diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c30ef4..27bb4fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ PYTHON := $(shell command -v python3 > /dev/null && echo python3 || echo python)
 run:
 	@$(PYTHON) -m genume
 
+.phony: sudorun
+sudorun:
+	@sudo $(PYTHON) -m genume
+
 .phony: lint
 lint:
 	@$(PYTHON) -m compileall -fq genume
diff --git a/genume/view/main.py b/genume/view/main.py
index 669df5c..f97b08e 100644
--- a/genume/view/main.py
+++ b/genume/view/main.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def main():
 
 # Sizes
 WIDTH = 650
-HEIGHT = 400
+HEIGHT = 425
 
 
 class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
diff --git a/scripts/software/apps.sh b/scripts/software/apps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2d50e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/software/apps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+# check for a app and if exists provide the version
+function check {
+	name=$1
+	version=$2
+
+	# add the prefix app_ to every entry
+	key="app_$name"
+
+	if command -v "$name" > /dev/null; then
+
+		echo VALUE BAS "$key" \"$($name $version 2>&1 | head -n1)\"
+	else
+		echo VALUE BAS "$key" \""<not found>"\"	
+	fi
+}
+
+
+check "bash" "-version"
+check "make" "--version"
+check "git" "--version"
+
+check "gnome-software" "--version"
+
+check "gcc" "--version"
+check "java" "-version"
+check "python" "-V"
+check "mysql" "--version"
+check "freedom" "-version"
+
+# TODO extend
+
diff --git a/scripts/software/firewall.sh b/scripts/software/firewall.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..127a545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/software/firewall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# check for root user
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+
+	echo VALUE BAS firewall \""<requires root>"\"
+
+else
+
+	# TODO extend
+
+	status=$(sudo ufw status verbose)
+
+	active=$(echo "$status" | grep Status: | cut -d " " -f 2)
+
+	echo VALUE BAS firewall \"$active\"
+	
+fi
+