diff --git a/common/modules/pkgselect/pkgselect.qml b/common/modules/pkgselect/pkgselect.qml
index 3cdc920..981e259 100644
--- a/common/modules/pkgselect/pkgselect.qml
+++ b/common/modules/pkgselect/pkgselect.qml
@@ -142,21 +142,6 @@ Item {
                     font.italic: true
                     font.pointSize: 10
                 }
-                CheckBox {
-                    text: qsTr("VSCodium")
-                    objectName: "vscodium"
-                    font.pointSize: 11
-                    indicator.width: 18
-                    indicator.height: 18
-                    onClicked: {
-                        updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
-                    }
-                }
-                Text {
-                    text: qsTr("Code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications")
-                    font.italic: true
-                    font.pointSize: 10
-                }
                 CheckBox {
                     text: qsTr("Virtual Machine Manager")
                     objectName: "virt-manager"
diff --git a/common/snap_install b/common/snap_install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2cd8e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/snap_install
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+chroot_root="$1"
+shift
+new_snaps=("$@")
+seed_dir="$chroot_root/var/lib/snapd/seed"
+snaps_dir="$seed_dir/snaps"
+assertions_dir="$seed_dir/assertions"
+seed_yaml="$seed_dir/seed.yaml"
+
+# Loop through each snap and download it, then update seed.yaml
+for snap_info in "${new_snaps[@]}"; do
+  snap_name=${snap_info%=*}
+  channel=${snap_info#*=}
+
+  # Download
+  snap download --channel="$channel" "$snap_name" --target-directory="$snaps_dir"
+
+  sleep 5
+  
+  # Get revision number
+  snap_file=$(ls "$snaps_dir" | grep ".snap" | grep "^${snap_name}_")
+  rev_num=$(echo "$snap_file" | grep -oP '(?<=_)\d+')
+  
+  # Move assertions
+  mv "$snaps_dir/${snap_name}_${rev_num}.assert" "$assertions_dir"
+
+  # Append to seed.yaml
+  {
+    echo "  - name: $snap_name"
+    echo "    file: $snap_file"
+    echo "    channel: $channel"
+  } >> "$seed_yaml"
+done
+
+# Remove state.json if exists
+[ -f "$chroot_root/var/lib/snapd/state.json" ] && rm "$chroot_root/var/lib/snapd/state.json"
+
+# Validate
+snap debug validate-seed "$seed_yaml"
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 4fe3746..1012151 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ override_dh_missing:
 	chmod -R 755 debian/calamares-settings-ubuntu-common/usr/lib/
 	chmod 644 $(MODULES_DIR)/automirror/automirror.conf
 	chmod 644 $(MODULES_DIR)/automirror/module.desc
+	mkdir -pv debian/calamares-settings-ubuntu-common/usr/bin/
+	cp -v common/snap_install debian/calamares-settings-ubuntu-common/usr/bin/calamares_snap_install
diff --git a/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf b/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf
index 7c670de..9c8c808 100644
--- a/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-update_db: false
+update_db: true
 backend: apt
 operations:
   - remove:
diff --git a/lubuntu/modules/pkgselect_context.conf b/lubuntu/modules/pkgselect_context.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..476ab1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lubuntu/modules/pkgselect_context.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+dontChroot: false
+timeout: 300
+"packages.minimalInstall":
+    true:
+        - "apt-get -y --purge remove snapd vlc plasma-discover muon transmission-qt quassel 2048-qt featherpad noblenote kcalc qps zsync partitionmanager qapt-deb-installer picom qlipper qtpass libreoffice*"
+        - "apt-get -y autoremove"
+"packages.updateNow":
+    true: "apt-get -y full-upgrade"
+"packages.virt-manager":
+    true: "apt-get -y install virt-manager"
+"packages.thunderbird":
+    true: "apt-get -y install thunderbird"
diff --git a/lubuntu/modules/pkgselect_snap_context.conf b/lubuntu/modules/pkgselect_snap_context.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b0a156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lubuntu/modules/pkgselect_snap_context.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+dontChroot: true
+timeout: 600
+"packages.element":
+    true: "calamares_snap_install ${ROOT} element-desktop=stable"
+"packages.krita":
+    true: "calamares_snap_install ${ROOT} krita=stable kf5-5-108-qt-5-15-10-core22=stable"
diff --git a/lubuntu/settings.conf b/lubuntu/settings.conf
index b58554b..cd22992 100644
--- a/lubuntu/settings.conf
+++ b/lubuntu/settings.conf
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ instances:
 - id: add386arch
   module: shellprocess
   config: shellprocess_add386arch.conf
+- id: pkgselect_action
+  module: contextualprocess
+  config: pkgselect_context.conf
+- id: pkgselect_snap_action
+  module: contextualprocess
+  config: pkgselect_snap_context.conf
 
 sequence:
 - show:
@@ -54,8 +60,9 @@ sequence:
   - contextualprocess@after_bootloader
   - automirror
   - shellprocess@add386arch
-  - pkgselect
   - packages
+  - contextualprocess@pkgselect_action
+  - contextualprocess@pkgselect_snap_action
   - shellprocess@logs
   - umount
 - show: