diff --git a/configs/admin-essentials.nix b/configs/admin-essentials.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5faf2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/admin-essentials.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  niveumPackages,
+  ...
+}: {
+  environment.systemPackages = [
+    pkgs.htop
+    pkgs.w3m
+    pkgs.wget
+    # ARCHIVE TOOLS
+    pkgs.unzip
+    pkgs.unrar
+    pkgs.p7zip
+    pkgs.zip
+    # MONITORS
+    pkgs.iotop # I/O load monitor
+    pkgs.iftop # interface bandwidth monitor
+    pkgs.lsof # list open files
+    pkgs.psmisc # for killall, pstree
+    # SHELL
+    pkgs.fd # better find
+    pkgs.tree
+    pkgs.parallel # for parallel, since moreutils shadows task spooler
+    pkgs.ripgrep # better grep
+    pkgs.rlwrap
+    pkgs.progress # display progress bars for pipes
+    pkgs.file # determine file type
+    pkgs.gdu # ncurses disk usage (ncdu is broken)
+    pkgs.rmlint # remove duplicate files
+    pkgs.jq # json toolkit
+    pkgs.jless # less(1) for json
+    pkgs.fq # toolkit for yaml, xml and binaries
+    pkgs.bc # calculator
+    pkgs.pari # gp -- better calculator
+    pkgs.ts
+    niveumPackages.vimv
+    niveumPackages.vg
+    niveumPackages.fkill
+    niveumPackages.cyberlocker-tools
+    niveumPackages.untilport
+    niveumPackages.kpaste
+    # HARDWARE
+    pkgs.usbutils # for lsusb
+    pkgs.pciutils # for lspci
+    pkgs.lshw # for lshw
+  ];
+
+  environment.shellAliases = let
+    take = pkgs.writers.writeDash "take" ''
+      mkdir "$1" && cd "$1"
+    '';
+    cdt = pkgs.writers.writeDash "cdt" ''
+      cd "$(mktemp -d)"
+      pwd
+    '';
+    wcd = pkgs.writers.writeDash "wcd" ''
+      cd "$(readlink "$(${pkgs.which}/bin/which --skip-alias "$1")" | xargs dirname)/.."
+    '';
+    where = pkgs.writers.writeDash "where" ''
+      readlink "$(${pkgs.which}/bin/which --skip-alias "$1")" | xargs dirname
+    '';
+  in {
+    "ß" = "${pkgs.util-linux}/bin/setsid";
+    nixi = "nix repl '<nixpkgs>'";
+    take = "source ${take}";
+
+    wcd = "source ${wcd}";
+    where = "source ${where}";
+    # temporary files and directories
+    cdt = "source ${cdt}";
+    vit = "$EDITOR $(mktemp)";
+    # file safety
+    mv = "mv --interactive";
+    rm = "rm --interactive";
+    cp = "cp --interactive";
+    # colours
+    cat = "${pkgs.bat}/bin/bat --theme=ansi --style=plain";
+    l = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso --almost-all";
+    ls = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso";
+    ll = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso -l";
+    la = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso --almost-all -l";
+    ip = "${pkgs.iproute2}/bin/ip -c";
+    # systemd
+    s = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl";
+    us = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/configs/default.nix b/configs/default.nix
index bbbc1bc..32c819d 100644
--- a/configs/default.nix
+++ b/configs/default.nix
@@ -98,48 +98,17 @@ in {
     {
       environment.interactiveShellInit = "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/projects/niveum";
       environment.shellAliases = let
-        wcd = pkgs.writers.writeDash "wcd" ''
-          cd "$(readlink "$(${pkgs.which}/bin/which --skip-alias "$1")" | xargs dirname)/.."
-        '';
-        where = pkgs.writers.writeDash "where" ''
-          readlink "$(${pkgs.which}/bin/which --skip-alias "$1")" | xargs dirname
-        '';
-        take = pkgs.writers.writeDash "take" ''
-          mkdir "$1" && cd "$1"
-        '';
-        cdt = pkgs.writers.writeDash "cdt" ''
-          cd "$(mktemp -d)"
-          pwd
-        '';
         swallow = command: "${niveumPackages.swallow}/bin/swallow ${command}";
       in {
-        "ß" = "${pkgs.util-linux}/bin/setsid";
-        cat = "${pkgs.bat}/bin/bat --theme=ansi --style=plain";
         chromium-incognito = "chromium --user-data-dir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/chr.XXXXXX) --no-first-run --incognito";
-        cp = "cp --interactive";
-        ip = "${pkgs.iproute2}/bin/ip -c";
-        l = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso --almost-all";
-        ls = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso";
-        ll = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso -l";
-        la = "ls --color=auto --time-style=long-iso --almost-all -l";
-        mv = "mv --interactive";
-        nixi = "nix repl '<nixpkgs>'";
-        ns = "nix-shell --run zsh";
         o = "${pkgs.xdg-utils}/bin/xdg-open";
+        ns = "nix-shell --run zsh";
         pbcopy = "${pkgs.xclip}/bin/xclip -selection clipboard -in";
         pbpaste = "${pkgs.xclip}/bin/xclip -selection clipboard -out";
-        rm = "rm --interactive";
-        s = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl";
-        take = "source ${take}";
-        cdt = "source ${cdt}";
-        vit = "$EDITOR $(mktemp)";
         tmux = "${pkgs.tmux}/bin/tmux -2";
         sxiv = swallow "${pkgs.nsxiv}/bin/nsxiv";
         zathura = swallow "${pkgs.zathura}/bin/zathura";
-        us = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user";
-        wcd = "source ${wcd}";
         im = "${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh weechat@makanek -t tmux attach-session -t IM";
-        where = "source ${where}";
         yt = "${pkgs.yt-dlp}/bin/yt-dlp --add-metadata -ic"; # Download video link
         yta = "${pkgs.yt-dlp}/bin/yt-dlp --add-metadata -xic"; # Download with audio
       };
@@ -240,6 +209,7 @@ in {
       };
     }
     ./android.nix
+    ./admin-essentials.nix
     ./stylix.nix
     ./alacritty.nix
     ./backup.nix
diff --git a/configs/packages.nix b/configs/packages.nix
index 1f97475..e2fc1dd 100644
--- a/configs/packages.nix
+++ b/configs/packages.nix
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ in {
     aria2
     firefox
     tdesktop
-    w3m
-    wget
     whois
     dnsutils
     # FILE MANAGERS
@@ -77,44 +75,19 @@ in {
     imagemagick
     exiftool
     nsxiv
-    # ARCHIVE TOOLS
-    unzip
-    unrar
-    p7zip
-    zip
-    # MONITORS
-    htop
-    iotop # I/O load monitor
-    iftop # interface bandwidth monitor
-    lsof # list open files
-    psmisc # for killall, pstree
     # SHELL
     bat # better cat
-    fd # better find
-    file # determine file type
     dos2unix
     genpass # generate passwords
-    gdu # ncurses disk usage (ncdu is broken)
-    rmlint # remove duplicate files
     gcc
     python3Packages.jsonschema # json validation
-    jq # json toolkit
     pup # html toolkit
     htmlq
     xsv # csv toolkit
-    fq # toolkit for yaml, xml and binaries
     man-pages
     man-pages-posix
-    tree
     exfat # to mount windows drives
-    parallel # for parallel, since moreutils shadows task spooler
-    ripgrep # better grep
-    rlwrap
-    progress # display progress bars for pipes
     # HARDWARE TOOLS
-    usbutils # for lsusb
-    pciutils # for lspci
-    lshw # for lshw
     arandr # xrandr for noobs
     libnotify # for notify-send
     xclip # clipboard CLI
@@ -141,8 +114,6 @@ in {
     niveumPackages.hc # print files as qr codes
     yt-dlp
     espeak
-    bc # calculator
-    pari # gp -- better calculator
     rink # unit converter
     niveumPackages.auc
     niveumPackages.cheat-sh
@@ -165,18 +136,13 @@ in {
     niveumPackages.meteo
     niveumPackages.mahlzeit
     niveumPackages.jq-lsp
-    niveumPackages.vimv
     niveumPackages.swallow # window swallowing
     niveumPackages.literature-quote
-    jless # less(1) for json
     niveumPackages.booksplit
     niveumPackages.dmenu-randr
     niveumPackages.dmenu-bluetooth
     niveumPackages.manual-sort
     niveumPackages.dns-sledgehammer
-    ts
-    niveumPackages.vg
-    niveumPackages.fkill
     niveumPackages.wttr
     niveumPackages.unicodmenu
     niveumPackages.emailmenu
@@ -227,9 +193,6 @@ in {
 
