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+certain packages, like gpu-screen-recorder and btop, require additional setup for some functionality.
+leaving gpu-screen-recorder for future me, to let btop monitor an integrated intel gpu, give it permission to do so:
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+setcap cap_perfmon+ep /usr/bin/btop