diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/default-no-theme.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/default-no-theme.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14ec8807e853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/default-no-theme.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/shell/shell.c b/shell/shell.c
+index 76523e9a..dbfe2d16 100644
+--- a/shell/shell.c
++++ b/shell/shell.c
+@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static void create_window(void)
+     gchar *conf_path = g_build_filename(g_get_user_config_dir(), "hardinfo2","settings.ini", NULL);
+     g_key_file_load_from_file(key_file, conf_path, G_KEY_FILE_KEEP_COMMENTS | G_KEY_FILE_KEEP_TRANSLATIONS, NULL);
+     params.theme = g_key_file_get_integer(key_file, "Theme", "ThemeNumber", NULL);
+-    if(params.theme==0) params.theme=1;
++    if(params.theme==0) params.theme=-1; //default to no theme
+     if(params.theme<-1) params.theme=-1;
+     if(params.theme>6) params.theme=-1;
+ 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/package.nix
index 44385da328b3..63c8658cdc9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/package.nix
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
 
   cmake,
+  glslang,
   pkg-config,
   libsForQt5,
+  makeWrapper,
   wrapGAppsHook4,
 
+  cups,
   gtk3,
   json-glib,
   lerc,
   libdatrie,
+  libdecor,
   libepoxy,
   libnghttp2,
   libpsl,
@@ -21,46 +25,69 @@
   libsysprof-capture,
   libthai,
   libxkbcommon,
+  libXdmcp,
+  libXtst,
   pcre2,
   sqlite,
   util-linux,
-  libXdmcp,
-  libXtst,
-  mesa-demos,
-  makeWrapper,
+  vulkan-headers,
+  wayland,
+
+  # runtime
   dmidecode,
+  gawk,
+  iperf,
+  mesa-demos,
+  sysbench,
+  udisks,
+  vulkan-tools,
+  xdg-utils,
+  xrandr,
+
+  nix-update-script,
+
+  printingSupport ? true,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAtrs: {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "hardinfo2";
-  version = "2.2.10";
+  version = "2.2.13";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hardinfo2";
     repo = "hardinfo2";
-    tag = "release-${finalAtrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Ea1uhzAQEn8oDvWslGzrqoI2yzVDGxwTqbthfKEkYyQ=";
+    tag = "release-${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-HRP8xjiwhlNHjW4D8y74Pshpn7bksmN5j4jhfF6KOYo=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    ./remove-update.patch
+    ./default-no-theme.patch
+  ];
+
+  # fix absolute path for xdg-open
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace deps/sysobj_early/gui/uri_handler.c \
+      --replace-fail /usr/bin/xdg-open "${lib.getExe' xdg-utils "xdg-open"}"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config
+
+    glslang
+
     wrapGAppsHook4
     libsForQt5.wrapQtAppsHook
     makeWrapper
   ];
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}")
-  '';
-
-  dontWrapQtApps = true;
-
   buildInputs = [
     gtk3
     json-glib
     lerc
     libdatrie
+    libdecor
     libepoxy
     libnghttp2
     libpsl
@@ -75,6 +102,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAtrs: {
     util-linux
     libXdmcp
     libXtst
+    vulkan-headers
+    wayland
   ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
@@ -84,20 +113,56 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAtrs: {
     (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_INSTALL_SERVICEDIR" "${placeholder "out"}/lib")
   ];
 
-  postFixup = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/hardinfo2 \
-      --prefix PATH : "${dmidecode}/bin:${mesa-demos}/bin"
+  dontWrapQtApps = true;
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}")
   '';
 
