diff --git a/bin/farch-edit b/bin/farch-edit
index 69ac7d4..6fecb4c 100755
--- a/bin/farch-edit
+++ b/bin/farch-edit
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 global.USAGE = `
 USAGE: farch-edit [-o] [-n] FILE
 
-Copies file(s) from system to the configuration profile and edit it.
+Copies file(s) from system to the configuration and edit it.
 
 Parameters:
   -o:  Overwrite target with new copy of the source
-  -n:  Don't open editor, just copy file to configuration profile
+  -n:  Don't open editor, just copy file to configuration
 
 Environment Variables:
   If $FARCH_EDITOR is set, then that command is used, falling back to $EDITOR.
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ global.ARGVOPTS = {
   "use strict";
 
   const argv        = require("minimist")(process.argv.slice(2), global.ARGVOPTS);
+  const configDir   = require("../singletons/config_dir.js");
   const copy        = require("../lib/util/copy.js");
   const exec        = require("util").promisify(require("child_process").exec);
   const exists      = require("../lib/util/exists.js");
   const mkdirp      = require("fs.extra").mkdirp;
   const passthru    = require("../lib/util/passthru.js");
   const path        = require("path");
-  const profileRoot = require("../lib/singletons/profile_paths.js")[0];
 
   if (argv.help) {
     console.log(global.USAGE);
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ global.ARGVOPTS = {
   }
 
   const filename = argv._[0];
+
   const source = path.resolve(filename, process.cwd(), filename);
+  const target = path.join(configDir, source);
   if (!(await exists.fileOrSymlink(target)) || argv.o) {
-    const target = path.join(profileRoot, source);
-
     await mkdirp(path.parse(target).dir);
     if (await exists.fileOrSymlink(source)) {
       await copy(source, target);
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ global.ARGVOPTS = {
   }
 
   if (!argv.n) {
-    await passthru(`${ process.env["FARCH_EDITOR"] || process.env["EDITOR"] || "vi" } ${ target }`);
+    const editor = process.env["FARCH_EDITOR"] || process.env["EDITOR"] || "vi";
+    try {
+      await passthru(`${ editor } ${ target }`);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`could not start editor '${ editor }'`);
+    }
   }
 })();
diff --git a/bin/farch-init b/bin/farch-init
index dd98009..78e247e 100755
--- a/bin/farch-init
+++ b/bin/farch-init
@@ -21,15 +21,10 @@ farch-take to pull files from the system into farch to be edited).
   }
 
   await mkdirp(configDir);
-  await mkdirp(workingDir);
-  await systemstate.save();
-
-  await mkdirp(`${ configDir }/profiles`);
-  await mkdirp(`${ configDir }/profiles/default`);
 
   {
-    const source = require.resolve("../share/skel/farch_conf.js")
-    const target = `${ configDir }/profiles/default/farch_conf.js`;
+    const source = require.resolve("../share/skel/conf.js")
+    const target = `${ configDir }/conf.js`;
     await copy(source, target);
     console.log(`${ source } -> ${ target }`);
   };
diff --git a/bin/farch-mkpasswd b/bin/farch-mkpasswd
index fa723ee..b6f59ed 100755
--- a/bin/farch-mkpasswd
+++ b/bin/farch-mkpasswd
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
-print "Password: ";
+print STDERR "Password: ";
 system("/usr/bin/stty", "-echo");
 $password = <STDIN>;
 chomp($password);
 system("/usr/bin/stty", "echo");
-print "\n";
+print STDERR "\n";
 
-print "Again: ";
+print STDERR "Again: ";
 system("/usr/bin/stty", "-echo");
 $again = <STDIN>;
 chomp($again);
 system("/usr/bin/stty", "echo");
-print "\n";
+print STDERR "\n";
 
 if ($password ne $again) {
-  print "error dont match\n";
+  print STDERR "error dont match\n";
   exit 1;
 }
 
 
 $salt = join "", ('.', '/', 0..9, 'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z')[map {rand 64} (1..16)];
 
-print "\n".crypt($password,"\$6\$".$salt."\$") . "\n";
+print crypt($password,"\$6\$".$salt."\$") . "\n";
diff --git a/bin/farch-sync b/bin/farch-sync
index e5bbec1..50c48fa 100755
--- a/bin/farch-sync
+++ b/bin/farch-sync
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ Brings the system state in-line with what is specified in your configuration.
   try {
     const argv            = require("minimist")(process.argv.slice(2));
     const changes         = require("../lib/singletons/changes.js");
+    const confPathname    = require("../lib/singletons/conf_pathname.js");
     const getPathOf       = require("../lib/get_path_of.js");
     const install         = require("../lib/install.js");
     const packages        = require("../lib/packages.js");
-    const profileConfPath = require("../lib/singletons/profile_conf_path.js");
     const run             = require("../lib/run.js");
     const services        = require("../lib/services.js");
     const systemstate     = require("../lib/singletons/systemstate");
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Brings the system state in-line with what is specified in your configuration.
       process.exit(1);
     }
 
