diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 53a24c24a..6b17bc543 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -174,15 +174,9 @@ jobs:
               "$(echo -en ${PULL_REQUEST_TITLE}\\n\\n${AUTHOR_NAME}: https://github.com/${CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME}/${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME}/pull/${PULL_REQUEST_ID})"
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy datahub
-          command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m datahub hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
-
-      - run:
-          name: Deploy data8
+          name: Deploy a11y
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data8 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m a11y hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
@@ -191,58 +185,58 @@ jobs:
             hubploy deploy --timeout 30m astro hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
-      #- run:
-      #    name: Deploy stat159
-      #    command: |
-      #      hubploy deploy --timeout 30m stat159 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
-      #    no_output_timeout: 30m
-
       - run:
-          name: Deploy stat20
+          name: Deploy biology
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m stat20 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m biology hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy ischool
+          name: Deploy cee
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m ischool hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m cee hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy publichealth
+          name: Deploy data8
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m publichealth hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data8 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
+#      - run:
+#          name: Deploy data8xv2
+#          command: |
+#            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data8xv2 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+#          no_output_timeout: 30m
+
       - run:
-          name: Deploy highschool hub
+          name: Deploy data100
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m highschool hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data100 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy prob140
+          name: Deploy data101
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m prob140 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data101 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy biology
+          name: Deploy data102
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m biology hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data102 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy julia
+          name: Deploy datahub
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m julia hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m datahub hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy R
+          name: Deploy dev-r
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m r hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m dev-r hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
@@ -251,78 +245,79 @@ jobs:
             hubploy deploy --timeout 30m dlab hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
-#      - run:
-#          name: Deploy data8x
-#          command: |
-#            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data8x hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
-#          no_output_timeout: 30m
-
-#      - run:
-#          name: Deploy data8xv2
-#          command: |
-#            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data8xv2 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
-#          no_output_timeout: 30m
+      - run:
+          name: Deploy eecs
+          command: |
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m eecs hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+          no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy data100
+          name: Deploy highschool hub
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data100 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m highschool hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy data101
+          name: Deploy ischool
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data101 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m ischool hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
-      - run: 
-          name: Deploy data102
+      - run:
+          name: Deploy julia
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m data102 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m julia hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy shiny
+          name: Deploy logodev
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m shiny hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m logodev hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy cee
+          name: Deploy prob140
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m cee hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m prob140 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy logodev
+          name: Deploy publichealth
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m logodev hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m publichealth hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy workshop
+          name: Deploy R
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m workshop hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m r hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy eecs
+          name: Deploy shiny
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m eecs hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m shiny hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
+      # - run:
+      #     name: Deploy stat159
+      #     command: |
+      #       hubploy deploy --timeout 30m stat159 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+      #     no_output_timeout: 30m
+
       - run:
-          name: Deploy a11y
+          name: Deploy stat20
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m a11y hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m stat20 hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
       - run:
-          name: Deploy dev-r
+          name: Deploy workshop
           command: |
-            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m dev-r hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
+            hubploy deploy --timeout 30m workshop hub ${CIRCLE_BRANCH}
           no_output_timeout: 30m
 
