diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa5f4fc8..92841110 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ External Requirements:
 - Clipboard tool (xclip/xsel/win32yank or other depending on the platform)
 - A [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/): optional, provides various icons
   - if you have it set `vim.g.have_nerd_font` in `init.lua` to true
+- Emoji fonts (Ubuntu only, and only if you want emoji!) `sudo apt install fonts-noto-color-emoji`
 - Language Setup:
   - If you want to write Typescript, you need `npm`
   - If you want to write Golang, you will need `go`
@@ -212,14 +213,14 @@ sudo apt update
 sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip curl
 
 # Now we install nvim
-curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
-sudo rm -rf /opt/nvim-linux64
-sudo mkdir -p /opt/nvim-linux64
-sudo chmod a+rX /opt/nvim-linux64
-sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux64.tar.gz
+curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+sudo rm -rf /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64
+sudo chmod a+rX /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64
+sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
 
 # make it available in /usr/local/bin, distro installs to /usr/bin
-sudo ln -sf /opt/nvim-linux64/bin/nvim /usr/local/bin/
+sudo ln -sf /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64/bin/nvim /usr/local/bin/
 ```
 </details>
 <details><summary>Fedora Install Steps</summary>
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 148e908a..495fdb55 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -234,12 +234,22 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   -- with the first argument being the link and the following
   -- keys can be used to configure plugin behavior/loading/etc.
   --
-  -- Use `opts = {}` to force a plugin to be loaded.
+  -- Use `opts = {}` to automatically pass options to a plugin's `setup()` function, forcing the plugin to be loaded.
   --
 
+  -- Alternatively, use `config = function() ... end` for full control over the configuration.
+  -- If you prefer to call `setup` explicitly, use:
+  --    {
+  --        'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
+  --        config = function()
+  --            require('gitsigns').setup({
+  --                -- Your gitsigns configuration here
+  --            })
+  --        end,
+  --    }
+  --
   -- Here is a more advanced example where we pass configuration
-  -- options to `gitsigns.nvim`. This is equivalent to the following Lua:
-  --    require('gitsigns').setup({ ... })
+  -- options to `gitsigns.nvim`.
   --
   -- See `:help gitsigns` to understand what the configuration keys do
   -- { -- Adds git related signs to the gutter, as well as utilities for managing changes
@@ -553,13 +563,26 @@ require('lazy').setup({
           --  For example, in C this would take you to the header.
           map('gD', vim.lsp.buf.declaration, '[G]oto [D]eclaration')
 
+          -- This function resolves a difference between neovim nightly (version 0.11) and stable (version 0.10)
+          ---@param client vim.lsp.Client
+          ---@param method vim.lsp.protocol.Method
+          ---@param bufnr? integer some lsp support methods only in specific files
+          ---@return boolean
+          local function client_supports_method(client, method, bufnr)
+            if vim.fn.has 'nvim-0.11' == 1 then
+              return client:supports_method(method, bufnr)
+            else
+              return client.supports_method(method, { bufnr = bufnr })
+            end
+          end
+
           -- The following two autocommands are used to highlight references of the
           -- word under your cursor when your cursor rests there for a little while.
           --    See `:help CursorHold` for information about when this is executed
           --
           -- When you move your cursor, the highlights will be cleared (the second autocommand).
