environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    # network connectivity
    wget iw networkmanager
    # development tools
    direnv
    # managing packages local to the user
    home-manager
    # basic editing
    vim
    # web browsing
    firefox
  ];

  nixpkgs.config = {allowUnfree = true; firefox = {
      enableAdobeFlash = true;
    };
  };