diff --git a/nixos/features/plasma5.nix b/nixos/features/plasma5.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b1268d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/features/plasma5.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
+
+  services.xserver = {
+    enable = true;
+    
+    displayManager = {
+      sddm.enable = true;
+    };
+    
+    desktopManager = {
+      xterm.enable = false;
+      plasma5.enable = true;
+    };
+
+    layout = "us";
+    xkbVariant = "";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixos/hosts/cider/default.nix b/nixos/hosts/cider/default.nix
index 9e7dcdf..f0b87e7 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/cider/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/cider/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ../../client.nix
 
-    ../../features/xfce.nix
+    ../../features/plasma5.nix
     ../../features/sound/asahi.nix
     ../../features/wifi.nix
     ../../features/tailscale.nix
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
     
     useExperimentalGPUDriver = true;
     experimentalGPUInstallMode = "replace";
-    
-    setupAlsaUcm = true;
   };
 
+  
+
   networking.wireless.iwd.package = pkgs.stable.iwd; # unstable issue on aarch64: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/273958  
 }