diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 92ae05c..c28bf2b 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -450,11 +450,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776169885,
-        "narHash": "sha256-l/iNYDZ4bGOAFQY2q8y5OAfBBtrDAaPuRQqWaFHVRXM=",
+        "lastModified": 1776548001,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ZSK0NL4a1BwVbbTBoSnWgbJy9HeZFXLYQizjb2DPF24=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "4bd9165a9165d7b5e33ae57f3eecbcb28fb231c9",
+        "rev": "b12141ef619e0a9c1c84dc8c684040326f27cdcc",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/modules/features/layers/development.nix b/modules/features/layers/development.nix
index 48d9c0f..80f40a7 100644
--- a/modules/features/layers/development.nix
+++ b/modules/features/layers/development.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
             setSocketVariable = true;
           };
         };
+        virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
+        programs.virt-manager.enable = true;
         # make ZSH shut up about zshrc
         hjem.users.${config.username}.files.".zshrc".text = "";
         programs.zsh = {
diff --git a/modules/features/layers/user.nix b/modules/features/layers/user.nix
index 80db827..0446650 100644
--- a/modules/features/layers/user.nix
+++ b/modules/features/layers/user.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
           "wheel"
           "docker"
           "dialout"
+          "libvirtd"
         ];
         shell = pkgs.zsh;
       };
diff --git a/modules/hosts/desktop/configuration.nix b/modules/hosts/desktop/configuration.nix
index 8fee968..6e7e5c3 100644
--- a/modules/hosts/desktop/configuration.nix
+++ b/modules/hosts/desktop/configuration.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         self.nixosModules.desktopHardware
         self.nixosModules.niri
         self.nixosModules.contentCreation
+        self.nixosModules.communications
         # self.nixosModules.hyprland-noctalia
         self.nixosModules.librewolf
         self.nixosModules.user