diff --git a/profile.d/packages.sh b/profile.d/packages.sh
index 41cd68f..ad0958a 100644
--- a/profile.d/packages.sh
+++ b/profile.d/packages.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # checking available binaries in a fixed priority order.
 # Echoes one of: apt dnf yum zypper pacman apk portage xbps nix
 # Returns 1 if no known package manager could be identified.
-_get_pkgmgr()
+get_pkgmgr()
 {
     local distro_id="" distro_like=""
     if [[ -r /etc/os-release ]]; then
@@ -56,30 +56,48 @@ _get_pkgmgr()
     for id in $distro_id $distro_like; do
         case "${id,,}" in
             debian|ubuntu|linuxmint|raspbian|pop|kali|elementary|zorin|neon|parrot)
-                echo "apt"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "apt"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             fedora)
-                echo "dnf"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "dnf"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             rhel|centos|rocky|almalinux|ol|scientific|amzn)
                 command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1 && { echo "dnf"; return 0; }
-                echo "yum"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "yum"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             opensuse*|sles|sled)
-                echo "zypper"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "zypper"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             arch|manjaro|endeavouros|garuda|artix|cachyos)
-                echo "pacman"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "pacman"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             alpine)
-                echo "apk"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "apk"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             gentoo)
-                echo "portage"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "portage"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             void)
-                echo "xbps"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "xbps"
+                return 0
+                ;;
             nixos)
-                echo "nix"; return 0 ;;
+                echo "nix"
+                return 0
+                ;;
         esac
     done
 
     # Fallback: check for binaries in priority order.
     local bin
-    for bin in apt-get dnf yum zypper pacman apk emerge xbps-install nix-env; do
+    for bin in apt apt-get dnf yum zypper pacman apk emerge xbps-install nix-env; do
         command -v "$bin" >/dev/null 2>&1 && {
             case "$bin" in
                 apt-get)      echo "apt"     ;;
@@ -94,7 +112,7 @@ _get_pkgmgr()
 
     return 1
 }
-export -f _get_pkgmgr
+export -f get_pkgmgr
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -150,7 +168,7 @@ pkgs()
     (( ignore_case )) && grep_opt="-i"
 
     local pkgmgr
-    pkgmgr=$(_get_pkgmgr) || {
+    pkgmgr=$(get_pkgmgr) || {
         disp E "No usable package manager could be detected on this system."
         return 2
     }