diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68269c54..f64a72db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# links
-mc-share/skins/dracula.ini
-mc-share/skins/dracula256.ini
+# Ignore repositories
+jstmbash
+dracula-mc
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index efef7c2d..00000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "dracula-mc"]
-	path = dracula-mc
-	url = https://github.com/dracula/midnight-commander.git
-[submodule "jstmbash"]
-	path = jstmbash
-	url = https://git.staropensource.de/JeremyStarTM/jstmbash
-	branch = develop
diff --git a/btop/.gitignore b/btop/.gitignore
index 76fc0ad7..28cf088d 100644
--- a/btop/.gitignore
+++ b/btop/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Ignore log
 btop.log
diff --git a/copyq/.gitignore b/copyq/.gitignore
index ce81d61f..0265ca59 100644
--- a/copyq/.gitignore
+++ b/copyq/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore files that probably shouldn't be in a repository
 copyq.pub
 copyq_geometry.ini
 copyq_tabs.ini
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1c4b1d0b..27aac3d0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,21 @@ function link() {
 	fi
 }
 
-# update submodules
-git submodule update --init --recursive
+# update/clone repositories
+if [ ! -d "dracula-mc" ]; then
+	git clone "https://github.com/dracula/midnight-commander.git" dracula-mc
+else
+	cd dracula-mc
+	git pull
+	cd ..
+fi
+if [ ! -d "jstmbash" ]; then
+	git clone "https://git.staropensource.de/JeremyStarTM/jstmbash.git" jstmbash
+else
+	cd jstmbash
+	git pull
+	cd ..
+fi
 
 # create directories
 mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config" "${HOME}/.local/share/mc/skins" "${HOME}/.local/bin"
diff --git a/jstmbash b/jstmbash
index 93f8cc06..54e22288 160000
--- a/jstmbash
+++ b/jstmbash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 93f8cc06d15511df99f526e156fd229303382c15
+Subproject commit 54e2228857350b3b0cc67b9a0254426a47709e3e
diff --git a/mc-share/skins/dracula.ini b/mc-share/skins/dracula.ini
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..5d1e8ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mc-share/skins/dracula.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/jeremystartm/Code/JeremyStarTM/punktdateien/dracula-mc/skins/dracula.ini
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mc-share/skins/dracula256.ini b/mc-share/skins/dracula256.ini
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..7edc2c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mc-share/skins/dracula256.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/jeremystartm/Code/JeremyStarTM/punktdateien/dracula-mc/skins/dracula256.ini
\ No newline at end of file