diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+++ b/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+stow gtk nix x
diff --git a/x/XCompose.symlink b/x/.XCompose
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rename from x/XCompose.symlink
rename to x/.XCompose
diff --git a/x/Xdefaults.symlink b/x/.Xdefaults
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rename from x/Xdefaults.symlink
rename to x/.Xdefaults
diff --git a/x/.xsession b/x/.xsession
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+++ b/x/.xsession
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# compose led - not working
+# export _XKB_OPTIONS_ENABLE=1
+# export _XKB_COMP_LED=1
+
+feh --bg-fill ~/dotfiles/awesome/wallpaper.jpg
+#source /etc/profile.d/infinality-settings.sh
+~/dotfiles/bin/docked.sh
+#syndaemon -t -k -i 1 -d &
+# compositing, start after awesome
+#(sleep 2s; compton --config ~/dotfiles/misc/compton.conf -b) &
+exec awesome -c ~/dotfiles/awesome/rc.lua
+
diff --git a/x/compton.conf b/x/compton.conf
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index 74ea0bc..0000000
--- a/x/compton.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# shadow
-shadow = true;
-no-dnd-shadow = true;
-no-dock-shadow = true;
-clear-shadow = true;
-shadow-exclude = [ "name = 'Notification'", "class_g = 'Conky'", "class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'" ];
-
-# opacity
-menu-opacity = 0.9
-
-# general
-#backend = "glx"
-sw-opti = true;
-
-# GLX backend
-glx-no-stencil = true;
-#glx-copy-from-front = false;
-# glx-use-copysubbuffermesa = true;
-#glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true;
-glx-swap-method = "exchange";
-
-
-# Window type settings
-wintypes:
-{
-  tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = false; opacity = 0.75; focus = true; };
-};
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diff --git a/x/dot.json b/x/dot.json
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--- a/x/dot.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"symlinks": [
-		{
-			"source": "xsession.symlink",
-			"target": "~/.xsession"
-		},
-		{
-			"source": "XCompose.symlink",
-			"target": "~/.XCompose"
-		},
-		{
-			"source": "Xdefaults.symlink",
-			"target": "~/.Xdefaults"
-		}
-	]
-}
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diff --git a/x/xsession.symlink b/x/xsession.symlink
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index 7795d1c..0000000
--- a/x/xsession.symlink
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/local
-#xset fp rehash
-# QGtkStyle does *not* like includes.
-#export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/dotfiles/gtk/gtkrc.mine"
-# compose led - not working
-# export _XKB_OPTIONS_ENABLE=1
-# export _XKB_COMP_LED=1
-
-# nix xsession does this when symlinked correctly
-#xrdb ~/dotfiles/x/Xresources
-
-feh --bg-fill ~/dotfiles/awesome/wallpaper.jpg
-#source /etc/profile.d/infinality-settings.sh
-~/dotfiles/bin/docked.sh
-#pulseaudio --start
-#volnoti
-#dropbox start &
-#syndaemon -t -k -i 1 -d &
-# compositing, start after awesome
-(sleep 2s; compton --config ~/dotfiles/x/compton.conf -b) &
-#builds/TagTime/tagtimed.pl &
-exec awesome -c ~/dotfiles/awesome/rc.lua
-