-    const conf = require(profileConfPath);
+    const conf = require(confPathname);
     await systemstate.load();
 
     const arg = { install, packages, services, run , getPathOf, changes };
diff --git a/lib/get_path_of.js b/lib/get_path_of.js
index c945810..1b9091d 100644
--- a/lib/get_path_of.js
+++ b/lib/get_path_of.js
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const exists       = require("./util/exists.js");
-const profilePaths = require("./singletons/profile_paths.js");
-const zip          = require("./util/zip.js");
+const configDir = require("./singletons/config_dir.js");
+const exists    = require("./util/exists.js");
 
 module.exports = async (name) => {
-  const paths = profilePaths.map(path => `${ path }/${ name }`);
-  const tested = zip(
-    paths,
-    await Promise.all(paths.map(exists.fileOrSymlink))
-  );
-
-  const found = 
-    tested
-    .filter(([ _path, exists ]) => !!exists)
-    .map(([ path, _exists ]) => path)
-    [0]
-  ;
-
-  return found;
-};
+  const pathname = `${ configDir }/${ name }`;
+  if (await exists.fileOrSymlink(pathname)) {
+    return pathname;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/singletons/conf_pathname.js b/lib/singletons/conf_pathname.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9dbc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/singletons/conf_pathname.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const configDir = require("./config_dir.js");
+
+module.exports = `${ configDir }/farch_conf.js`;
diff --git a/lib/singletons/profile_conf_path.js b/lib/singletons/profile_conf_path.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f85652..0000000
--- a/lib/singletons/profile_conf_path.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-const profileName = require("./profile_name.js");
-const configDir   = require("./config_dir.js");
-
-module.exports = `${ configDir }/profiles/${ profileName }/farch_conf.js`;
diff --git a/lib/singletons/profile_name.js b/lib/singletons/profile_name.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e4e891..0000000
--- a/lib/singletons/profile_name.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-const existsSync    = require("fs").existsSync;
-const readFileSync  = require("fs").readFileSync;
-const configDir     = require("./config_dir.js");
-
-if (0) {
-} else if (existsSync(`${ configDir }/system_profile`)) {
-  module.exports = readFileSync(`${ configDir }/system_profile`, "utf8").split("\n")[0];
-} else {
-  module.exports = "default";
-}
diff --git a/lib/singletons/profile_paths.js b/lib/singletons/profile_paths.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3135df6..0000000
--- a/lib/singletons/profile_paths.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-const configDir   = require("./config_dir.js");
-const profileName = require("./profile_name.js");
-
-module.exports = [];
-
-const addLine = (profileName) => {
-  if (profileName === "default") {
-    module.exports.push(`${ configDir }/profiles/default`);
-  } else {
-    const dir = `${ configDir }/profiles/${ profileName }`;
-    module.exports.push(dir);
-
-    const confPathname = `${ dir }/farch_conf.js`;
-    addLine(require(confPathname).parent || "default");
-  }
-};
-addLine(profileName);
diff --git a/lib/singletons/systemstate.js b/lib/singletons/systemstate.js
index 54e82f1..a5b9f7c 100644
--- a/lib/singletons/systemstate.js
+++ b/lib/singletons/systemstate.js
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ Object.assign(exports, {
 
 
 exports.save = async () => {
-  await mkdirp(path.parse(pathname).dir);
+  await mkdirp(workingDir);
   await writeFile(pathname, JSON.stringify(exports, null, 2), { encoding: "utf8" });
 };
 exports.load = async () => {
+  await mkdirp(workingDir);
+
   try {
     return Object.assign(exports, require(pathname));
   } catch (_e) {
diff --git a/share/skel/farch_conf.js b/share/skel/farch_conf.js
index be9d06a..828515a 100644
--- a/share/skel/farch_conf.js
+++ b/share/skel/farch_conf.js
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ exports.packages = [
   { group: "base" },
   //{ group: "base-devel" },
   //{ external: "farch"},
+
+  //"grub",
+  //"efibootmgr",
 ]
 
 /**