diff --git a/src/viv/__init__.py b/src/viv/__init__.py
index 6a86724..da6f511 100644
--- a/src/viv/__init__.py
+++ b/src/viv/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from .viv import use  # noqa
+from .viv import use, __version__  # noqa
diff --git a/src/viv/viv.py b/src/viv/viv.py
index 44886c3..6b61f52 100755
--- a/src/viv/viv.py
+++ b/src/viv/viv.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ from typing import (
     Generator,
 )
 
-__version__ = "22.12a3-56-ga9d0098-dev"
+__version__ = "22.12a3-56-g4566e2e-dev"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class Config:
     srccache: Path = (
         Path(os.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", Path.home() / ".cache")) / "viv" / "src"
     )
+    srcdefault: Path = (
+        Path(os.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", Path.home() / ".local" / "share"))
+        / "viv"
+        / "viv.py"
+    )
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         self.venvcache.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ class Config:
             parents=True,
             exist_ok=True,
         )
+        self.srcdefault.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 
 c = Config()
@@ -244,6 +250,9 @@ class Ansi:
         else:
             return (row,)
 
+    def viv_preamble(self, style: str = "magenta", sep: str = "::") -> str:
+        return f"{self.cyan}Viv{self.end}{self.__dict__[style]}{sep}{self.end}"
+
     def table(
         self, rows: Tuple[Tuple[str, Sequence[str]], ...], header_style: str = "cyan"
     ) -> None:
@@ -308,20 +317,25 @@ def echo(
     msg: str, style: str = "magenta", newline: bool = True, fd: TextIO = sys.stderr
 ) -> None:
     """output general message to stdout"""
-    output = f"{a.cyan}Viv{a.end}{a.__dict__[style]}::{a.end} {msg}"
+    output = f"{a.viv_preamble(style)} {msg}"
     if newline:
         output += "\n"
     fd.write(output)
 
 
-def confirm(question: str) -> bool:
+def confirm(question: str, context: str = "") -> bool:
+    sys.stderr.write(context)
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        a.viv_preamble(sep="?? ") + question + a.style(" (Y)es/(n)o: ", "yellow")
+    )
     while True:
-        ans = input(question + a.style(" (Y)es/(n)o: ", "yellow")).strip().lower()
+        ans = input().strip().lower()
         if ans in ("y", "yes"):
             return True
         elif ans in ("n", "no"):
             return False
-        sys.stdout.write("\nPlease select (Y)es or (n)o.")
+        sys.stdout.write("Please select (Y)es or (n)o. ")
+    sys.stdout.write("\n")
 
 
 def run(
@@ -842,6 +856,13 @@ def fetch_source(reference: str) -> str:
     return sha256
 
 
+def make_executable(path: Path) -> None:
+    """apply an executable bit for all users with read access"""
+    mode = os.stat(path).st_mode
+    mode |= (mode & 0o444) >> 2  # copy R bits to X
+    os.chmod(path, mode)
+
+
 class Viv:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.vivenvs = get_venvs()
@@ -855,6 +876,7 @@ class Viv:
         self.local = not str(self.running_source).startswith("/proc/")
         if self.local:
             self.local_source = self.running_source
+            self.local_version = __version__
         else:
             try:
                 _local_viv = __import__("viv")
@@ -973,6 +995,24 @@ class Viv:
 
         vivenv.dump_info()
 
+    def _install_local_src(self, sha256: str, src: Path, cli: Path) -> None:
+        echo("updating local source copy of viv")
+        shutil.copy(c.srccache / f"{sha256}.py", src)
+        make_executable(src)
+        echo("symlinking cli")
+
+        if not cli.is_file():
+            cli.symlink_to(src)
+        else:
+            cli.unlink()
+            cli.symlink_to(src)
+
+        echo("Remember to include the following line in your shell rc file:")
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            '  `export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:$HOME/'
+            f'{src.relative_to(Path.home())}"\n'
+        )
+
     def manage(self, args: Namespace) -> None:
         """manage viv itself"""
 
@@ -988,7 +1028,7 @@ class Viv:
             )
 
         elif args.cmd == "update":
-            if not self.local_source:
+            if self.local_source == "Not Found":
                 error(
                     a.style("viv manage update", "bold")
                     + " should be used with an exisiting installation",
@@ -1012,12 +1052,14 @@ class Viv:
             )
 
             if confirm(q):
-                echo(f"updating local source copy of viv at {self.local_source}")
-                shutil.copy(c.srccache / f"{sha256}.py", self.local_source)
-                # TODO: check/update the cli
+                self._install_local_src(
+                    sha256,
+                    args.cli if self.local_source == "Not Found" else args.local_source,
+                    args.cli,
+                )
 
         elif args.cmd == "install":
-            if not self.local_source == "NotFound":
+            if not self.local_source == "Not Found":
                 error(f"found existing viv installation at {self.local_source}")
                 echo(
                     "use "
@@ -1032,14 +1074,17 @@ class Viv:
             downloaded_version = __import__(sha256).__version__
             echo(f"Downloaded version: {downloaded_version}")
 
-            # TODO: src path and cli path should be shard args between update/install
+            # TODO: see if file is actually where
+            # we are about to install and give instructions
 
-            q = INSTALL_TEMPLATE.format(
-                src_location=args.src, cli_location=args.cli
-            ) + ("Would you like to perform the above " "installation steps?")
-
-            if confirm(q):
-                print("AWAY MAN")
+            if confirm(
+                "Would you like to perform the above installation steps?",
+                INSTALL_TEMPLATE.format(
+                    src_location=args.src,
+                    cli_location=args.cli,
+                ),
+            ):
+                self._install_local_src(sha256, args.src, args.cli)
 
     def _get_subcmd_parser(
         self,
@@ -1166,13 +1211,13 @@ class Viv:
             "-s",
             "--src",
             help="path/to/source_file",
-            default=c.srccache / "viv.py",
+            default=c.srcdefault,
         )
         p_manage_shared.add_argument(
             "-c",
             "--cli",
             help="path/to/cli (symlink to src)",
-            default=Path.home() / "bin" / "viv.py",
+            default=Path.home() / "bin" / "viv",
         )
 
         p_manage_sub = self._get_subcmd_parser(