diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 66fce3c..d6e3e75 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ This folder contains a bunch of general information on how to get the base of a
 Items marked ```REQUIRED``` are assumed to be setup and working. You've been warned.
 
 * [Base Firmware (REQUIRED)](base.md)
-* [Finalize Arch Setup (REQUIRED)](finalize_setup.md)
+* [Finalize Setup (REQUIRED)](finalize_setup.md)
 * [Setup swap (REQUIRED)](swap.md)
-* [journald Tweaks (make it less chatty and resource hungry)](journald.md)
-* [Standard Raspberry Pi Toolchain Setup (REQUIRED)](rpi_tools.md)
 * [CPU Governor](cpu_governor.md)
-* [AUR Package Manager (REQUIRED)](aur_package_manager.md)
 * [Slideshow Prep (REQUIRED)](slideshow_prep.md)
 * [Slideshow Setup (REQUIRED)](slideshow.md)
 * [Email Notifications (REQUIRED)](email_notifications.md)
diff --git a/docs/aur_package_manager.md b/docs/aur_package_manager.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 00b4da1..0000000
--- a/docs/aur_package_manager.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# AUR Package Manager
-
-This project uses some packages from the Arch Linux AUR repos. As such, we are going to setup a package manager for those packages. Pacman doesn't support the AUR repos natively and this is the most accessible approach for installing AUR packages.
-
-The commands below will setup the ```yay``` AUR package manager.
-
-``` sh
-
-pacman -S --needed base-devel go
-useradd yay -s /usr/bin/nologin
-mkdir /home/yay
-chown yay: -R /home/yay
-git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git /opt/yay
-chown yay: -R /opt/yay/
-cd /opt/yay
-cat > /etc/sudoers.d/yay <<EOF
-yay ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
-EOF
-chmod 600 /etc/sudoers.d/yay
-sudo -sHu yay makepkg -si
-cat >> ~/.bashrc <<EOF
-alias yay="/usr/bin/sudo -sHu yay /usr/bin/yay"
-EOF
-source ~/.bashrc
-
-```
diff --git a/docs/base.md b/docs/base.md
index 3088cc0..1a28156 100644
--- a/docs/base.md
+++ b/docs/base.md
@@ -1,118 +1,7 @@
 # Base Firmware Setup
 
-The ```PiFrame``` uses Arch Linux at its core. This document will outline a way to setup a micro sd card with Arch Linux. 
+The ```PiFrame``` uses Ubuntu Linux at its core.
 
-# Please Note
+There are a lot of documents online on how to flash Ubuntu to an sd card for the Raspberry Pi 4.
 
