diff --git a/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim b/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
index 6437ad6..9a38216 160000
--- a/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+++ b/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6437ad6df4a3e6a87c5fb8bd2b8aadb277ec9c87
+Subproject commit 9a38216a1c0c597f978d73547d37681fc689c90d
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 26d302b..59969dc 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ Plugin 'vim-airline/vim-airline'
 Plugin 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes'
 Plugin 'Yggdroot/indentLine'
 Plugin 'ajh17/VimCompletesMe'
-Plugin 'ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim'
+"Plugin 'ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim'
+Plugin 'mhinz/vim-startify'
+Plugin 'vim-syntastic/syntastic'
 
 " All of your Plugins must be added before the following line
 call vundle#end()            " required
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 157df82..727071d 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/zsh
+#!/bin/bash
 #install pre-req.
 echo "installing required packages"
 ./deps.zsh
diff --git a/package.patch b/package.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 108aeff..0000000
--- a/package.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
---- packages.el	2017-09-26 14:44:01.743525901 -0400
-+++ packages_fixed.el	2017-09-26 14:37:53.824574000 -0400
-@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
-     dracula-theme
-     espresso-theme
-     farmhouse-theme
--    firebelly-theme
-+    ;firebelly-theme
-     flatland-theme
-     flatui-theme
-     gandalf-theme
-@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@
-     monochrome-theme
-     mustang-theme
-     naquadah-theme
--    niflheim-theme
-+    ;niflheim-theme
-     noctilux-theme
-     obsidian-theme
-     occidental-theme
-     omtose-phellack-theme
-     oldlace-theme
-     organic-green-theme
--    pastels-on-dark-theme
-+    ;pastels-on-dark-theme
-     phoenix-dark-mono-theme
-     phoenix-dark-pink-theme
-     planet-theme
-@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
-     ;; contains error
-     ; tommyh-theme
-     toxi-theme
--    tronesque-theme
-+    ;tronesque-theme
-     twilight-anti-bright-theme
-     twilight-bright-theme
-     twilight-theme
diff --git a/scripts/swapcaps.sh b/scripts/escaps.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/swapcaps.sh
rename to scripts/escaps.sh
diff --git a/scripts/iosch.sh b/scripts/iosch.sh
index 92648a3..16d48ce 100755
--- a/scripts/iosch.sh
+++ b/scripts/iosch.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-echo "# set cfq scheduler for rotating disks" >> /etc/udev/rules.d/60-schedulers.rules
-echo "ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/rotational}=="1", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="cfq"" >> /etc/udev/rules.d/60-schedulers.rules
-echo "# set deadline scheduler for non-rotating disks" >> /etc/udev/rules.d/60-schedulers.rules
-echo "ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/rotational}=="0", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="deadline"" >> /etc/udev/rules.d/60-schedulers.rules
+sudo touch /etc/udev/rules.d/60-schedulers.rules  
+sudo cat > /etc/udev/rules.d/60-schedulers.rules << EOF
+#set cfq scheduler for rotating disks
+ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/rotational}=="1", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="cfq"
+
+#set deadline scheduler for non-rotating disks
+ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/rotational}=="0", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="deadline"  
+EOF
+
diff --git a/scripts/swappiness.sh b/scripts/swappiness.sh
index d375a43..3187e09 100755
--- a/scripts/swappiness.sh
+++ b/scripts/swappiness.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-if [ $1 -n]
-then 
-	echo "Please provide a number to set swappiness value!" && exit 1
-else 
-	echo "vm.swappiness="$1
+if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]
+        then echo "Please run as root"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]
+then 
+	echo "Please provide a number to set swappiness value!" && exit 2
+else 
+	sudo echo "vm.swappiness="$1 >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+        sudo sysctl -p
 fi
 
diff --git a/spacemacs.zsh b/spacemacs.zsh
index 2ed564f..5c71ac8 100755
--- a/spacemacs.zsh
+++ b/spacemacs.zsh
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@ ln -s /home/`whoami`/stevset/.spacemacs /home/`whoami`/.spacemacs
 #init spacemacs in the background
 git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs ~/.emacs.d
 
-#Patch theme file to squelch error messages
-cp package.patch /home/stev/.emacs.d/layers/+themes/themes-megapack/
-cd /home/`whoami`/.emacs.d/layers/+themes/themes-megapack
-patch < package.patch
-rm package.patch