diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 7c87245..a342fd7 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ in
       nixpkgs.bashInteractive
       nixpkgs.cacert
       nixpkgs.coreutils
+      nixpkgs.less  # since nix tools really want a pager available, #27
       nixpkgs.nix
       # pkgs.proot-termux
       pkgs.files.etc-group
diff --git a/src/pkgs/files/raw/home.nix.default b/src/pkgs/files/raw/home.nix.default
index 350a224..dc87cab 100644
--- a/src/pkgs/files/raw/home.nix.default
+++ b/src/pkgs/files/raw/home.nix.default
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ in
     #tzdata
     #hostname
     #man
-    #less
     #gnugrep
     #gnupg
     #gnused