-We assume you're going to use the Raspberry Pi itself for setting up an Arch Linux environment. In order to do this properly and safely, you'll need 2 micro sd cards and a USB to micro sd card adapter.
-
-# Setup an Ubuntu SD Card
-
-The first step is to setup a basic Ubuntu boot environment for the Raspberry Pi, we will use this to boot strap (initialize) the Arch Linux micro sd card. This Ubuntu micro sd card can also be used to recover a broken Arch Linux system if necessary.
-
-1. Download Ubuntu from their main [download site](https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi/thank-you?version=20.04&architecture=arm64+raspi) and flash it to the sd card. There are a lot of guides on how to do this online.
-1. Boot the Ubuntu installation
-1. Check the ip address with ```ip addr`` and ssh into the environment if desired. This step can be skipped if you have a keyboard/monitor setup.
-1. Login to the Ubuntu envrionment
-1. Open a terminal
-1. Run ```sudo -sHu root``` to elevate your privileges
-
-# Prep / install arch linux on micro sd card
-
-## Inspiration and Further Reading
-
-- [https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/broadcom/raspberry-pi-4#installation](https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/broadcom/raspberry-pi-4#installation)
-- [https://github.com/phortx/Raspberry-Pi-Setup-Guide](https://github.com/phortx/Raspberry-Pi-Setup-Guide)
-
-## Arch Linux Disk Setup
-
-Run the following commands to prep the Arch Linux micro sd card. Please note the device nodes like ```/dev/sda``` may be different depending on the usb adapter used.
-
-``` sh
-
-parted /dev/sda
-mklabel msdos
-mkpart
-    p
-    [enter]
-    1
-    100M
-mkpart
-    p
-    [enter]
-    100M
-    -1
-set 1 boot on
-set 1 lba on
-q
-
-mkfs.fat /dev/sda1
-mkfs.btrfs /dev/sda2
-
-```
-
-## Arch Linux Bootstrap
-
-Run the following commands to bootstrap (initialize) a fundamental Arch Linux installation.
-
-``` sh
-
-mkdir /mnt/arch
-mount -o nodiratime,noatime,compress /dev/sda2 /mnt/arch
-mkdir /mnt/arch/boot
-mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/arch/boot
-cd /mnt/arch
-wget http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-rpi-4-latest.tar.gz
-tar -xpf ArchLinuxARM-rpi-4-latest.tar.gz
-rm ArchLinuxARM-rpi-4-latest.tar.gz
-
-```
-
-## Tweak Bootstrapped System
-
-The following commands will tweak the base Arch Linux distro to facilitate the needs of a photo frame as well as tune some of the debugging that's present in the default setup.
-
-``` sh
-
-cat > /mnt/arch/boot/config.txt <<EOF
-# KmN: Borrowed some stuff from majaro
-# See /boot/overlays/README for all available options
-
-gpu_mem=512
-dtoverlay=miniuart-bt
-initramfs initramfs-linux.img followkernel
-disable_overscan=1
-
-#enable vc4
-dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
-max_framebuffers=1
-
-# Make sure hdmi low power mode is set for when the feature is implemented on the Pi4
-hdmi_blanking=1
-
-# you may need to add hdmi settings specific to your lcd display panel
-# for example, the below settings are for a 2560x1600 50Hz panel
-# see https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/video.md
-# for additional details
-#hdmi_cvt=2560 1600 50 5 0 0 1
-#hdmi_group=2
-#hdmi_mode=88
-EOF
-
-nano -w /mnt/arch/boot/cmdline.txt
-    root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootflags=nodiratime,noatime,compress rw rootwait
-    remove kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 
-    
-
-parted /dev/sda
-set 1 boot on
-set 1 lba on
-set 2 lba on
-q
-```
-
-## Boot Arch Linux
-
-That should do it for the bootstrapping process. You can now shutdown the Ubuntu environment via ```systemctl poweroff```, swap the micro sd cards and boot into the Arch Linux environment.
-
-You should not need the Ubuntu micro sd card at this point unless you need to recover or fix a broken Arch Linux installation.
+**Please Note: You'll want the most recent LTS 64bit server version of Ubuntu for your PiFrame**
diff --git a/docs/cpu_governor.md b/docs/cpu_governor.md
index 593d5ed..d65fcc5 100644
--- a/docs/cpu_governor.md
+++ b/docs/cpu_governor.md
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ The below commands setup a CPU governor. This is to help reduce power consumptio
 
 ``` sh
 
-pacman -S cpupower
-sed -i "s/#governor='ondemand'/governor='powersave'/g" /etc/default/cpupower
-systemctl enable --now cpupower
+sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
+apt install cpufrequtils
+cat > /etc/default/cpufrequtils <<EOF
+ENABLE="true"
+GOVERNOR="ondemand"
+EOF
+systemctl restart cpufrequtils
 
 ```
diff --git a/docs/finalize_setup.md b/docs/finalize_setup.md
index b056745..02ab37e 100644
--- a/docs/finalize_setup.md
+++ b/docs/finalize_setup.md
@@ -1,57 +1,51 @@
-# Arch Linux Finalization
+# Setup Finalization
 
