diff --git a/boxes/desktop/home.nix b/boxes/desktop/home.nix
index f0c7eb1..11d0ed7 100644
--- a/boxes/desktop/home.nix
+++ b/boxes/desktop/home.nix
@@ -131,13 +131,15 @@ in
           fi
     '')
     (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "install_eslint" ''
+      set -x
+      cp /home/${config.home.username}/.config/.eslintrc.json .
       pkgs=("@stylistic/eslint-plugin" "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin")
       if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
           echo please specify npm, pnpm, or yarn
           exit 1
       fi
       for i in "''${pkgs[@]}"; do
-        `$1 i $i`
+        `$1 i -D $i`
       done
     '')
   ];