diff --git a/ubuntu-desktop/configure.sh b/ubuntu-desktop/configure.sh
index 73f52ee..5ed8eeb 100755
--- a/ubuntu-desktop/configure.sh
+++ b/ubuntu-desktop/configure.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt upgrade
+
 mkdir ~/tmp/setup
 cd ~/tmp/setup
 
@@ -24,5 +27,20 @@ unzip CascadiaMono.zip -d CascadiaMono
 sudo cp ./CascadiaMono/*.ttf /usr/local/share/fonts
 sudo fc-cache -f -v
 
+# install fzf
+wget -O fzf.tgz https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/releases/download/v0.60.3/fzf-0.60.3-linux_amd64.tar.gz
+tar xzf fzf.tgz
+sudo mv fzf /usr/local/bin/fzf
+
+# install fd and working around that this name is already taken by another package
+sudo apt install fd-find
+sudo ln -s $(which fdfind) /usr/local/bin/fd
+
+# install gcc for nvim-treesitter
+sudo apt install build-essential
+
+# install curl for some plugin
+sudo apt install curl
+
 # cleaning up after ourselves
 rm -rf ~/tmp/setup