+
   deploy-node-placeholder:
     docker:
       - image: buildpack-deps:bionic-scm
@@ -442,9 +437,8 @@ workflows:
   test-build-images:
     jobs:
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: datahub
-          # Workshop hub also uses this
-          name: datahub image build
+          deployment: a11y
+          name: a11y image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -452,8 +446,8 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: data8
-          name: data8 image build
+          deployment: astro
+          name: astro image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -461,8 +455,8 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: astro
-          name: astro image build
+          deployment: biology
+          name: biology image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -470,8 +464,8 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: data100
-          name: data100 image build
+          deployment: cee
+          name: cee image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -479,34 +473,35 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: data101
-          name: data101 image build
+          deployment: data8
+          name: data8 image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 ignore:
                 - staging
                 - prod
+#      - hubploy/build-image:
+#          deployment: data8xv2
+#          name: data8xv2 image build
+#          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+#          filters:
+#              branches:
+#                ignore:
+#                - staging
+#                - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: data102
-          name: data102 image build
+          deployment: data100
+          name: data100 image build
+          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 ignore:
                 - staging
                 - prod
-      #- hubploy/build-image:
-      #    deployment: stat159
-      #    name: stat159 image build
-      #    # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-      #    filters:
-      #        branches:
-      #          ignore:
-      #          - staging
-      #          - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: stat20
-          name: stat20 image build
+          deployment: data101
+          name: data101 image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -514,17 +509,17 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: ischool
-          name: ischool image build
-          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+          deployment: data102
+          name: data102 image build
           filters:
               branches:
                 ignore:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: shiny
-          name: shiny image build
+          deployment: datahub
+          # Workshop hub also uses this
+          name: datahub image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -532,17 +527,19 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: cee
-          name: cee image build
-          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+          # This has no effect yet because docker-py doesn't support buildkit.
+          #environment:
+          #  DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
+          deployment: dev-r
+          name: dev-r image build
           filters:
               branches:
                 ignore:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: publichealth
-          name: publichealth image build
+          deployment: eecs
+          name: eecs image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -550,8 +547,8 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: biology
-          name: biology image build
+          deployment: ischool
+          name: ischool image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -567,27 +564,9 @@ workflows:
                 ignore:
                 - staging
                 - prod
-#      - hubploy/build-image:
-#          deployment: data8x
-#          name: data8x image build
-#          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-#          filters:
-#              branches:
-#                ignore:
-#                - staging
-#                - prod
-#      - hubploy/build-image:
-#          deployment: data8xv2
-#          name: data8xv2 image build
-#          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-#          filters:
-#              branches:
-#                ignore:
-#                - staging
-#                - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: eecs
-          name: eecs image build
+          deployment: publichealth
+          name: publichealth image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
@@ -595,20 +574,27 @@ workflows:
                 - staging
                 - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: a11y
-          name: a11y image build
+          deployment: shiny
+          name: shiny image build
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 ignore:
                 - staging
                 - prod
+      #- hubploy/build-image:
+      #    deployment: stat159
+      #    name: stat159 image build
+      #    # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+      #    filters:
+      #        branches:
+      #          ignore:
+      #          - staging
+      #          - prod
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          # This has no effect yet because docker-py doesn't support buildkit.
-          #environment:
-          #  DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-          deployment: dev-r
-          name: dev-r image build
+          deployment: stat20
+          name: stat20 image build
+          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 ignore:
@@ -618,9 +604,8 @@ workflows:
   deploy:
     jobs:
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          # workshop hub also uses this image
-          deployment: datahub
-          name: datahub image build
+          deployment: a11y
+          name: a11y image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -628,26 +613,17 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: shiny
-          name: shiny image build
+          deployment: astro
+          name: astro image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 only:
                 - staging
-      #- hubploy/build-image:
-      #    deployment: logodev
-      #    name: logodev image build
-      #    push: true
-      #    # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-      #    filters:
-      #        branches:
-      #          only:
-      #          - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: cee
-          name: cee image build
+          deployment: biology
+          name: biology image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -655,8 +631,8 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: data8
-          name: data8 image build
+          deployment: cee
+          name: cee image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -664,14 +640,23 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: astro
-          name: astro image build
+          deployment: data8
+          name: data8 image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 only:
                 - staging
+#      - hubploy/build-image:
+#          deployment: data8xv2
+#          name: data8xv2 image build
+#          push: true
+#          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+#          filters:
+#              branches:
+#                only:
+#                - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
           deployment: data100
           name: data100 image build
@@ -697,18 +682,10 @@ workflows:
               branches:
                 only:
                 - staging
-      #- hubploy/build-image:
-      #    deployment: stat159
-      #    name: stat159 image build
-      #    push: true
-      #    # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-      #    filters:
-      #        branches:
-      #          only:
-      #          - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: stat20
-          name: stat20 image build
+          # workshop hub also uses this image
+          deployment: datahub
+          name: datahub image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -716,8 +693,8 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: ischool
-          name: ischool image build
+          deployment: dev-r
+          name: dev-r image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -725,8 +702,8 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: publichealth
-          name: publichealth image build
+          deployment: eecs
+          name: eecs image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -734,8 +711,8 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: biology
-          name: biology image build
+          deployment: ischool
+          name: ischool image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -751,27 +728,18 @@ workflows:
               branches:
                 only:
                 - staging
-#      - hubploy/build-image:
-#          deployment: data8x
-#          name: data8x image build
-#          push: true
-#          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-#          filters:
-#              branches:
-#                only:
-#                - staging
-#      - hubploy/build-image:
-#          deployment: data8xv2
-#          name: data8xv2 image build
-#          push: true
-#          # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
-#          filters:
-#              branches:
-#                only:
-#                - staging
+      #- hubploy/build-image:
+      #    deployment: logodev
+      #    name: logodev image build
+      #    push: true
+      #    # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+      #    filters:
+      #        branches:
+      #          only:
+      #          - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: eecs
-          name: eecs image build
+          deployment: publichealth
+          name: publichealth image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -779,17 +747,26 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                 - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: a11y
-          name: a11y image build
+          deployment: shiny
+          name: shiny image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
               branches:
                 only:
                 - staging
+      #- hubploy/build-image:
+      #    deployment: stat159
+      #    name: stat159 image build
+      #    push: true
+      #    # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
+      #    filters:
+      #        branches:
+      #          only:
+      #          - staging
       - hubploy/build-image:
-          deployment: dev-r
-          name: dev-r image build
+          deployment: stat20
+          name: stat20 image build
           push: true
           # Filters can only be per-job? wtf
           filters:
@@ -802,26 +779,26 @@ workflows:
       # CI level, we also make prod deploys go faster!
       - deploy:
           requires:
-              - datahub image build
+              - a11y image build
+              - astro image build
+              - biology image build
+              - cee image build
               - data8 image build
+#              - data8xv2 image build
               - data100 image build
               - data101 image build
               - data102 image build
-              - astro image build
-              #- stat159 image build
-              - stat20 image build
+              - datahub image build
+              - dev-r image build
+              - eecs image build
               - ischool image build
+              - julia hub image build
+              #- logodev image build
               - publichealth image build
-              - cee image build
               - shiny image build
-              #- logodev image build
-              - biology image build
-              - julia hub image build
-#              - data8x image build
-#              - data8xv2 image build
-              - eecs image build
-              - a11y image build
-              - dev-r image build
+              #- stat159 image build
+              - stat20 image build
+
           filters:
             branches:
               only:
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 5914d0e3d..596d8d76e 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ node-placeholder-scaler:
   - 'deployments/dlab/**'
 'hub: dev-r':
   - 'deployments/dev-r/**'
+'hub: edx':
+  - 'deployments/edx/**'
 'hub: eecs':
   - 'deployments/eecs/**'
 'hub: highschool':
diff --git a/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt b/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt
index 5add24122..d13c51d1d 100644
--- a/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Some linux packages for basic terminal work, particularly
 # oriented at users new to Unix/cmd line environments.
 
