diff --git a/scripts/99_deploy.sh b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
index c89f945..a59b02b 100644
--- a/scripts/99_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ create_dir() {
 deploy_file() {
     _src_path=$1
     _trg_path=$2
+    _no_chown=$3
 
     cp -f ${_src_path} ${_trg_path}
-    chown ${user}:${user} ${_trg_path}
+
+    # only chown if _no_chown variable is empty
+    if [ -z "${_no_chown}" ]; then
+        chown ${user}:${user} ${_trg_path}
+    fi
 
     file_name=$(basename ${_trg_path})
-
     suffix=".sh"
     if [[ ${file_name} == *$suffix ]]; then
         chmod 755 ${_trg_path}
@@ -82,6 +86,14 @@ if [ ${operation} == "dots" ] ; then
     download_repo ${targz_dots_url}
     tree ${clone_trg}/lnx-arch
 
+    # bin (executable binaries, scripts)
+    file_path=/usr/local/bin
+    deploy_file "${dots_trg}/bin/*" "${file_path}/${file_name}"
+
+    # environment
+    file_path=/etc/
+    deploy_file "${dots_trg}/bin/*" "${file_path}/${file_name}" no_chown
+
     # hypridle
     file_name=hypridle.conf
     file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
@@ -97,11 +109,6 @@ if [ ${operation} == "dots" ] ; then
     file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
     deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hyprpaper/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
 
-    # startup.sh
-    file_name=startup.sh
-    file_path=/usr/local/bin
-    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/startup/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
-
     # waybar
     file_path=/home/${user}/.config/waybar
     mkdir -p ${file_path}