diff --git a/basics.sh b/basics.sh
index 913e065..2f83ada 100644
--- a/basics.sh
+++ b/basics.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stevenpusser/xUbuntu_1
 curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:stevenpusser/xUbuntu_18.04/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/home_stevenpusser.gpg > /dev/null
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install palemoon
-touch /usr/share/applications/palemoon.desktop
+sudo touch /usr/share/applications/palemoon.desktop
 # Artha— a dictionary and thesaurus app
 sudo apt install artha
 #Kate— a graphical text editor
-sudo apt install Kate
+sudo apt install kate