diff --git a/scripts/02_setup_programs.sh b/scripts/02_setup_programs.sh
index ff14c0b..bba4434 100755
--- a/scripts/02_setup_programs.sh
+++ b/scripts/02_setup_programs.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ sudo pacman -S --noconfirm ueberzug # ranger image previewer
 
 # nvim
 sudo pacman -S --noconfirm neovim
+sudo pacman -S --noconfirm xclip
+
 sudo pacman -S --noconfirm lazygit
 
 # lunarvim
diff --git a/scripts/03_setup_gui_programs.sh b/scripts/03_setup_gui_programs.sh
index 2d95518..cee026e 100755
--- a/scripts/03_setup_gui_programs.sh
+++ b/scripts/03_setup_gui_programs.sh
@@ -3,17 +3,32 @@
 # GUI Programs
 # run the 02_setup_programs.sh first
 
+installed() {
+  if command -v "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
 # brave
-paru -S --noconfirm brave-bin
+if ! installed "brave" ; then
+  yay -S --noconfirm brave-bin
+fi
 
 # obsidian
-sudo pacman -S --noconfirm obsidian
+if ! installed "obsidian" ; then
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm obsidian
+fi
 
 # keepassxc
-sudo pacman -S --noconfirm keepassxc
+if ! installed "keepassxc" ; then
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm keepassxc
+fi
 
 # syncthing
-sudo pacman -S --noconfirm syncthing
-systemctl --user enable syncthing
-systemctl --user start syncthing
+if ! installed "syncthing" ; then
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm syncthing
+  systemctl --user enable syncthing
+  systemctl --user start syncthing
+fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/04_setup_languages.sh b/scripts/04_setup_languages.sh
index 0821c11..7fe570c 100755
--- a/scripts/04_setup_languages.sh
+++ b/scripts/04_setup_languages.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+installed() {
+  if command -v "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
 # python
-sudo pacman -S --noconfirm python python-pip
+if ! installed "python" ; then
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm python python-pip
+fi
 
 # node
-sudo pacman -S --noconfirm nvm
-source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
-nvm install node
+if ! installed "node" ; then
+  yay -S --noconfirm nvm
+  source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
+  nvm install node
+fi
 
-#sudo pacman -S --noconfirm rustup
-rustup default stable
+if ! installed "cargo" ; then
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm rustup
+  rustup default stable
+fi