diff --git a/user_ubuntu.sh b/user_ubuntu.sh
index 58917f7..4f5f00b 100755
--- a/user_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/user_ubuntu.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ usertest() {
 
 dev() {
   echo "Developer tools..."
-  sudo snap install nvim --classic
+  # install neovim through appimage (no snaps)
+  sudo curl https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.6.1/nvim.appimage -LJo "/usr/local/bin/nvim"
+  sudo chmod +x "/usr/local/bin/nvim"
+  # install nodejs (coc in neovim)
   sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
 }
 
@@ -53,12 +56,17 @@ sysinfo() {
 
 shell() {
   sudo apt install -y zsh
-  sudo snap install starship
+  curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh
 }
 
 browsers() {
   sudo apt remove -y firefox
-  sudo snap install brave
+  # install brave
+  sudo apt install apt-transport-https -y
+  sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
+  echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
+  sudo apt update -y
+  sudo apt install brave-browser -y
 }
 
 torbrowser() {
@@ -66,7 +74,17 @@ torbrowser() {
 }
 
 meetings() {
-  sudo snap install skype zoom-client
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/repos"
+
+  # install skype
+  curl https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.deb -LJo "$HOME/repos/skypeforlinux.deb"
+  sudo apt install "$HOME/repos/skypeforlinux.deb" -y
+
+  # install zoom
+  curl https://zoom.us/client/latest/zoom_amd64.deb -LJo "$HOME/repos/zoomus.deb"
+  sudo apt install "$HOME/repos/zoomus.deb" -y
+
+  # install mt
   sudo curl -LJ https://github.com/junikimm717/mt/releases/download/33627ab/mt -o /usr/local/bin/mt
   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mt
 }
@@ -94,12 +112,13 @@ dotfiles() {
 
 competitiveprogramming() {
   echo "CP Compilers..."
-  sudo dnf install clang clang-tools-extra
+  sudo apt install clang clang-tools-extra
   cd "$HOME" || exit 1;
   git clone https://git.junickim.me/junikimm717/linuxcp "$HOME/cp"
 }
 
-(usertest && dev && sysinfo && shell && browsers && torbrowser && meetings && plugins && dotfiles) || exit 1
+#(usertest && dev && sysinfo && shell && browsers && torbrowser && meetings && plugins && dotfiles) || exit 1
+(browsers) || exit 1
 
 cat <<EOF
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