-By default Arch Linux has very little software installed and even less configuration complete.
-
-The following commands will finalize the fundamental Arch Linux setup and perform some mild tuning.
+The following will walk through finalizing setup of the base environment.
 
 ``` sh
 
-# login as root with password root
+# Wait for cloud initi to spew to LCD (this will take a minute, it's prepping the initial config and deploying it, including the default user account)
 
-# Initialize pacman
-pacman-key --init
-pacman-key --populate archlinuxarm
+# Login as ubuntu / ubuntu and follow the prompts
 
-# Update system to latest software
-pacman -Syy
-pacman -Su
-# Install btrfs-progs
-pacman -S btrfs-progs
-# Reboot
+sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
+
+# Disable cloud-init as it's unnecessary for the purposes of this project
+touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
 systemctl reboot
 
-# Remove arch linux on arm default user
-userdel -r alarm
+# Login
 
-# Set root password
-passwd
+sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
 
-# Turn on colorized pacman output
-sed -i 's/#Color/Color/' /etc/pacman.conf # Add color to pacman
+# Cleanup timezone
+dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
 
-# Install fundamental tools
-pacman -S openssh tmux nano vim htop iotop nload python python-pip wget curl git bash-completion p7zip exfat-utils man-db man-pages btrfs-progs sudo
+# Full system update
+apt update && apt upgrade
+systemctl reboot
 
-# Tweak sshd to allow root login
-sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-systemctl enable --now sshd
-systemctl restart sshd
+# Login
 
-# Finalize localiztation settings
-ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime
-timedatectl set-local-rtc 0
-timedatectl set-ntp true
-echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
-sed -i "s/#en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/" /etc/locale.gen
-locale-gen
+sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
+
+# Useful packages
+apt install build-essential cmake nano tmux vim htop iotop nload git
+
+# Raspberry Pi tools
+apt install linux-tools-raspi
+mkdir /opt/raspberry-pi
+cd /opt/raspberry-pi
+git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/userland.git
+cd userland
+./buildme --aarch64
+cat > /etc/profile.d/rpi-tools.sh <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+export PATH="$PATH:/opt/vc/bin/"
+EOF
 
 # Finalize basic network config
-nano -w /etc/hostname
-nano -w /etc/hosts
-
-# Turn off kernel audit logging
-nano -w /boot/cmdline.txt
-    add audit=0 at end of cmdline
+hostnamectl set-hostname piframe
 
 # Reboot system for all changes to take effect
 systemctl reboot
diff --git a/docs/journald.md b/docs/journald.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cf412ea..0000000
--- a/docs/journald.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# journald
-
-The below commands will adjust some ```journald``` settings so it is less chatty and uses fewer resources.
-
-``` sh
-
-mkdir /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/
-cat > /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/00-wall.conf <<EOF
-[Journal]
-ForwardToWall=no
-EOF
-cat > /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/00-journal-size.conf <<EOF
-[Journal]
-SystemMaxUse=256M
-EOF
-cat > /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/00-audit.conf <<EOF
-[Journal]
-Audit=no
-EOF
-cat > /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/00-console.conf <<EOF
-[Journal]
-ForwardToConsole=no
-TTYPath=
-EOF
-systemctl mask systemd-journald-audit.socket
-systemctl restart systemd-journald
-
-```
diff --git a/docs/rpi_tools.md b/docs/rpi_tools.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f942f8b..0000000
--- a/docs/rpi_tools.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Raspberry Pi Standard Tools Setup
-
-The below commands will setup and expose the standard Raspberry Pi tools from ```raspbian```. Some of these tools are necessary for additional features like HDMI display on/off support.
-
-``` sh
-
-# Standard tools included by arch linux on arm
-sed -i "s/appendpath '\/usr\/bin'/appendpath '\/usr\/bin'\nappendpath '\/opt\/vc\/bin'/g" /etc/profile
-source /etc/profile
-
-# raspi-config that's commonly used by tutorials and guides online
-pacman -S libnewt
-wget https://raw.github.com/chattama/raspi-config-archlinux/archlinux/raspi-config -O /usr/local/bin/raspi-config
-chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/raspi-config
-
-```
diff --git a/docs/slideshow.md b/docs/slideshow.md
index 419388b..79c6d3a 100644
--- a/docs/slideshow.md
+++ b/docs/slideshow.md
@@ -1,46 +1,53 @@
 # Slideshow
 
-The below commands will setup ```feh``` as a slideshow on your display. 
+The below commands will setup ```fim``` as a slideshow on your display. 
 
 ## Important Notes
 
-* ```feh``` will crash if there are no photos for it to use as a slideshow
-* You will likely want to tweak the ```feh``` command invocation below. These are great settings as a starting point but you'll probably want to make adjustments for your use case.
-* This setup uses ```incron``` to restart ```feh``` when photos are deleted from the pictures folder. Without this piece ```feh``` will crash if a picture is removed from the pictures directory prior to ```feh``` rescaning the pictures directory.
-* We default to ```DejaVuSansMono``` as the font for display of EXIF data and filename. This is an open font and looks great on most displays. Any ```fontconfig``` font can be used in its place. Adjust according to your preferences.
+* ```fim``` will crash if there are no photos for it to use as a slideshow
+* You will likely want to tweak the ```fim``` command invocation below. These are great settings as a starting point but you'll probably want to make adjustments for your use case.
+* This setup uses ```incron``` to restart ```fim``` when photos are deleted from the pictures folder. Without this piece ```fim``` will crash if a picture is removed from the pictures directory prior to ```fim``` rescaning the pictures directory.
 
 ## Setup
 
