various tools
-npm
-yarn
 xclip
diff --git a/bin/arch_package_installer.sh b/bin/arch_package_installer.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..50299e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/arch_package_installer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Expects a file with pacakge names on newlines in $1
+# Will skip lines beginning in a #
+#
+# Rationale:
+# I hated how long it took to extract cached AUR packages just to tell me that
+# it is up to date and skip installation. 
+# This helper loops over arguments and installs only packages not already on the system.
+# Then the built in package manager can maintain these packages
+
+packages=`cat "$1" | grep -v '#'`
+
+for package in "$packages" ; do
+    echo "$package"
+    continue
+    needed=`yay -Qi "$package" 2>&1 >/dev/null`
+    [ -n "$needed" ] && yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --nocleanmenu --noupgrademenu -S "$package"
+done
diff --git a/meta/configs/arch.base.yaml b/meta/configs/arch.base.yaml
index bee1e10..c3fef3c 100644
--- a/meta/configs/arch.base.yaml
+++ b/meta/configs/arch.base.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - shell:
   - [arch/yay_installer, Installing yay]
-  - 
-    command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S `cat arch/base.deps | grep -v '#'`"
-    description: "Installing base dependancies"
+  - [bin/arch_package_installer.sh arch/base, installing base dependancies]
+    #command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S `cat arch/base.deps | grep -v '#'`"
+    #description: "Installing base dependancies"
 
diff --git a/meta/configs/arch.i3.yaml b/meta/configs/arch.i3.yaml
index 5a94053..6ab9164 100644
--- a/meta/configs/arch.i3.yaml
+++ b/meta/configs/arch.i3.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 - shell:
-  - 
-    command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S `cat arch/i3.deps | grep -v '#'`"
-    description: "Installing i3 dependancies"
+  - [bin/arch_package_installer.sh arch/i3, Installing i3 dependancies]
+    #command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S `cat arch/i3.deps | grep -v '#'`"
+    #description: "Installing i3 dependancies"
diff --git a/meta/configs/arch.nvim.yaml b/meta/configs/arch.nvim.yaml
index f9ecc76..a473abe 100644
--- a/meta/configs/arch.nvim.yaml
+++ b/meta/configs/arch.nvim.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - shell:
-  - 
-    command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S `cat arch/nvim.deps | grep -v '#'`"
-    description: "Installing base dependancies"
-    stderr: true
-    stdout: true
+  - [bin/arch_package_installer.sh arch/nvim, Installing nvim dependancies]
+    # command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S `cat arch/nvim.deps | grep -v '#'`"
+    # description: "Installing base dependancies"
+    # stderr: true
+    # stdout: true
 
diff --git a/meta/configs/arch.picom.yaml b/meta/configs/arch.picom.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a1aef9..0000000
--- a/meta/configs/arch.picom.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-- shell:
-  - 
-    command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S picom"
-    description: "Installing picom"
-
diff --git a/meta/configs/arch.polybar.yaml b/meta/configs/arch.polybar.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e7dc953..0000000
--- a/meta/configs/arch.polybar.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-- shell:
-  - 
-    command: "yay --sudoloop --nodiffmenu --noeditmenu --noupgrademenu --nocleanmenu --noredownload --norebuild --useask --needed -S polybar"
-    description: "Installing polybar"
-
diff --git a/meta/configs/neovim.yaml b/meta/configs/neovim.yaml
index d7f3760..6bd0908 100644
--- a/meta/configs/neovim.yaml
+++ b/meta/configs/neovim.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     ~/.local/share/nvim/site: editors/neovim/site
 
 - shell:
-    - [cd editors/neovim/site/pack/markdown/start/markdown-preview.nvim && yarn install && NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider yarn build, building markdown preview]
+    - [cd editors/neovim/site/pack/markdown/start/markdown-preview.nvim/app && ./install.sh, building markdown preview]
+#- [cd editors/neovim/site/pack/markdown/start/markdown-preview.nvim && yarn install --checkfiles && NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider yarn build, building markdown preview]
diff --git a/meta/profiles/arch b/meta/profiles/arch
index b0124e1..fca1e2d 100644
--- a/meta/profiles/arch
+++ b/meta/profiles/arch
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 arch.base
 arch.i3
-arch.picom
-arch.polybar
 arch.nvim
 neovim
 zsh