diff --git a/core/default.nix b/core/default.nix
index ca99987..068951f 100644
--- a/core/default.nix
+++ b/core/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+    settings = import ./../settings.nix;
+in
 {
-    imports = [
-        ./java.nix
-        ./dotnet.nix
-        ./printing.nix
-        ./xdg.nix
-    ];
+    imports = lib.optionals settings.printing.enable [ ./printing.nix ]
+        ++ lib.optionals settings.xdg.enable [ ./xdg.nix ]
+        ++ lib.optionals settings.java [ ./java.nix ]
+        ++ lib.optionals settings.dotnet [ ./dotnet.nix ];
 }
diff --git a/core/printing.nix b/core/printing.nix
index 6bda1c3..69ab596 100644
--- a/core/printing.nix
+++ b/core/printing.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
-{ pkgs, config, ... }: {
-    services.printing.enable = true;
-    services.avahi.enable = true;
-    # for a WiFi printer
-    services.avahi.openFirewall = true;
-    services.avahi.nssmdns = false; # Use the settings from below
-    # settings from avahi-daemon.nix where mdns is replaced with mdns4
-    system.nssModules = pkgs.lib.optional (!config.services.avahi.nssmdns) pkgs.nssmdns;
-    system.nssDatabases.hosts = with pkgs.lib; optionals (!config.services.avahi.nssmdns) (mkMerge [
-        (mkBefore [ "mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return]" ]) # before resolve
-        (mkAfter [ "mdns4" ]) # after dns
-    ]);
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
+let
+    settings = import ./../settings.nix;
+in
+{
+    config = lib.mkMerge [
+        {
+            services.printing.enable = true;
+        }
+        # Avahi daemon
+        (lib.mkIf settings.printing.avahi {
+            services.avahi.enable = true;
+            # for a WiFi printer
+            services.avahi.openFirewall = true;
+            services.avahi.nssmdns = false; # Use the settings from below
+            # settings from avahi-daemon.nix where mdns is replaced with mdns4
+            system.nssModules = pkgs.lib.optional (!config.services.avahi.nssmdns) pkgs.nssmdns;
+            system.nssDatabases.hosts = with pkgs.lib; optionals (!config.services.avahi.nssmdns) (mkMerge [
+                (mkBefore [ "mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return]" ]) # before resolve
+                (mkAfter [ "mdns4" ]) # after dns
+            ]);
+        })
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/core/xdg.nix b/core/xdg.nix
index 89f14b8..527b8cf 100644
--- a/core/xdg.nix
+++ b/core/xdg.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{ pkgs, config, ... }: {
-
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+    settings = import ./../settings.nix;
+in
+{
     xdg.portal = {
         enable = true;
-        extraPortals = [
-            pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
-            pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-kde
-        ];
+        extraPortals = settings.xdg.extraPortals;
     };
 
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-        pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
-        pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-kde
-    ];
+    environment.systemPackages = settings.xdg.extraPortals;
 }
diff --git a/settings.nix b/settings.nix
index 0b6039c..f92fb2b 100644
--- a/settings.nix
+++ b/settings.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{
+with import <nixpkgs> {}; {
     hardware = {
         # support for GPUs
         amdgpu = true;
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@
 
     dvd = true;     # enable DVD decryption + ripping via Handbrake
     bluray = true;  # enable Bluray decryption (requires additional setup)
+    printing = {
+        enable = true;
+        avahi = true;
+    };
+    xdg = {
+        enable = true;
+        extraPortals = with pkgs; [
+            xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+            xdg-desktop-portal-kde
+        ];
+    };
+    java = true;
+    dotnet = true;
 
     networking = {
         wireguard = true;   # enable wireguard protocol