diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7944bb4..09504f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .config/zinit
-.config/tmux/plugins
 .config/btop
 .config/neofetch
 .aider*
diff --git a/New file: lk-installers/install-zellij b/New file: lk-installers/install-zellij
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1047423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/New file: lk-installers/install-zellij	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Installing Zellij via cargo..."
+cargo install zellij || {
+  echo "Cargo failed - trying apt instead"
+  sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y zellij
+}
diff --git a/home_config/tmux/tmux.conf (DELETED) b/home_config/tmux/tmux.conf (DELETED)
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eec83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home_config/tmux/tmux.conf (DELETED)	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This file has been removed as part of replacing tmux with zellij
diff --git a/home_root/.tmux.conf (DELETED) b/home_root/.tmux.conf (DELETED)
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eec83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home_root/.tmux.conf (DELETED)	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This file has been removed as part of replacing tmux with zellij
diff --git a/home_root/.zshrc b/home_root/.zshrc
index 328edb8..8b5b6c5 100644
--- a/home_root/.zshrc
+++ b/home_root/.zshrc
@@ -11,19 +11,6 @@ if [ ! -f "${ZINIT_HOME}/zinit.zsh" ]; then
   git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit.git "$ZINIT_HOME"
 fi
 
-# Download Tmux Plugin Manager
-TMUX_HOME="${HOME}/.config/tmux"
-
-# Download Tmux plugin manager
-if [ ! -d "${TMUX_HOME}/plugins/tpm" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "${TMUX_HOME}/plugins"
-  git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm $TMUX_HOME/plugins/tpm
-fi
-
-if { [ "$TERM" = "screen" ] && [ -n "$TMUX" ]; } then
-  tmux source ${TMUX_HOME}/tmux.conf
-fi
-
 #extend path
 path=(~/bin $path)
 path=(~/.local/bin $path)
@@ -79,8 +66,6 @@ alias tree='eza --tree'
 
 export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="fd --hidden --strip-cwd-prefix --exclude .git"
 export FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND="$FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND"
-export FZF_ALT_C_COMMAND="fd --type=d --hidden --strip-cwd-prefix --exclude .git"
-
 _fzf_compgen_path() {
   fd --hidden --exclude .git . "$1"
 }
@@ -113,13 +98,4 @@ eval $(thefuck --alias fk)
 
 zinit light Aloxaf/fzf-tab
 
-if [[ -z "$TMUX" ]]; then
-    tmux has-session &> /dev/null
-    if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-      exec tmux new -s ssh_session
-      exit
-    else
-      exec tmux attach -t ssh_session
-      exit
-    fi
-fi
+# Removed Tmux auto-start block and related code
diff --git a/lk-installers/install-tmux-plugins (DELETED) b/lk-installers/install-tmux-plugins (DELETED)
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eec83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lk-installers/install-tmux-plugins (DELETED)	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This file has been removed as part of replacing tmux with zellij