diff --git a/setup/config.zsh b/setup/config.zsh
index 12a2937..93cfbba 100644
--- a/setup/config.zsh
+++ b/setup/config.zsh
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ function SETUP__CONFIG() {
 	CONFIG__ZSH || return 2
 	CONFIG__VIM || return 3
 
-	SCWRYPTS generate i3 config || return 4
+	CONFIG__SYSTEM || return 4
+
+	SCWRYPTS generate i3 config || return 5
 
 	SUCCESS 'finished application configuration'
 }
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ function SETUP__CONFIG() {
 #####################################################################
 
 CONFIG__ZSH() {
-	CONFIG__ENV zsh || return 1
-	CONFIG__RC  zsh || return 2
+	#CONFIG__ENV zsh || return 1
+	#CONFIG__RC  zsh || return 2
 	CONFIG__SET_DEFAULT_SHELL || return 3
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +45,46 @@ CONFIG__VIM() {
 
 #####################################################################
 
+CONFIG__SYSTEM() {
+	STATUS "configuring system applications"
+	local \
+		SYSTEM_APPLICATION \
+		SOURCE_DIR SOURCE_CONFIG \
+		SYSTEM_DIR SYSTEM_CONFIG \
+		;
+
+	for SOURCE_DIR in $(find "$DOTWRYN_PATH/config/system/" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)
+	do
+		SYSTEM_APPLICATION="$(echo "$SOURCE_DIR" | sed 's|.*/||')"
+
+		case $SYSTEM_APPLICATION in
+			( ssh | sshd )
+				SYSTEM_DIR=/etc/ssh/${SYSTEM_APPLICATION}_config.d
+				;;
+			( * )
+				SYSTEM_DIR=''
+				;;
+		esac
+
+		[ "$SYSTEM_DIR" ] && sudo [ -d "$SYSTEM_DIR" ] \
+			|| continue
+
+		for SOURCE_CONFIG in $(find "$SOURCE_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f)
+		do
+			SYSTEM_CONFIG="$SYSTEM_DIR/$(basename -- "$SOURCE_CONFIG")"
+
+			sudo [ -f "$SYSTEM_CONFIG" ] && {
+				echo "detected existing config '$SYSTEM_CONFIG'; skipping"
+				continue
+			}
+
+			sudo ln -s "$SOURCE_CONFIG" "$SYSTEM_CONFIG"
+		done
+	done
+}
+
+#####################################################################
+
 CONFIG__ENV() {
 	local DEFAULT_CONFIG="$DOTWRYN_PATH/config/dotwryn.env.$1"
 	local LOCAL_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/wryn/env.$1"
diff --git a/setup/os-dependencies/arch.txt b/setup/os-dependencies/arch.txt
index e4ffde2..bda5cbe 100644
--- a/setup/os-dependencies/arch.txt
+++ b/setup/os-dependencies/arch.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jdk-openjdk
 jq
 lolcat
 lxappearance
-monaspace-font
 mono
 ncurses
 neofetch
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ npm
 ntp
 obs-studio
 openssh
+otf-monaspace
 pam-fprint-grosshack
 picom
 playerctl
diff --git a/setup/run b/setup/run
index 712cf64..bf002f6 100755
--- a/setup/run
+++ b/setup/run
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ INFO "installation complete: $(date)" 2>> "$LOGFILE"
 yN 'keep logfile?' \
 	|| { rm "$LOGFILE" || ERROR "unable to remove '$LOGFILE'" }
 
-SUCCESS "\n.wryn setup complete; have a nice day :)\n"
+SUCCESS "\n.wryn setup complete; have a nice day :)\n "