     #krebs
     niveumPackages.dic
-    niveumPackages.cyberlocker-tools
-    niveumPackages.untilport
-    niveumPackages.kpaste
     config.nur.repos.mic92.ircsink
 
     (haskellPackages.ghcWithHoogle (hs: [
diff --git a/systems/ful/configuration.nix b/systems/ful/configuration.nix
index 79d0a8f..ddba201 100644
--- a/systems/ful/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/ful/configuration.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in {
     ../../configs/retiolum.nix
     ../../configs/sshd.nix
     ../../configs/nix.nix
+    ../../configs/admin-essentials.nix
   ];
 
   niveum.passport = {
diff --git a/systems/makanek/configuration.nix b/systems/makanek/configuration.nix
index 4b10be2..ac0179b 100644
--- a/systems/makanek/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/makanek/configuration.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ in {
     ../../configs/spacetime.nix
     ../../configs/sshd.nix
     ../../configs/telegram-bots
+    ../../configs/admin-essentials.nix
   ];
 
   services.restic.backups.niveum = {
diff --git a/systems/manakish/configuration.nix b/systems/manakish/configuration.nix
index 1cc3d88..00e547a 100644
--- a/systems/manakish/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/manakish/configuration.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ in {
     ../../configs/default.nix
     ../../configs/battery.nix
     ../../configs/wpa_supplicant.nix
+    ../../configs/admin-essentials.nix
   ];
 
   age.secrets = {
diff --git a/systems/tabula/configuration.nix b/systems/tabula/configuration.nix
index f3d5614..e9a2a78 100644
--- a/systems/tabula/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/tabula/configuration.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ in {
     ../../configs/retiolum.nix
     ../../configs/sshd.nix
     ../../configs/nix.nix
+    ../../configs/admin-essentials.nix
   ];
 
   age.secrets = {
diff --git a/systems/tahina/configuration.nix b/systems/tahina/configuration.nix
index fde04b7..e044d8b 100644
--- a/systems/tahina/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/tahina/configuration.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ in {
     ../../configs/sshd.nix
     ../../configs/retiolum.nix
     ../../configs/nix.nix
+    ../../configs/admin-essentials.nix
   ];
 
   age.secrets = {
diff --git a/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix b/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix
index 54ba2d2..0db05f9 100644
--- a/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ in {
     ../../configs/tmux.nix
     ../../configs/wpa_supplicant.nix
     ../../configs/nix.nix
+    ../../configs/admin-essentials.nix
   ];
 
   services.pipewire.systemWide = true;