diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 554972d..966c634 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #install pre-req.
-echo "installing required packages"
-bash deps.sh
+echo -n "Which Linux flavor will we be installing programs for? (u/o)"; read answer
+if [[ $answer = "U" ]] || [[ $answer = "u" ]]; then
+	bash udeps.sh
+elif [[ $answer = "O" ]] || [[ $answer = "o" ]]; then
+	bash odeps.sh
+else 
+	echo "Aborting!"	
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 #setup prezto
 echo "Initializing Prezto"
diff --git a/odeps.sh b/odeps.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c582ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/odeps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#These are the programs I expect to find on any install
+
+echo "installing base dependencies"
+sudo zypper install git \
+	stow \
+	etckeeper \
+	tmux \
+	zsh \
+        vim \
+	powerline\
+	htop \
+	mc \
+	curl \
+
+read -n1 -p $'Does this system need ssh access?\n' REPLY
+	if [[ $REPLY == [Yy] ]]; then 
+		sudo zypper install openssh-server
+	fi
+read -n1 -p $'\nDoes this system have a GUI?\n' REPLY
+	if [[ $REPLY == [Yy] ]]; then 
+		sudo zypper install emacs 
+	else 
+		sudo zypper install emacs-nox
+	fi
+
diff --git a/deps.sh b/udeps.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from deps.sh
rename to udeps.sh