diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7799fb56..51cc99c1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/rust.vim"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/rust.vim
 	url = https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.vim.git
-[submodule ".vim/bundle/racer"]
-	path = .vim/bundle/racer
-	url = https://github.com/phildawes/racer.git
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
 	url = https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe.git
diff --git a/.vim/bundle/racer b/.vim/bundle/racer
deleted file mode 160000
index f877a066..00000000
--- a/.vim/bundle/racer
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit f877a066cda349f8747a8d2de3ca7bcb4603dcfb
diff --git a/common/configure_fresh_system b/common/configure_fresh_system
index 6cc8ed2c..f7e48c1d 100755
--- a/common/configure_fresh_system
+++ b/common/configure_fresh_system
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ ln -vfs "$DIR/.config/redshift.conf" ~/.config/redshift.conf
 
 source ~/.setenv
 
-cd "$DIR/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/"
-git submodule update --init --recursive
-python install.py --clang-completer
-
 # symlink 'nodejs' as node on some systems
 # will replace symlink if it exists, but won't replace regular file
 if [[ ! -f /usr/bin/node ]]; then
@@ -90,7 +86,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 cargo install -f rustfmt
-cargo install -f racer
+
+cd "$DIR/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/"
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+./install.py --racer-completer --clang-completer
 
 # go
 export GOPATH="$HOME/go"
diff --git a/fedora/configure_fresh_system b/fedora/configure_fresh_system
index fed9f69b..421decfa 100755
--- a/fedora/configure_fresh_system
+++ b/fedora/configure_fresh_system
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sudo dnf -y --best --allowerasing install vim tmux atop zsh thunderbird thunderb
 FEDORA_VERSION=`rpm -E %fedora`
 sudo dnf -y install http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$FEDORA_VERSION.noarch.rpm
 sudo dnf -y install http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$FEDORA_VERSION.noarch.rpm
-sudo dnf -y --best --allowerasing install vlc splix gutenprint-cups cups-bjnp keepass mplayer golang
+sudo dnf -y --best --allowerasing install vlc splix gutenprint-cups cups-bjnp keepass mplayer golang ncurses-compat-libs
 sudo dnf -y groupinstall "C Development Tools and Libraries"
 
 if [[ -z $DONT_START_TOR ]]; then