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # Download tools
 curl
 wget
diff --git a/deployments/astro/image/apt.txt b/deployments/astro/image/apt.txt
index 6cdc06c46..895f0e6c3 100644
--- a/deployments/astro/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/astro/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # For desktop environment
 dbus-x11
 xfce4
@@ -20,4 +23,4 @@ emacs
 vim
 
 # For jupyter-tree-download. Ref: https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/3979			
-zip
\ No newline at end of file
+zip
diff --git a/deployments/biology/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/biology/image/Dockerfile
index b82678a63..9b9d932e6 100644
--- a/deployments/biology/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/biology/image/Dockerfile
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq --yes && \
 # Useful utils that folks sort of take for granted
 RUN apt-get update -qq --yes && \
     apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends -qq \
-        htop \
         less \
+        htop \
         man \
         nano \
         screen \
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ USER ${NB_USER}
 COPY environment.yml /tmp/
 COPY infra-requirements.txt /tmp/
 
-RUN mamba env update -p ${CONDA_DIR} -f /tmp/environment.yml && mamba clean -afy
+RUN mamba env update -p ${CONDA_DIR} -f /tmp/environment.yml && \
+    mamba clean -afy
+
 RUN jupyter contrib nbextensions install --sys-prefix --symlink && \
     jupyter nbextensions_configurator enable --sys-prefix
 
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ RUN r -e "install.packages('IRkernel', version='1.2')" && \
 # Install R packages, cleanup temp package download location
 COPY install.R /tmp/install.R
 RUN r /tmp/install.R && \
- 	rm -rf /tmp/downloaded_packages/ /tmp/*.rds
+    rm -rf /tmp/downloaded_packages/ /tmp/*.rds
 
 # install bio1b packages
 COPY bio1b-packages.bash /tmp/bio1b-packages.bash
diff --git a/deployments/biology/image/environment.yml b/deployments/biology/image/environment.yml
index c0bae3c90..8100ad2b8 100644
--- a/deployments/biology/image/environment.yml
+++ b/deployments/biology/image/environment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
 - nb_conda_kernels=2.3.1
 
 # Packages from bioconda for IB134L
-- bwa=0.7.12
+# - bwa=0.7.12
 - samtools=1.3.1
 - mafft=7.471
 - emboss=6.6.0
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ dependencies:
 - fastqc=0.11.9
 - phyml=3.3.20200621
 - sra-tools=2.11
-- hisat2=2.2.1
-- subread=2.0.1
+# - hisat2=2.2.1
+# - subread=2.0.1
 - plink=1.90b6.21
 
 - syncthing==1.18.6
diff --git a/deployments/cee/image/apt.txt b/deployments/cee/image/apt.txt
index bebcb939e..fdb6e7bd3 100644
--- a/deployments/cee/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/cee/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # For desktop environment
 dbus-x11
 xfce4
@@ -30,4 +33,4 @@ texlive-lang-chinese
 libgl1-mesa-glx
 
 # For jupyter-tree-download. Ref: https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/3979			
-zip
\ No newline at end of file
+zip
diff --git a/deployments/data100/image/apt.txt b/deployments/data100/image/apt.txt
index bfc2a1031..a6c4589ed 100644
--- a/deployments/data100/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/data100/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Some linux packages for basic terminal work, particularly
 # oriented at users new to Unix/cmd line environments.
 
