diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt-installation/archives b/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt-installation/archives
index 418fd937d..08a525427 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt-installation/archives
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt-installation/archives
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-_/pkg/noux-system
+_/pkg/system_shell
 _/pkg/wifi
 _/pkg/ipxe_nic_drv
 _/pkg/chroot
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run b/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run
index 36efccf83..96659e44d 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ install_config {
 			<policy label="depot_deploy -> blueprint" report="depot_query -> blueprint"/>
 			<policy label="depot_query -> query"      report="depot_deploy -> query"/>
 			<policy label="dynamic -> config"         report="depot_deploy -> init.config"/>
+			<policy label="dynamic -> clipboard"      report="dynamic -> clipboard"/>
 		</config>
 	</start>
 
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ install_config {
 	</start>
 
 	<start name="depot_query">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
 		<config query="rom">
 			<vfs> <dir name="depot"> <fs label="depot"/> </dir> </vfs>
 		</config>
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ install_config {
 					<service name="Timer"/>
 					<service name="Nitpicker"/>
 					<service name="File_system"/>
+					<service name="Report"/>
 				</parent-provides>
 			</static>
 			<common_routes>
@@ -209,21 +211,24 @@ install_config {
 				<config shape="cube"/>
 			</start>
 
-<!--
 			<start name="fonts_fs" pkg="} [depot_user]/pkg/[current_pkg fonts_fs] {">
 				<route>
 					<service name="ROM" label="config"> <parent label="fonts.config"/> </service>
 				</route>
 			</start>
 
-			<start name="noux" pkg="} [depot_user]/pkg/[current_pkg noux-system] {">
+			<start name="system_shell" pkg="} [depot_user]/pkg/[current_pkg system_shell] {">
 				<route>
 					<service name="Nitpicker"> <child name="wm"/> </service>
 					<service name="File_system" label="fonts"> <child name="fonts_fs"/> </service>
 					<service name="File_system"> <parent/> </service>
+					<service name="Report" label="clipboard"> <parent label="clipboard"/> </service>
+					<service name="ROM"    label="clipboard"> <parent label="clipboard"/> </service>
+					<service name="ROM"    label="vimrc">     <parent label="vimrc"/> </service>
+					<service name="ROM" label_last="cached_fs_rom">
+						<parent label="fs_rom"/> </service>
 				</route>
 			</start>
-			-->
 
 			<!-- vbox, nic_router, acpica -->
 
@@ -231,18 +236,22 @@ install_config {
 		<route>
 			<service name="ROM" label="blueprint"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
 			<service name="Report" label="query"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
+			<service name="Report" label="clipboard"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM"    label="clipboard"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
 		</route>
 	</start>
 
 	<start name="dynamic" caps="8000">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="160M"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="180M"/>
 		<binary name="init"/>
 		<route>
 			<service name="ROM" label_last="ld.lib.so"> <parent/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM" label_last="init">      <parent/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM" label="config"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM" label_last="fonts.config"> <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" label_last="vimrc">        <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" label_last="fs_rom">       <parent/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM">   <child name="fs_rom"/> </service>
 			<service name="Timer"> <child name="timer"/>  </service>
 			<service name="Nitpicker" label_last="backdrop">
@@ -257,6 +266,7 @@ install_config {
 build { app/depot_query app/depot_deploy }
 
 file copy -force [genode_dir]/repos/gems/run/sculpt/fonts.config [run_dir]/genode/
+file copy -force [genode_dir]/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config [run_dir]/genode/
 
 #
 # Pin the nitpicker focus to the window manager by providing a static focus ROM
@@ -265,6 +275,17 @@ set fd [open [run_dir]/genode/focus w]
 puts $fd "<focus label=\"dynamic -> wm -> focus\"/>"
 close $fd
 
+# write default vimrc file
+set vimrc_fd [open [run_dir]/genode/vimrc w]
+puts $vimrc_fd {
+set noloadplugins
+set hls
+set nocompatible
+set laststatus=2
+set noswapfile
+set viminfo=}
+close $vimrc_fd
+
 build_boot_image { depot_query depot_deploy }
 
 run_genode_until forever
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/index b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/index
index 26a69efc9..2fd2c9d59 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/index
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/index
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   </index>
 
   <index name="Tools">
-    <pkg path="noux-system"  info="command-line interface to the system"/>
+    <pkg path="system_shell" info="command-line interface to the system"/>
     <pkg path="qt5_textedit" info="Qt5-based text editor"/>
     <pkg path="report_dump"  info="save periodic snapshots of the report fs"/>
   </index>
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/README b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/README
similarity index 65%
rename from repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/README
rename to repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/README
index 84eea89ab..8b296694d 100644
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/README
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/README
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Noux runtime that allows the user to interact with a 'report' file system
+Unix runtime that allows the user to interact with a 'report' file system
 (mounted at /report), a 'config' file system (mounted at /config), and a
 'target' file system (mounted at /rw).
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/archives b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/archives
similarity index 74%
rename from repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/archives
rename to repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/archives
index 0a4aa477d..f1f1e86fc 100644
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/archives
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/archives
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-_/raw/noux-system
+_/raw/system_shell
 _/src/noux
 _/src/bash-minimal
 _/src/vim-minimal
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ _/src/nit_fb
 _/src/terminal
 _/src/init
 _/src/vfs
+_/src/vfs_pipe
+_/src/cached_fs_rom
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/hash b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/hash
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/hash
rename to repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/hash
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/runtime b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/runtime
similarity index 77%
rename from repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/runtime
rename to repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/runtime
index f29eab301..f155ad327 100644
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/noux-system/runtime
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/pkg/system_shell/runtime
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<runtime ram="76M" caps="1000" binary="init" config="noux-system.config">
+<runtime ram="76M" caps="1000" binary="init" config="system_shell.config">
 
