diff --git a/01ubuntu.sh b/01ubuntu.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3da834f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01ubuntu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# setup mirror source
+MRUM="main restricted universe multiverse"
+cat > /etc/apt/sources.list << EOF
+deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic $MRUM
+deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-updates $MRUM
+deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-security $MRUM
+deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-backports $MRUM
+EOF
+
+# update
+apt update && apt upgrade -y
+
+# deliberate decision to use distro docker and not latest
+PKGS="
+    apt-file
+    apt-utils
+    bash-completion
+    build-essential
+    byobu
+    command-not-found
+    cryptsetup-bin
+    docker.io
+    gconf-service
+    gconf2
+    git
+    golang-go
+    gvfs-bin
+    htop
+    libasound2
+    libcurl4
+    libgtk-3-0
+    libnotify4
+    libnss3
+    libx11-xcb1
+    libxkbfile1
+    libxss1
+    libxtst6
+    lsof
+    ntp
+    ntpdate
+    openssh-server
+    pbzip2
+    pv
+    python-pip
+    python3-dev
+    python3-pip
+    ruby
+    software-properties-common
+    strace
+    vim
+    xdg-utils
+"
+
+apt install -y $PKGS
+
+# update apt-file cache
+apt-file update
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ff0b9e7..6d19ddd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,49 +1,52 @@
 FROM ubuntu:18.04
 
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
-
-ADD ./setup-mirror /tmp/setup-mirror
-RUN bash /tmp/setup-mirror && rm /tmp/setup-mirror
-
-RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y
-
-# deliberate decision to use distro docker and not latest
-
-RUN apt install -y \
-    apt-file \
-    bash-completion \
-    build-essential \
-    byobu \
-    command-not-found \
-    docker.io \
-    git \
-    golang-go \
-    ntp \
-    ntpdate \
-    openssh-server \
-    python-pip \
-    python3-dev \
-    python3-pip \
-    ruby \
-    software-properties-common \
-    vim
-
-RUN apt-file update
-
-
-RUN apt install -y powerline
-RUN apt install -y htop
-RUN apt install -y cryptsetup-bin
+ADD ./01ubuntu.sh /tmp/01ubuntu.sh
+RUN bash /tmp/01ubuntu.sh && rm /tmp/01ubuntu.sh
 
 ########################################################
 #####  python3 stuff
 ########################################################
+RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip3 install awscli
 RUN pip3 install httpie
 RUN pip3 install pipenv
+RUN pip3 install powerline-shell
+RUN pip3 install virtualenv
 
 ########################################################
 #####  nvm
 ########################################################
 RUN git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git /usr/local/nvm
 ADD ./nvmsetup.sh /etc/profile.d/nvmsetup.sh
+RUN \
+    source /etc/profile.d/nvmsetup.sh && \
+    nvm install --lts && \
+    nvm use default
+
+########################################################
+#####  ruby
+########################################################
+RUN gem install bundler
+RUN gem install rake
+
+########################################################
+#####  atom
+########################################################
+ADD https://atom.io/download/deb /tmp/atom.deb
+RUN dpkg -i /tmp/atom.deb
+
+########################################################
+#####  javascript, my favorite
+########################################################
+# FIXME(sneak)
+# yarn babel create-react-app jetpack prettier
+
+# yes i know yarn says not to install it this way
+RUN \
+    source /etc/profile.d/nvmsetup.sh && \
+    nvm use default && \
+    npm install -g npm && \
+    npm install -g yarn
+
+RUN yarn global add prettier
+RUN yarn global add create-react-app
diff --git a/setup-mirror b/setup-mirror
deleted file mode 100644
index 502d3ca..0000000
--- a/setup-mirror
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-MRUM="main restricted universe multiverse"
-
-cat > /etc/apt/sources.list << EOF
-deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic $MRUM
-deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-updates $MRUM
-deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-security $MRUM
-deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-backports $MRUM
-EOF