diff --git a/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprland.sh b/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprland.sh
index e3accb0..27df8c3 100755
--- a/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprland.sh
+++ b/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprland.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #  12.  Udiskie tray-icon symlink fix
 #  13.  config-updater symlinks + apply-theme.sh
 #
-# Prerequisites: internet access, yay (AUR helper), rustup, git, wget, cargo.
+# Prerequisites: internet access, yay (AUR helper), rustup, git, curl, cargo.
 # =============================================================================
 
 # Exit immediately if any command fails — partial DE installs can leave the
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/ksshaskpass /usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass
 # may lag behind the upstream release schedule.
 log "Installing cursor theme..."
 mkdir -p ~/.icons
-wget -O ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz \
+curl -fL -o ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz \
     https://github.com/guillaumeboehm/Nordzy-cursors/releases/download/v2.3.0/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz
 # Extract directly into ~/.icons/ so the theme is immediately discoverable by
 # Hyprland (via hyprcursor) and by GTK applications.
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ cp ~/Dotfiles/resources/fflogo.svg ~/Pictures/fflogo.svg
 
 # Download the personalised wallpaper from the owner's Nextcloud instance.
 # ?v=15 is a cache-buster version parameter on the Nextcloud theming API.
-wget "https://cloud.abdelbaki.eu/apps/theming/image/background?v=15" -O ~/Pictures/background.jpg
+curl -fL "https://cloud.abdelbaki.eu/apps/theming/image/background?v=15" -o ~/Pictures/background.jpg
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 12. Python venv for scripts
diff --git a/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprlua.sh b/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprlua.sh
index 63e01d6..2814498 100755
--- a/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprlua.sh
+++ b/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/hyprlua.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #  12.  Udiskie tray-icon symlink fix
 #  13.  config-updater symlinks + apply-theme.sh
 #
-# Prerequisites: internet access, yay (AUR helper), rustup, git, wget, cargo.
+# Prerequisites: internet access, yay (AUR helper), rustup, git, curl, cargo.
 # =============================================================================
 
 # Exit immediately on any error — partial DE installs leave a broken system.
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ fi
 # build can lag behind upstream.
 log "Installing cursor theme..."
 mkdir -p ~/.icons
-wget -O ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz \
+curl -fL -o ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz \
     https://github.com/guillaumeboehm/Nordzy-cursors/releases/download/v2.3.0/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz
 # Extract into ~/.icons/ so both Hyprland (hyprcursor) and GTK apps can find it.
 tar -zxf ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz -C ~/.icons/
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ cp ~/Dotfiles/resources/fflogo.svg ~/Pictures/fflogo.svg
 
 # Download the personalised wallpaper from the owner's Nextcloud instance.
 # ?v=15 is a cache-buster on the Nextcloud theming background API endpoint.
-wget "https://cloud.abdelbaki.eu/apps/theming/image/background?v=15" -O ~/Pictures/background.jpg
+curl -fL "https://cloud.abdelbaki.eu/apps/theming/image/background?v=15" -o ~/Pictures/background.jpg
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 12. Python venv for scripts
diff --git a/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/niri.sh b/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/niri.sh
index 263541f..2e9d52a 100755
--- a/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/niri.sh
+++ b/setup/modules/Desktop-Environments/niri.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fi
 # 7. Cursor setup
 log "Installing cursor theme..."
 mkdir -p ~/.icons
-wget -O ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz \
+curl -fL -o ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz \
     https://github.com/guillaumeboehm/Nordzy-cursors/releases/download/v2.3.0/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz
 tar -zxf ~/install-tmp/Nordzy-cursors-lefthand.tar.gz -C ~/.icons/
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enable_service greetd.service
 log "Copying wallpaper and resources..."
 mkdir -p ~/Pictures ~/Pictures/Screenshots
 cp ~/Dotfiles/resources/fflogo.svg ~/Pictures/fflogo.svg
-wget "https://cloud.abdelbaki.eu/apps/theming/image/background?v=15" -O ~/Pictures/background.jpg
+curl -fL "https://cloud.abdelbaki.eu/apps/theming/image/background?v=15" -o ~/Pictures/background.jpg
 
 # 12. Python venv for scripts
 log "Setting up Python venv for scripts..."
diff --git a/setup/modules/core-packages.sh b/setup/modules/core-packages.sh
index d99c04d..9879c86 100644
--- a/setup/modules/core-packages.sh
+++ b/setup/modules/core-packages.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ CORE_PACKAGES=(
     wireplumber           # Session/policy manager for PipeWire (required for audio)
     wireless_tools        # Legacy iwconfig, iwlist — sometimes needed for troubleshooting
     wpa_supplicant        # WPA2/WPA3 supplicant for WiFi authentication
-    wprs                  # Wayland proxy for running X11 apps in Wayland sessions
+    # NOTE: wprs is NOT in the official repos (AUR: wprs-git). It must never be
+    # listed here — pacman aborts the ENTIRE transaction on an unknown target, so
+    # one AUR entry would prevent every core package (wget, etc.) from installing.
+    # Install it via the optional wprs.sh module (which uses yay) instead.
 
     # ── File manager & archive ────────────────────────────────────────────────
     yazi                  # Terminal file manager with image preview and fuzzy search