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # Basic unix tools
 man
 man-db
diff --git a/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt b/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt
index 47b06c60a..b78191883 100644
--- a/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Some linux packages for basic terminal work, particularly
 # oriented at users new to Unix/cmd line environments.
 
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # Basic unix tools
 man
 man-db
diff --git a/deployments/data102/image/apt.txt b/deployments/data102/image/apt.txt
index 9fe911710..2aa86a867 100644
--- a/deployments/data102/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/data102/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Some linux packages for basic terminal work, particularly
 # oriented at users new to Unix/cmd line environments.
 
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # Basic unix tools
 man
 man-db
diff --git a/deployments/data8/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/data8/image/Dockerfile
index d28f05b82..e72e423d4 100644
--- a/deployments/data8/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/data8/image/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUN install -d -o ${NB_USER} -g ${NB_USER} ${R_LIBS_USER}
 
 RUN apt-get -qq update --yes && \
     apt-get -qq install --yes \
+            less \
             tar \
             vim \
             micro \
diff --git a/deployments/datahub/images/default/apt.txt b/deployments/datahub/images/default/apt.txt
index 5d0ac6ed8..3be44e9e5 100644
--- a/deployments/datahub/images/default/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/datahub/images/default/apt.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 tar
 vim
 micro
diff --git a/deployments/dev-r/images/default/apt.txt b/deployments/dev-r/images/default/apt.txt
index da9f3e4e1..5682ae796 100644
--- a/deployments/dev-r/images/default/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/dev-r/images/default/apt.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ tini
 
 # useful utilities
 tar
-vim
 less
+vim
 
 # for nbconvert, knitr, etc.
 texlive-xetex
diff --git a/deployments/dev-r/images/secondary/apt.txt b/deployments/dev-r/images/secondary/apt.txt
index 8255c492f..86941ae7d 100644
--- a/deployments/dev-r/images/secondary/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/dev-r/images/secondary/apt.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # useful utilities
 tar
-vim
 less
+vim
 
 # for nbconvert, knitr, etc.
 texlive-xetex
diff --git a/deployments/eecs/image/apt.txt b/deployments/eecs/image/apt.txt
index 0f29f01a1..56c697992 100644
--- a/deployments/eecs/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/eecs/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # For desktop environment 
 dbus-x11
 xfce4
diff --git a/deployments/ischool/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/ischool/image/Dockerfile
index 550399533..77541e582 100644
--- a/deployments/ischool/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/ischool/image/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ WORKDIR ${HOME}
 # libarchive-dev for https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/1997
 RUN apt-get update > /dev/null && \
     apt-get install --yes \
+            less \
             fonts-symbola \
             libx11-xcb1 \
             libxtst6 \
diff --git a/deployments/julia/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/julia/image/Dockerfile
index d6a669aca..a64c5f07b 100644
--- a/deployments/julia/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/julia/image/Dockerfile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "Default Jupyter user" ${NB_USER}
 # Useful utils that folks sort of take for granted
 RUN apt-get update -qq --yes && \
     apt-get install --yes -qq \
-        htop \
         less \
+        htop \
         man \
         nano \
         screen \
diff --git a/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile
index 05ad03c07..1ef7954b9 100644
--- a/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ WORKDIR ${HOME}
 # tini is necessary because it is our ENTRYPOINT below.
 RUN apt-get update > /dev/null && \
     apt-get install --yes \
+            less \
             libx11-xcb1 \
             libxtst6 \
             libxrandr2 \
diff --git a/deployments/shiny/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/shiny/image/Dockerfile
index e3bef4e48..bedcc1210 100644
--- a/deployments/shiny/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/shiny/image/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ WORKDIR ${HOME}
 # and we don't want them to be downloaded on demand by students.
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install --yes \
+            less \
             libx11-xcb1 \
             libxtst6 \
             libxrandr2 \
diff --git a/deployments/stat159/image/apt.txt b/deployments/stat159/image/apt.txt
index 1b51ebd50..96646f693 100644
--- a/deployments/stat159/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/stat159/image/apt.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Some linux packages for basic terminal work, particularly
 # oriented at users new to Unix/cmd line environments.
 
+# installing less as more just isn't enough
+less
+
 # Basic unix tools
 man
 man-db
diff --git a/deployments/stat20/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/stat20/image/Dockerfile
index b6f100b40..85fc27c35 100644
--- a/deployments/stat20/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/stat20/image/Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ WORKDIR ${HOME}
 # tini is necessary because it is our ENTRYPOINT below.
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get -qq install \
+            less \
             tini \
             fonts-symbola \
             pandoc \