diff --git a/base.scm b/base.scm
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+(specifications->manifest
+ (list "aspell"
+	"xsel"
+	"util-linux"
+	"tmux"
+	"nss-certs"
+	"nordic-theme"
+	"fzf"
+	"direnv"
+	"glibc-locales"))