 	<requires>
 		<nitpicker/>
@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@
 		<rom    label="vimrc"/>
 		<rom    label="clipboard"/>
 		<report label="clipboard"/>
+		<rm/>
 	</requires>
 
 	<content>
-		<rom label="noux-system.config"/>
+		<rom label="system_shell.config"/>
 		<rom label="ld.lib.so"/>
 		<rom label="libc.lib.so"/>
 		<rom label="libm.lib.so"/>
 		<rom label="init"/>
 		<rom label="nit_fb"/>
+		<rom label="vfs"/>
+		<rom label="vfs_pipe.lib.so"/>
+		<rom label="cached_fs_rom"/>
 		<rom label="terminal"/>
-		<rom label="noux"/>
-		<rom label="libc_noux.lib.so"/>
 		<rom label="posix.lib.so"/>
 		<rom label="ncurses.lib.so"/>
 		<rom label="bash-minimal.tar"/>
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/content.mk b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/content.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index e605f66f4..000000000
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/content.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-content: noux-system.config
-
-noux-system.config:
-	cp $(REP_DIR)/recipes/raw/noux-system/$@ $@
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/content.mk b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/content.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dc578ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/content.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+content: system_shell.config
+
+system_shell.config:
+	cp $(REP_DIR)/recipes/raw/system_shell/$@ $@
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/hash b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/hash
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/hash
rename to repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/hash
diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/noux-system.config b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config
similarity index 57%
rename from repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/noux-system.config
rename to repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config
index 0a20c9c2f..f8b0b1302 100644
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/noux-system/noux-system.config
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config
@@ -39,25 +39,30 @@
 		</route>
 	</start>
 
-	<start name="noux" caps="500">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="60M" />
-		<exit propagate="yes"/>
+	<start name="vfs" caps="150">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="12M"/>
+		<provides><service name="File_system"/></provides>
 		<config>
-			<fstab>
+			<vfs>
 				<tar name="bash-minimal.tar" />
 				<tar name="coreutils-minimal.tar" />
 				<tar name="vim-minimal.tar" />
-				<dir name="dev"> <zero/> <null/> </dir>
+				<dir name="dev">
+					<zero/> <null/> <terminal/>
+					<dir name="pipe"> <pipe/> </dir>
+					<inline name="rtc">2018-01-01 00:01</inline>
+				</dir>
 				<dir name="rw">     <fs label="target"/> </dir>
 				<dir name="report"> <fs label="report"/> </dir>
 				<dir name="config"> <fs label="config"/> </dir>
 				<dir name="tmp"> <ram /> </dir>
-				<dir name="share"> <dir name="vim"> <rom name="vimrc"/> </dir> </dir>
-			</fstab>
-			<start name="/bin/bash">
-				<env name="TERM" value="screen" />
-				<env name="PS1" value="noux:$PWD> " />
-			</start>
+				<dir name="share"> <dir name="vim">
+					<rom name="vimrc" binary="no"/>
+				</dir> </dir>
+			</vfs>
+
+			<policy label_prefix="vfs_rom" root="/"/>
+			<default-policy root="/" writeable="yes"/>
 		</config>
 		<route>
 			<service name="File_system" label="target"> <parent label="target"/> </service>
@@ -68,4 +73,37 @@
 			<any-service> <parent/> </any-service>
 		</route>
 	</start>
+
+	<start name="vfs_rom">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="16M"/>
+		<binary name="cached_fs_rom"/>
+		<provides> <service name="ROM"/> </provides>
+		<config/>
+		<route>
+			<service name="File_system"> <child name="vfs"/> </service>
+			<any-service> <parent/> </any-service>
+		</route>
+	</start>
+
+	<start name="/bin/bash" caps="450">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="28M" />
+		<exit propagate="yes"/>
+		<config>
+			<libc stdin="/dev/terminal" stdout="/dev/terminal"
+			      stderr="/dev/terminal" rtc="/dev/rtc" pipe="/dev/pipe"/>
+			<vfs> <fs/> </vfs>
+			<arg value="bash"/>
+			<env key="TERM" value="screen"/>
+			<env key="PATH" value="/bin" />
+			<env key="PS1"  value="system:$PWD> " />
+		</config>
+		<route>
+			<service name="File_system"> <child name="vfs"/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" label_suffix=".lib.so"> <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" label_last="/bin/bash"> <child name="vfs_rom"/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" label_prefix="/bin">    <child name="vfs_rom"/> </service>
+			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+		</route>
+	</start>
+
 </config>