           local client = vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(event.data.client_id)
-          if client and client.supports_method(vim.lsp.protocol.Methods.textDocument_documentHighlight) then
+          if client and client_supports_method(client, vim.lsp.protocol.Methods.textDocument_documentHighlight, event.buf) then
             local highlight_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-highlight', { clear = false })
             vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'CursorHold', 'CursorHoldI' }, {
               buffer = event.buf,
@@ -586,7 +609,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
           -- code, if the language server you are using supports them
           --
           -- This may be unwanted, since they displace some of your code
-          if client and client.supports_method(vim.lsp.protocol.Methods.textDocument_inlayHint) then
+          if client and client_supports_method(client, vim.lsp.protocol.Methods.textDocument_inlayHint, event.buf) then
             map('<leader>th', function()
               vim.lsp.inlay_hint.enable(not vim.lsp.inlay_hint.is_enabled { bufnr = event.buf })
             end, '[T]oggle Inlay [H]ints')
@@ -594,15 +617,34 @@ require('lazy').setup({
         end,
       })
 
-      -- Change diagnostic symbols in the sign column (gutter)
-      -- if vim.g.have_nerd_font then
-      --   local signs = { ERROR = '', WARN = '', INFO = '', HINT = '' }
-      --   local diagnostic_signs = {}
-      --   for type, icon in pairs(signs) do
-      --     diagnostic_signs[vim.diagnostic.severity[type]] = icon
-      --   end
-      --   vim.diagnostic.config { signs = { text = diagnostic_signs } }
-      -- end
+      -- Diagnostic Config
+      -- See :help vim.diagnostic.Opts
+      vim.diagnostic.config {
+        severity_sort = true,
+        float = { border = 'rounded', source = 'if_many' },
+        underline = { severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR },
+        signs = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {
+          text = {
+            [vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR] = '󰅚 ',
+            [vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN] = '󰀪 ',
+            [vim.diagnostic.severity.INFO] = '󰋽 ',
+            [vim.diagnostic.severity.HINT] = '󰌶 ',
+          },
+        } or {},
+        virtual_text = {
+          source = 'if_many',
+          spacing = 2,
+          format = function(diagnostic)
+            local diagnostic_message = {
+              [vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR] = diagnostic.message,
+              [vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN] = diagnostic.message,
+              [vim.diagnostic.severity.INFO] = diagnostic.message,
+              [vim.diagnostic.severity.HINT] = diagnostic.message,
+            }
+            return diagnostic_message[diagnostic.severity]
+          end,
+        },
+      }
 
       -- LSP servers and clients are able to communicate to each other what features they support.
       --  By default, Neovim doesn't support everything that is in the LSP specification.
@@ -710,6 +752,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       require('mason-tool-installer').setup { ensure_installed = ensure_installed }
 
       require('mason-lspconfig').setup {
+        ensure_installed = {}, -- explicitly set to an empty table (Kickstart populates installs via mason-tool-installer)
+        automatic_installation = false,
         handlers = {
           function(server_name)
             local server = servers[server_name] or {}
@@ -804,6 +848,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       --  into multiple repos for maintenance purposes.
       'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
       'hrsh7th/cmp-path',
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp-signature-help',
     },
     config = function()
       -- See `:help cmp`
@@ -881,6 +926,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
           { name = 'nvim_lsp' },
           { name = 'luasnip' },
           { name = 'path' },
+          { name = 'nvim_lsp_signature_help' },
         },
       }
     end,
@@ -893,14 +939,18 @@ require('lazy').setup({
     -- If you want to see what colorschemes are already installed, you can use `:Telescope colorscheme`.
     'folke/tokyonight.nvim',
     priority = 1000, -- Make sure to load this before all the other start plugins.
-    init = function()
+    config = function()
+      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-fields
+      require('tokyonight').setup {
+        styles = {
+          comments = { italic = false }, -- Disable italics in comments
+        },
+      }
+
       -- Load the colorscheme here.
       -- Like many other themes, this one has different styles, and you could load
       -- any other, such as 'tokyonight-storm', 'tokyonight-moon', or 'tokyonight-day'.
       vim.cmd.colorscheme 'tokyonight-night'
-
-      -- You can configure highlights by doing something like:
-      vim.cmd.hi 'Comment gui=none'
     end,
   },
 
diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/gitsigns.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/gitsigns.lua
index 3ef6160e..fb9a4ebb 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/gitsigns.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/gitsigns.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ return {
         map('n', '<leader>hs', gitsigns.stage_hunk, { desc = 'git [s]tage hunk' })
         map('n', '<leader>hr', gitsigns.reset_hunk, { desc = 'git [r]eset hunk' })
         map('n', '<leader>hS', gitsigns.stage_buffer, { desc = 'git [S]tage buffer' })
-        map('n', '<leader>hu', gitsigns.undo_stage_hunk, { desc = 'git [u]ndo stage hunk' })
+        map('n', '<leader>hu', gitsigns.stage_hunk, { desc = 'git [u]ndo stage hunk' })
         map('n', '<leader>hR', gitsigns.reset_buffer, { desc = 'git [R]eset buffer' })
         map('n', '<leader>hp', gitsigns.preview_hunk, { desc = 'git [p]review hunk' })
         map('n', '<leader>hb', gitsigns.blame_line, { desc = 'git [b]lame line' })
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ return {
         end, { desc = 'git [D]iff against last commit' })
         -- Toggles
         map('n', '<leader>tb', gitsigns.toggle_current_line_blame, { desc = '[T]oggle git show [b]lame line' })
-        map('n', '<leader>tD', gitsigns.toggle_deleted, { desc = '[T]oggle git show [D]eleted' })
+        map('n', '<leader>tD', gitsigns.preview_hunk_inline, { desc = '[T]oggle git show [D]eleted' })
       end,
     },
   },