diff --git a/lua/milesvant/init.lua b/lua/milesvant/init.lua
index 2eaae6b..00f6df2 100644
--- a/lua/milesvant/init.lua
+++ b/lua/milesvant/init.lua
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ end)
 
 keymap_once("v", "J", ":m '>+1<CR>gv=gv")
 keymap_once("v", "K", ":m '>-2<CR>gv=gv")
+
+-- paste without overwriting register
+vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('v', 'p', 'P', { noremap = true })
diff --git a/lua/milesvant/opts.lua b/lua/milesvant/opts.lua
index 6f00b9b..9b2c182 100644
--- a/lua/milesvant/opts.lua
+++ b/lua/milesvant/opts.lua
@@ -18,3 +18,20 @@ vim.opt.smartindent = true
 vim.opt.hlsearch = true
 vim.opt.incsearch = true
 
+-- Use xclip clipboard
+vim.g.clipboard = {
+  name = 'xclip',
+  copy = {
+    ["+"] = 'xclip -selection clipboard',
+    ["*"] = 'xclip -selection clipboard',
+  },
+  paste = {
+    ["+"] = 'xclip -selection clipboard -o',
+    ["*"] = 'xclip -selection clipboard -o',
+  },
+  cache_enabled = 1,
+}
+
+-- tell nvim to use the clipboard for all yank, delete, change and put operations
+-- 'unnamed' for mac, 'unnamedplus' for linux
+vim.opt.clipboard = {"unnamed","unnamedplus"}
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 30bf110..426d031 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ chmod u+x nvim.appimage
 sudo mv squashfs-root /
 sudo ln -s /squashfs-root/AppRun /usr/bin/nvim
 
+echo 'alias vi=nvim' >> ~/.bashrc 
+
+# xclip
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install xclip
+
 # packer
 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim\
  ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim 2> /dev/null