diff --git a/fedora/fedora-xfce.sh b/fedora/fedora-xfce.sh
index 72701ac..b363e21 100755
--- a/fedora/fedora-xfce.sh
+++ b/fedora/fedora-xfce.sh
@@ -110,10 +110,13 @@ if [[ "${DE}" == "xfce" || "${DDE}" == "xfce" ]]; then
 
     pause_if_debug
 
-    # Set default terminal to Alacritty
+# Set default terminal to Alacritty
     if command -v alacritty >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        # 1. Update the traditional XFCE helpers file
+        # 1. Force initialize the base XDG/XFCE config hierarchy
         mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/xfce4"
+        mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/menus"
+        
+        # 2. Configure XFCE's preferred application files
         HELPERS_FILE="$HOME/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc"
         touch "$HELPERS_FILE"
 
@@ -125,31 +128,41 @@ if [[ "${DE}" == "xfce" || "${DDE}" == "xfce" ]]; then
             fi
         done
 
-        # 2. Update XFCE's internal configuration database (Xfconf)
-        # This tells the panel applets and shortcut keys exactly what engine binary to execute
-        if command -v xfconf-query >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            # Create the channel property if it doesn't exist, and force set it to alacritty
-            xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /general/TerminalEmulator -s "alacritty" --create 2>/dev/null || \
-            xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /general/TerminalEmulator -s "alacritty"
-        fi
-
-        # 3. Set standard XDG MIME Association for terminal execution
-        # This prevents XFCE's exo-helper from prompting you on first launch
-        mkdir -p "$HOME/.config"
+        # 3. Create the missing standard XDG MIME association files manually
         MIME_FILE="$HOME/.config/mimeapps.list"
         touch "$MIME_FILE"
         
-        # Ensure the [Default Applications] header exists
-        if ! grep -q '\[Default Applications\]' "$MIME_FILE"; then
-            echo "[Default Applications]" >> "$MIME_FILE"
-        fi
-        
-        # Associate terminal/x-terminal-emulator scheme with alacritty
-        if ! grep -q 'x-terminal-emulator=' "$MIME_FILE"; then
-            sed -i '/\[Default Applications\]/a x-scheme-handler/terminal=alacritty.desktop\nuser-extension/x-terminal-emulator=alacritty.desktop' "$MIME_FILE"
+        # Rewrite/initialize the file cleanly with explicit defaults
+        cat <<EOF > "$MIME_FILE"
+[Default Applications]
+x-scheme-handler/terminal=alacritty.desktop
+user-extension/x-terminal-emulator=alacritty.desktop
+EOF
+
+        # 4. Handle System-Wide Alternatives (For Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora base integrations)
+        # This covers the underlying system-wide 'x-terminal-emulator' mapping
+        if command -v update-alternatives >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if [ -f "/usr/share/applications/alacritty.desktop" ] || [ -f "/usr/local/share/applications/alacritty.desktop" ]; then
+                sudo update-alternatives --set x-terminal-emulator $(which alacritty) 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
         fi
 
-        color_green "XFCE default terminal set to alacritty across helpers, xfconf, and XDG handlers!"
+        # 5. Pre-seed Xfconf properties directly into the XML tree file structure
+        # Since xfconfd might not be running yet, we write the raw file backup structure directly
+        XFCONF_DIR="$HOME/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml"
+        mkdir -p "$XFCONF_DIR"
+        
+        # Pre-populate the session XML so xfce skips selection entirely on first boot
+        cat <<EOF > "$XFCONF_DIR/xfce4-session.xml"
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfce4-session" version="1.0">
+  <property name="general" type="empty">
+    <property name="TerminalEmulator" type="string" value="alacritty"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
+EOF
+
+        color_green "XFCE default terminal configurations written directly to persistent user storage!"
     fi
 
 pause_if_debug