diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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diff --git a/build_image.sh b/build_image.sh
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diff --git a/build_rootfs.sh b/build_rootfs.sh
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index 49ee94c..6f1b176
--- a/build_rootfs.sh
+++ b/build_rootfs.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ rootfs_dir=$(realpath "${1}")
 release_name="${2}"
 
 debootstrap $release_name $rootfs_dir http://deb.debian.org/debian/
-cp -r rootfs/* $rootfs_dir
+cp -ar rootfs/* $rootfs_dir
 
 chroot_mounts="proc sys dev run"
 for mountpoint in $chroot_mounts; do
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ chroot $rootfs_dir /bin/bash -c "${chroot_command}"
 
 chroot_mounts="proc sys dev run"
 for mountpoint in $chroot_mounts; do
-  umount "${rootfs_dir}/$mountpoint"
+  umount -l "${rootfs_dir}/$mountpoint"
 done
 
 echo "rootfs has been created"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch_initramfs.sh b/patch_initramfs.sh
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diff --git a/patch_rootfs.sh b/patch_rootfs.sh
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diff --git a/rootfs/opt/setup_rootfs.sh b/rootfs/opt/setup_rootfs.sh
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index 0f0b981..35f1985
--- a/rootfs/opt/setup_rootfs.sh
+++ b/rootfs/opt/setup_rootfs.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ apt-get update
 apt-get upgrade -y 
 
 #install desktop
-apt-get install -y xfce4 xfce4-goodies network-manager blueman firefox-esr sudo
+apt-get install -y task-xfce-desktop cloud-utils 
 
 #set up hostname and username
 read -p "Enter the hostname for the system: " hostname