diff --git a/dots/archinstall/common/packages.txt b/dots/archinstall/common/packages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index fcae51e..80a86eb 100644
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -43,14 +43,12 @@ pacman -Syu                     # update install packages
 
 echo "-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-"
 
-# -----
-# update all packages for given host
-# -----
-if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
+do_update() {
+    hostname=$1
 
-    param_check "${parameter}" "no host name given"
+    param_check "${hostname}" "no host name given"
 
-    package_list_url=https://git.mz.fo/fro/lnx-arch/raw/branch/master/dots/archinstall/${parameter}/packages.txt
+    package_list_url=https://git.mz.fo/fro/lnx-arch/raw/branch/master/dots/archinstall/${hostname}/packages.txt
 
     trg_file=/tmp/packages.txt
 
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
         echo ""
         echo "attempted to to download 'packages.txt' from:
         echo '${package_list_url}'"
-        echo "'${parameter}' might be an invalid hostname, or 'packages.txt' might be missing for given host."
+        echo "'${hostname}' might be an invalid hostname, or 'packages.txt' might be missing for given host."
         exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -115,6 +113,17 @@ if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
             echo "No AUR packages to install"
     fi
 
+}
+
+
+# -----
+# update all packages for given host
+# -----
+if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
+
+    do_update("common")
+    do_update(${parameter})
+
 fi
 
 # -----