diff --git a/dockergui b/dockergui
index 82c33eb..aa20dcc 100755
--- a/dockergui
+++ b/dockergui
@@ -26,21 +26,54 @@ xephyrpid=$!
 if command -v ratpoison; then
 	sleep 1
 	ratpoison -d :$DNum &
-else # Use the default x window manager installed
+else # Use the default x window manager installed based on lsb_release id
+
 	DISPLAY=:$DNum
-	x-window-manager &
+	distro_id=$(lsb_release -i | awk '{print($3)}')
+
+	if [ "${distro_id}" == "Ubuntu" ] || [ "${distro_id}" == "Debian" ]; then
+		x-window-manager &
+	else
+		if [ "${XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP}" == "KDE" ]; then 
+			startplasma-x11 &
+		elif [ "${XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP}" == "GNOME" ]; then
+			mutter &
+		else
+			printf "%s\n" "Could not find a suitable Window Manager"
+			exit 1
+
+		fi
+ 
+	fi
+
 fi
+
 windowmanagerpid=$!
 
-docker run --net=host \
-            --rm \
-            -e DISPLAY=:$DNum \
-            -v /tmp/.X11-unix/X$DNum:/tmp/.X11-unix/X$DNum:rw \
-            --user $(id -u):$(id -g) \
-	    --group-add audio \
-	    --cap-drop=ALL \
-	    --shm-size 2g \
-    	    "$@"
+#detect podman or docker
+
+if command -v docker; then
+	engine_of_choice="docker"
+	
+elif command -v podman; then 
+	engine_of_choice="podman"
+else
+	printf "%s\n" "Docker/Podman are not installed!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# then run the detected container engine
+
+$engine_of_choice run --net=host \
+		    --rm \
+		    -e DISPLAY=:$DNum \
+		    -v /tmp/.X11-unix/X$DNum:/tmp/.X11-unix/X$DNum:rw \
+		    --user $(id -u):$(id -g) \
+		    --group-add audio \
+		    --cap-drop=ALL \
+		    --shm-size 2g \
+		    "$@"
+
 kill $windowmanagerpid
 kill $xephyrpid
 
diff --git a/pkg-install b/pkg-install
index 9149b31..bcfbfb2 100755
--- a/pkg-install
+++ b/pkg-install
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from getpass import getuser
 from os import getuid, getgid, getlogin
+from shutil import which
 import subprocess
 
 parser = ArgumentParser(description="Install AUR packages into a Docker container")
@@ -45,4 +46,20 @@ RUN yay -S --noconfirm {package_name}
 ENTRYPOINT [\"/usr/bin/env\", \"{command}\"]"
 """
 
-subprocess.run(["docker", "build", "-t", command, "-"], input = dockerfile, encoding = 'UTF-8')
+# check if either docker or podman are installed
+
+try:
+    if which("docker") is None:
+        print("Docker not installed, building with Podman")
+        engine = "podman"
+    elif which("podman") is None:
+        engine = "docker"
+    else:
+        print("Podman/Docker are not installed! Exiting...")
+        exit(1)
+
+
+    subprocess.run([engine, "build", "-t", command, "-"], input = dockerfile, encoding = 'UTF-8')
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    print("An Error has occured while attempting to build the image.")
+    exit(1)