diff --git a/aliases.sh b/aliases.sh
index 9a0173c..6afcff3 100644
--- a/aliases.sh
+++ b/aliases.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function alias_exists() {
 }
 
 # list of aliases to remove
-__removeAliases=(ll l la)
+__removeAliases=(l)
 
 for __testAlias in ${__removeAliases[@]}; do
 	if alias_exists "$__testAlias"; then
@@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ fi
 alias delcrush='zstd -T0 -19 --rm'
 alias crush='zstd -T0 -19'
 
-if [[ -e "/opt/esp32/esp-idf" ]]; then
-	export IDF_TOOLS_PATH=/opt/esp32/expressif
-	alias get_idf='. /opt/esp32/esp-idf/export.sh'
+# Map python when available.
+if ! which -s python && which -s python3; then
+	alias python=python3
 fi
+
+function _restart_plasma() {
+	(
+		set -ex
+		plasmashell --replace &>/dev/null &
+		set +xe
+		disown
+	)
+}
diff --git a/misc.sh b/misc.sh
index 5bc7822..7dba21f 100644
--- a/misc.sh
+++ b/misc.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export LESS=RF	# colorize less output if we use a pipe
 export HISTSIZE=10000
 export HISTFILESIZE=20000
 
-
+# added to avoid the need for --break-system-packages when using newer versions
+# of PIP.
+export PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
 
 export HISTIGNORE='pwd:exit:fg:bg:top:clear:history:ls:uptime:df'
diff --git a/node.sh b/toolchains.sh
similarity index 56%
rename from node.sh
rename to toolchains.sh
index 33463db..1ce3470 100644
--- a/node.sh
+++ b/toolchains.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+
+## Node
 #
 # echo 'prefix = ~/.node' > ~/.npmrc
 #
-
 if [[ -d ~/.node ]]; then
   if [[ -d ~/.node/bin ]]; then
     export PATH="$HOME/.node/bin:$PATH"
@@ -11,3 +12,9 @@ if [[ -d ~/.node ]]; then
   export NODE_PATH="$HOME/.node/lib/node_modules:$NODE_PATH"
 
 fi
+
+## Express IDF for ESP32s
+if [[ -e "/opt/esp32/esp-idf" ]]; then
+	export IDF_TOOLS_PATH=/opt/esp32/expressif
+	alias get_idf='. /opt/esp32/esp-idf/export.sh'
+fi