diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0d61c7..2b52175 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### script run plan
-- run `./pre_run*` scripts
-- run `./run` to install/build/etc programs
+- run `./pre_install_*` scripts
+- run `./install_programs` to install/build/etc programs
 - run `./copy_configs` to copy configs/scripts/executables into place
-- run `./post_config*` scripts
+- run `./post_config_*` scripts
 
diff --git a/run b/install_programs
similarity index 80%
rename from run
rename to install_programs
index 164dfd4..694911e 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/install_programs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
 done
 
 local script_dir=$(cd $(dirname "${ZSH_SOURCE[0]}") &> /dev/null && pwd)
-log "run // script_dir: $script_dir -- args: $single_script_filter"
+log "install_programs // script_dir: $script_dir -- args: $single_script_filter"
 cd $script_dir
-local scripts=(`find ./runs -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type f`)
+local scripts=(`find ./installs_and_builds -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type f`)
 for script in $scripts; do
     if [[ -x $script ]]; then
         if echo "$script" | grep -qv "$single_script_filter"; then
diff --git a/runs/fzf b/installs_and_builds/fzf
similarity index 100%
rename from runs/fzf
rename to installs_and_builds/fzf
diff --git a/runs/git b/installs_and_builds/git
similarity index 100%
rename from runs/git
rename to installs_and_builds/git
diff --git a/installs_and_builds/libs b/installs_and_builds/libs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9b47564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installs_and_builds/libs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+
+local lua_package="lua5.1"
+[[ "$BOX_SETUP_OS" = "macos" ]] && lua_package="lua@5.1"
+
+$BOX_SETUP_INSTALL_COMMAND cmake gettext "$lua_package" liblua5.1-0-dev
diff --git a/installs_and_builds/neovim b/installs_and_builds/neovim
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4493acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installs_and_builds/neovim
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+
+brew install neovim
diff --git a/runs/neovim b/installs_and_builds/neovim_from_source
similarity index 51%
rename from runs/neovim
rename to installs_and_builds/neovim_from_source
index 68d2218..a0c17d6 100755
--- a/runs/neovim
+++ b/installs_and_builds/neovim_from_source
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 
-local install_command="sudo apt install"
-[[ -x $(which brew) ]] && install_command="brew install"
-
-local neovim_dir=$HOME/.local/build/neovim
-local neovim_version="v0.10.3"
-[ ! -z $NVIM_VERSION ] && neovim_version="$NVIM_VERSION"
-echo "neovim_version: \"$neovim_version\""
-
-[ ! -d $neovim_dir ] && git clone https://github.com/neovim/neovim.git $neovim_dir
-git -C $neovim_dir fetch --all
-git -C $neovim_dir checkout $neovim_version
-
-$install_command cmake gettext lua@5.1 liblua5.1-0-dev
-
-make -C $neovim_dir clean
-make -C $neovim_dir CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-sudo make -C $neovim_dir install
+# local neovim_dir=$HOME/.local/build/neovim
+# local neovim_version="v0.10.3"
+# [ ! -z $NVIM_VERSION ] && neovim_version="$NVIM_VERSION"
+# echo "neovim_version: \"$neovim_version\""
+# 
+# [ ! -d $neovim_dir ] && git clone https://github.com/neovim/neovim.git $neovim_dir
+# git -C $neovim_dir fetch --all
+# git -C $neovim_dir checkout $neovim_version
+# 
+# 
+# make -C $neovim_dir clean
+# make -C $neovim_dir CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
+# sudo make -C $neovim_dir install
 
 # lines below from primeagen's dev repo, uncomment/edit as needed
 # git clone https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/harpoon.git $HOME/personal/harpoon
diff --git a/runs/tmux b/installs_and_builds/tmux
similarity index 100%
rename from runs/tmux
rename to installs_and_builds/tmux
diff --git a/runs/utils b/installs_and_builds/utils
similarity index 100%
rename from runs/utils
rename to installs_and_builds/utils
diff --git a/pre_run_01 b/pre_install_01
similarity index 53%
rename from pre_run_01
rename to pre_install_01
index bffdee2..c6f3718 100755
--- a/pre_run_01
+++ b/pre_install_01
@@ -8,4 +8,15 @@ mkdirs_before_copying_config_files() {
     [[ ! -d $HOME/.local/tmp ]] && mkdir $HOME/.local/tmp
 }
 
+[[ -z $BOX_SETUP_OS ]] && echo "BOX_SETUP_OS must be set" && exit 1
+
+local install_cmd=''
+case $BOX_SETUP_OS in
+    (arch | artix) install_cmd="sudo pacman -S" ;;
+    (debian) export install_cmd="sudo apt install" ;;
+    (macos) export install_cmd="brew install" ;;
+esac
+export BOX_SETUP_INSTALL_COMMAND="$install_cmd"
+
 mkdirs_before_copying_config_files
+
diff --git a/runs/libs b/runs/libs
deleted file mode 100755
index fd3ea1a..0000000
--- a/runs/libs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/zsh
-# brew install <placeholder>