+  runtimeDeps = [
+    # system stats
+    dmidecode
+    mesa-demos # glxinfo + vkgears for benchmark
+
+    # display info
+    vulkan-tools # vulkaninfo
+    xrandr
+
+    # additional tooling for benchmarks
+    # https://github.com/hardinfo2/hardinfo2/blob/release-2.2.13/shell/shell.c#L641-L652
+    gawk
+    iperf
+    sysbench
+    udisks
+  ];
+
+  runtimeLibs = lib.optionals printingSupport [ cups ];
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/hardinfo2 \
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath finalAttrs.runtimeDeps} \
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath finalAttrs.runtimeLibs}
+
+      substituteInPlace $out/lib/systemd/system/hardinfo2.service \
+        --replace-fail "ExecStart=/usr/bin/hwinfo2_fetch_sysdata" "ExecStart=$out/hwinfo2_fetch_sysdata"
+  '';
+
+  # account for tags having a release- prefix
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--version-regex=release-(.*)" ]; };
+
   meta = {
-    homepage = "http://www.hardinfo2.org";
     description = "System information and benchmarks for Linux systems";
+    homepage = "http://www.hardinfo2.org/";
+    downloadPage = "https://github.com/hardinfo2/hardinfo2/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/hardinfo2/hardinfo2/releases/tag/release-${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = with lib.licenses; [
       gpl2Plus
       gpl3Plus
       lgpl2Plus
     ];
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sigmanificient ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      sigmanificient
+      jk
+    ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     mainProgram = "hardinfo2";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/remove-update.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/remove-update.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..960e79b3fedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hardinfo2/remove-update.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+diff --git a/includes/uidefs.h b/includes/uidefs.h
+index 552fd3cb..4998f677 100644
+--- a/includes/uidefs.h
++++ b/includes/uidefs.h
+@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ char *uidefs_str =
+     "	<menu name=\"HelpMenu\" action=\"HelpMenuAction\">"
+     "		<menuitem name=\"WebPage\" action=\"HomePageAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+     "		<menuitem name=\"HelpPage\" action=\"HelpPageAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+-    "		<menuitem name=\"UpdatesPage\" action=\"UpdatesPageAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+     "		<menuitem name=\"ReportBug\" action=\"ReportBugAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+     "		<menuitem name=\"About\" action=\"AboutAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+     "	</menu>"
+@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ char *uidefs_str =
+   /*    "			<toolitem name=\"Copy\" action=\"CopyAction\"/>"*/
+     "			<separator/>"
+     "                   <toolitem name=\"SyncManager\" action=\"SyncManagerAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+-    "			<separator/>"
+-    "                   <toolitem name=\"Update\" action=\"UpdateAction\" always-show-image=\"true\"/>"
+     "	</toolbar>"
+     "</ui>";
+ 
+diff --git a/shell/menu.c b/shell/menu.c
+index 5ffd4410..04398b1d 100644
+--- a/shell/menu.c
++++ b/shell/menu.c
+@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ static GtkActionEntry entries[] = {
+      N_("Send benchmark results and receive updated data from the network"),
+      G_CALLBACK(cb_sync_manager)},
+ 
+-    {"UpdateAction", HI_STOCK_UPDATES,
+-     N_("Update Available"), "",
+-     N_("Update Available"),
+-     G_CALLBACK(cb_update)},
+-
+     //does not work correctly and value low
+     /*{"CopyAction", HI_STOCK_CLIPBOARD,
+      N_("_Copy to Clipboard"), "<control>C",
+@@ -78,11 +73,6 @@ static GtkActionEntry entries[] = {
+      NULL,
+      G_CALLBACK(cb_open_help_page)},
+ 
+-    {"UpdatesPageAction", NULL,
+-     N_("_Update HardInfo2"), "",
+-     NULL,
+-     G_CALLBACK(cb_open_updates_page)},
+-
+     {"ReportBugAction", NULL,
+      N_("_Report bug"), NULL,
+      NULL,
+@@ -237,8 +227,6 @@ void menu_init(Shell * shell)
+     gtk_image_menu_item_set_image(t,icon_cache_get_image_at_size("home.svg",size,size));
+     t=GTK_IMAGE_MENU_ITEM(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(shell->ui_manager, "/MainMenu/HelpMenu/HelpPage"));
+     gtk_image_menu_item_set_image(t,icon_cache_get_image_at_size("help.svg",size,size));
+-    t=GTK_IMAGE_MENU_ITEM(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(shell->ui_manager, "/MainMenu/HelpMenu/UpdatesPage"));
+-    gtk_image_menu_item_set_image(t,icon_cache_get_image_at_size("updates.svg",size,size));
+     t=GTK_IMAGE_MENU_ITEM(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(shell->ui_manager, "/MainMenu/HelpMenu/ReportBug"));
+     gtk_image_menu_item_set_image(t,icon_cache_get_image_at_size("report-bug.svg",size,size));
+     t=GTK_IMAGE_MENU_ITEM(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(shell->ui_manager, "/MainMenu/HelpMenu/About"));