 ``` sh
 
-pacman -S feh imagemagick ttf-dejavu
-# reload 86400 is to refresh the list of images daily -- tune for preferred number of seconds
-# slideshow-delay is number of seconds (as a float) between images ; tune accordingly
-useradd -s /usr/bin/nologin -m feh
-chmod a+rx /tank/pictures
-pacman -S acl
-setfacl -m "u:feh:rX" /tank/pictures
-setfacl -dm "u:feh:rX" /tank/pictures
-pacman -S incron
+useradd -m -G video -s /usr/sbin/nologin fim
+apt install acl
+setfacl -m "u:fim:rX" /tank/pictures
+setfacl -dm "u:fim:rX" /tank/pictures
+apt install fim imagemagick ttf-dejavu
+cat > /home/fim/.fimrc <<EOF
+_display_status_fmt="%N %?EXIF_DateTimeOriginal?[%:EXIF_DateTimeOriginal:]?";
+_info_fmt_str="";
+EOF
+cat > /usr/local/bin/fim-slideshow.sh <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+/usr/bin/fim -a --cd-and-readdir --slideshow 300 -d /dev/fb0 -T 1 -u -r --no-history --no-commandline /tank/pictures
+EOF
+chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/fim-slideshow.sh
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/fim.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=fim slideshow
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=fim
+PrivateTmp=true
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/fim-slideshow.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl stop getty@tty1
+systemctl disable getty@tty1
+systemctl enable --now fim
+apt install incron
 cat > /etc/incron.d/feh <<EOF
-/tank/pictures IN_DELETE systemctl restart greetd
+/tank/pictures IN_DELETE systemctl restart fim
 EOF
 systemctl enable --now incrond
-cat > /usr/local/bin/feh-slideshow.sh <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-/usr/bin/feh --auto-zoom --borderless --fullscreen --hide-pointer --image-bg black --randomize --recursive \
---slideshow-delay 300 --reload 86400 \
---draw-tinted --draw-exif --draw-filename \
---fontpath /usr/share/fonts/TTF/ --font DejaVuSansMono/10 \
---verbose \
-/tank/pictures
-EOF
-chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/feh-slideshow.sh
-cat >> /etc/greetd/config.toml <<EOF
-[initial_session]
-command = "/usr/bin/cage /usr/local/bin/feh-slideshow.sh"
-user = "feh"
-EOF
-systemctl restart greetd
+systemctl restart incrond
 
 ```
diff --git a/docs/slideshow_prep.md b/docs/slideshow_prep.md
index b78f6fb..cecbb6c 100644
--- a/docs/slideshow_prep.md
+++ b/docs/slideshow_prep.md
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ The below commands will prep the system for storing photos as well as install fu
 
 ``` sh
 
-# prep storage for pics
-btrfs subvolume create /tank
+sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
+
+# Filesystem for pictures
+apt install btrfs-progs
+parted /dev/sda
+mkfs.btrfs /dev/sda1
+mkdir /tank
+cat >> /etc/fstab <<EOF
+/dev/sda1 /tank btrfs defaults,noatime,nodiratime,compress,ssd 0 1
+EOF
+mount /tank
 btrfs subvolume create /tank/pictures
 # load pictures via rclone/syncthing/scp/etc (semi-optional)
 
-# basic window manager stuffs for making feh work properly
-yay -S greetd cage xorg-server-xwayland
-systemctl enable --now greetd
-
 ```
diff --git a/docs/swap.md b/docs/swap.md
index adc4905..552c211 100644
--- a/docs/swap.md
+++ b/docs/swap.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ The below commands will setup 1Gb of swap space as a file on the root filesystem
 
 ``` sh
 
+sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
 mkdir /swap
 chattr +C /swap
 fallocate -l 1024M /swap/swap.1
 chmod 600 /swap/swap.1
 mkswap /swap/swap.1
-swapon /swap/swap.1
-echo 'vm.swappiness=1' > /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf
+echo 'vm.swappiness=1' > /etc/sysctl.d/99-swap.conf
 echo "/swap/swap.1 none swap defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
 swapon -a