diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-push-check.yml
similarity index 69%
rename from .github/workflows/github-actions.yml
rename to .github/workflows/dev-push-check.yml
index 5455322..6fc17a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-push-check.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-name: GitHub Actions
-run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is testing out GitHub Actions 🚀
-on: [push]
+name: dev-push-check
+run-name: ${{ github.actor }} pushed new code to {{ github.ref }} 💻
+on: [push] #, pull_request]
 jobs:
-  lint-shellcheck:
+  lint_shellcheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: install shellcheck
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@main
       - name: lint files against shellcheck
         run: make lint_shellcheck
-  lint-shfmt:
+  lint_shfmt:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: install shfmt
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@main
       - name: lint files against shfmt
         run: make lint_shfmt
-  test-setup-linux:
+  test_setup_linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - lint_shfmt
+      - lint_shellcheck
     steps:
       - name: install soft
         run: sudo apt install -y tmux git
       - name: checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@main
-      - name: test setup
-        run: ./tests/linux_setup_plugin_and_run.sh
+      - name: dummy test setup
+        run: ./tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh
diff --git a/tests/linux/README.md b/tests/linux/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65361ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linux/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Linux tests
+
+Those test is meant to run on linux
+
+- ubuntu 20.04 LTS
+- bash
diff --git a/tests/linux_setup_plugin_and_run.sh b/tests/linux/test_linux_default_startup.sh
similarity index 58%
rename from tests/linux_setup_plugin_and_run.sh
rename to tests/linux/test_linux_default_startup.sh
index 5d3ffa1..81cc2b5 100755
--- a/tests/linux_setup_plugin_and_run.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_linux_default_startup.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# this test is meant to run on linux
-#
-# test target is:
-# - ubuntu 20.04 LTS
-# - bash
+CURRENT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${CURRENT_DIR}/../tmux_helpers.sh"
 
 # default value of status-left section from gruvbox theme
 readonly STATUS_LEFT_DEFAULT="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
 
 main() {
-  if [[ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ]]; then
-    echo "NOT LINUX. Failed & exit."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  sudo apt update -y
-  sudo apt install -y tmux git
-
-  mkdir -p ~/.tmux/plugins/
-  git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+  helper_tearup_linux_tmux
 
   cat <<EOF >~/.tmux.conf
 # List of plugins
@@ -36,8 +26,7 @@ EOF
 
   cat ~/.tmux.conf
 
-  # manually install plugins
-  bash -c "${HOME}/.tmux/plugins/tpm/scripts/install_plugins.sh install_plugins"
+  helper_install_tpm_plugins
 
   # start new detached session
   tmux new -d
@@ -45,14 +34,10 @@ EOF
   # get status of something from theme
   _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
   if [[ "$STATUS_LEFT_DEFAULT" != "$_status_left_current" ]]; then
-    echo "$STATUS_LEFT_DEFAULT"
-    echo "$_status_left_current"
-    echo "FAILED"
-    exit 1
+    helper_print_fail_and_exit "Status left did not match"
   fi
 
-  echo "SUCCESS"
-  exit 0
+  helper_print_success_and_exit "Status left match"
 }
 
 main "$@"
diff --git a/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh b/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..56f8a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+main() {
+  for test in $(compgen -A function | grep "^test_linux_"); do "$test"; done
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/tests/tmux_helpers.sh b/tests/tmux_helpers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9d826f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tmux_helpers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+helper_teardown_tmux() {
+  rm -rf ~/.tmux.conf
+  rm -rf ~/.tmux/
+  tmux kill-server >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+helper_tearup_linux_tmux() {
+  if [[ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ]]; then
+    echo "NOT LINUX. Failed & exit."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # install software
+  sudo apt update -y
+  sudo apt install -y tmux git
+
+  # download TPM
+  mkdir -p ~/.tmux/plugins/
+  git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+}
+
+helper_print_fail_and_exit() {
+  local _msg="${1:-}"
+  printf "FAIL. %s\n" "${_msg}"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+helper_print_success_and_exit() {
+  local _msg="${1:-}"
+  printf "SUCCESS. %s\n" "${_msg}"
+  exit 0
+}
+
+# install TMP plugins with command
+helper_install_tpm_plugins() {
+  bash -c "${HOME}/.tmux/plugins/tpm/scripts/install_plugins.sh install_plugins"
+}