diff --git a/envs/global_packages_linux.txt b/envs/global_packages_linux.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..436b0d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/envs/global_packages_linux.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+code-server
+gcta
+ldstore
+procps-ng
diff --git a/pixi-setup.sh b/pixi-setup.sh
index 0c3ce7a..85835bb 100755
--- a/pixi-setup.sh
+++ b/pixi-setup.sh
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ install_global_packages <(echo "coreutils")
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
     safe_expose_remove coreutils kill
     safe_expose_remove coreutils uptime
-    install_global_packages <(echo "procps-ng")
-    install_global_packages <(echo "code-server")
+    install_global_packages <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StatFunGen/pixi-setup/main/envs/global_packages_linux.txt | grep -v "#")
 fi
 
 echo "Installing recommended R libraries ..."