diff --git a/assets/test/test.sh b/assets/test/test.sh
index c8926cd..223532e 100755
--- a/assets/test/test.sh
+++ b/assets/test/test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-sudo hostnamectl set-hostname testthree
-sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
-echo "$hostname"
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+source assets/shell/colors
+source assets/config/deps/dependencies
+
+### DEPENDENCY CHECK & INSTALLER
+
+echo -e "\n  ${LCY}Dependency and Privilege Check running...${CRS}\n"
+
+### PRIVILEGES
+
+if (( $(id -u) == 0 )); then                                                        ### AM I ROOT?
+    echo -e "    ${GRN}Privilege check passed...${CRS}\n"
+
+else 
+    echo -e "    ${RED}Privilege check failed... Please run script with sudo or as root!${CRS}\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+### DEPENDENCIES
+
+if command -v "$pkgs_check" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo -e "    ${GRN}Dependency check passed...${CRS}\n"
+    
+else
+    echo -e "    ${RED}Dependencies not met.${CRS}\n"
+    echo "$pkgs_check"
+        
+    while true; do
+        echo -e "  ${YEL}Do you wish to install via APT?"
+        read -p "  (Y/n) --> " install
+        echo ""
+        if [[ "$install" = "" || "$install" = "y" || "$install" = "Y" ]]; then
+            sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y $pkgs_apt
+            echo -e "\n    ${GRN}Dependencies installed. Proceeding...${CRS}\n"
+            break 
+
+        elif [[ "$install" == "n" || "$install" = "N" ]]; then
+            echo -e "\n    ${RED}Missing dependencies... Exiting!${CRS}\n"
+            exit 1
+
+        else
+            echo -e "\n ${YEL}Invalid response... Try again...\n\n  ${GRN}Y ${YEL}= (Yes, install dependencies and continue)\n  ${RED}N ${YEL}= (No, don't install dependencies and exit)${CRS}\n "
+        fi
+    done
+fi
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diff --git a/dev_env_setup.sh b/dev_env_setup.sh
index cd1e209..66e36f6 100755
--- a/dev_env_setup.sh
+++ b/dev_env_setup.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fi
 
 ### DEPENDENCIES
 
-if command -v "$pkgs_check" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if command -v "$pkgs_check" >/dev/null 2>&1; then          ### create a FOR loop for pkg check?!
     echo -e "    ${GRN}Dependency check passed...${CRS}\n"
     
 else
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ while true; do
         read -p "  Enter new hostname --> " new_hostname
         sudo sed -i.backup "s/$HOSTNAME/$new_hostname/g" /etc/hosts
         sudo sed -i.backup "s/$HOSTNAME/$new_hostname/g" /etc/hostname
-        sudo systemctl reload NetworkManager
+        sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
+        hostname -F /etc/hostname
         echo -e "\n    ${GRN}Host name changed to ${LCY}$(hostname)${CRS}"
         break
     else