diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53bb55f..c0fbe1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 *.el
 *.elc
 *.eln
+*.eln.tmp
 docs/static
 docs/public
 docs/content
-docs/resources/_gen
\ No newline at end of file
+docs/resources/_gen
diff --git a/modules/capture.org b/modules/capture.org
index 8919959..332d878 100644
--- a/modules/capture.org
+++ b/modules/capture.org
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Create screencasts with =one-frame-per-action= GIF recording via *Emacs gif scre
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package gif-screencast
-  :init (dotfiles/install "scrot imagemagick")
   :commands (gif-screencast-start-or-stop gif-screencast-toggle-pause)
   :custom (gif-screencast-output-directory (concat dotfiles/home "docs/images/")))
 #+end_src
diff --git a/modules/core.org b/modules/core.org
index 6095c3e..d038c0b 100644
--- a/modules/core.org
+++ b/modules/core.org
@@ -107,23 +107,6 @@ Function that takes in a system and configuration file path, checks to see if th
       (make-symbolic-link dot-file sys-file))))
 #+end_src
 
-** Install system packages
-
-Define a method to install system packages on *Debian/Ubuntu* derived systems.
-
-+ Use temporary buffer
-+ Use ~-y~ option to silence unwanted prompts
-+ Use ~--no-install-recommends~ option to minimize dependencies
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defun dotfiles/install (pkgs)
-  "Install system packages on Debian/Ubuntu systems."
-  ;; (with-temp-buffer
-  ;;   (async-shell-command 
-  ;;     (concat "sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends " pkgs)))
-)
-#+end_src
-
 * Resources
 
 [fn:1] https://chrishayward.xyz/posts/immutable-emacs/
diff --git a/modules/development.org b/modules/development.org
index d2ca918..84e9e57 100644
--- a/modules/development.org
+++ b/modules/development.org
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ Add support for the *C/C++* family of languages via the *CCLS*[fn:7] language se
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package ccls
-  :init (dotfiles/install "ccls")
   :hook ((c-mode c++-mode objc-mode cuda-mode) .
          (lambda ()
            (require 'ccls)
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ Download and install *PlantUML*[fn:11], a text-based markup language for creatin
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package plantuml-mode
   :after org
-  :init (dotfiles/install "default-jre")
   :custom (plantuml-default-exec-mode 'jar)
           (plantuml-jar-path "~/.local/bin/plantuml.jar")
           (org-plantuml-jar-path (expand-file-name "~/.local/bin/plantuml.jar"))
diff --git a/modules/terminal.org b/modules/terminal.org
index 636e1a9..ad9398d 100644
--- a/modules/terminal.org
+++ b/modules/terminal.org
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ Here's an example of what that looks like:
 (use-package vterm
   :commands (vterm)
   :custom (vterm-always-compile-module t)
-  :init (dotfiles/install "cmake libtool libtool-bin")
   :config (dotfiles/leader "v" '(vterm-other-window :which-key "Terminal")))
 #+end_src
 
diff --git a/modules/website.org b/modules/website.org
index eb2f69a..b325024 100644
--- a/modules/website.org
+++ b/modules/website.org
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ Download *Ox-hugo*[fn:5] and configure it for =one-post-for-file= to add support
 
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package ox-hugo
-  :after ox
-  :init (dotfiles/install "hugo"))
+  :after ox)
 #+end_src
 
 * Posts
diff --git a/modules/writing.org b/modules/writing.org
index 4772448..ce10ac2 100644
--- a/modules/writing.org
+++ b/modules/writing.org
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ Download and install *Org roam*[fn:4], a plain text knowledge management system
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package org-roam
   :hook (after-init . org-roam-mode)
-  :init (dotfiles/install "sqlite")
   :custom (org-roam-directory org-directory)
           (org-roam-capture-templates '())
           (org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '())