diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 153d260b..e410791f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ bc why install with `python` when you can faster with `rust` ::
     # ^ astral's docs,
     # https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/sync/
 
-include all GUIs ::
+include all GUIs (ex. for charting)::
 
     uv sync --extra uis
 
-AND with all our hacking tools::
+AND with all our hacking tools and WIP integrations::
 
-    uv sync --dev --extra uis
+    uv sync --dev --all-extras 
 
 
 Ensure you can run the root-daemon::
@@ -107,13 +107,21 @@ Ensure you can run the root-daemon::
     uv run pikerd [-l info --pdb]
 
 
-hacky install on nixos
-**********************
+install on nix(os)
+******************
 ``NixOS`` is our core devs' distro of choice for which we offer
-a stringently defined development shell envoirment that can be loaded with::
+a stringently defined development shell envoirment that can currently
+be applied in one of 2 ways::
 
+    # ONLY if running on X11
     nix-shell default.nix
 
+Or if you prefer flakes style and a modern DE::
+
+    # ONLY if also running on Wayland
+    nix develop  # for default bash
+    nix develop -c uv run xonsh  # for @goodboy's preferred sh B)
+
 
 start a chart
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