clean up the configuration a bit

init.el

@@ -3,35 +3,27 @@
 ;; Bootstrap straight.el package manager
 (defvar bootstrap-version)
 (let ((bootstrap-file
-       (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory))
-      (bootstrap-version 5))
+       (expand-file-name
+        "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el"
+        (or (bound-and-true-p straight-base-dir)
+            user-emacs-directory)))
+      (bootstrap-version 7))
   (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
     (with-current-buffer
         (url-retrieve-synchronously
-         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"
+         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/straight.el/develop/install.el"
          'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
       (goto-char (point-max))
       (eval-print-last-sexp)))
   (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
 
 ;; Always use straight.el to install packages with use-package
-;;(straight-use-package 'use-package)
-(eval-when-compile
-  (require 'use-package))
+(straight-use-package 'use-package)
 (setq straight-use-package-by-default t)
-
-;;(setq use-package-always-defer t)
-
-;; Minimal package.el use so we can explore melpa packages
-(require 'package)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")
-	     '("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
+(setq use-package-always-demand t)
 
 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elisp/")
-;; load debian mu4e package
-(add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e")
-;(load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/mu4e-setup.el")
+
 
 (load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/settings.el")
 (load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/eshell-setup.el")