# Core system (required base system components)
base                 # minimal Arch base system
linux                # Linux kernel
base-devel           # compilation tools (gcc, make, etc.)
grub                 # linux bootloader
linux-firmware     # firmware for various hardware components
linux-headers      # for building kernel modules (e.g. VirtualBox, Nvida drivers etc etc.)
intel-ucode         # microcode updates for Intel CPUs

# Boot, system info, and hardware tools
debootstrap          # create Debian-based rootfs environments
efibootmgr           # UEFI boot entry manager
os-prober            # detect other OS installations
dmidecode            # hardware/BIOS info
lsof                 # list open files
net-tools            # legacy networking tools (ifconfig etc.)
wireless_tools       # legacy WiFi tools
sddm                # greeater
sddm-theme-tokyo-night-git # theme for sddm
zram-generator      # system memory compressor

# System management
paru               # AUR helper (implicit)
flatpak
stow               # dotfile manager
rsync              # (duplicate removed)
wget
dpkg              # Debian package tools
gparted           # partition manager
brightnessctl       # Change brightness
inotify-tools   # Watch for file changes (used in various scripts)
earlyoom           # for early boot configuration (e.g. zram, etc.)

# Sound and audio
pipewire
pipewire-alsa
pipewire-jack
pipewire-pulse
wireplumber
pavucontrol        # audio control GUI
gst-plugin-pipewire
libpulse
speech-dispatcher


# Networking stack and tools
networkmanager       # main network manager
ufw                 # firewall
network-manager-applet # tray GUI for NetworkManager
avahi                # mDNS / local network discovery
bind                 # DNS tools (dig, nslookup, etc.)
iwd                  # modern WiFi daemon (alternative to wpa_supplicant)
nfs-utils            # NFS support
miniupnpc            # UPnP port forwarding tools for plug and play devices
gupnp-tools         # plug and play tools for discovery and testing
whois                # domain/IP lookup tool
socat                # network pipe/relay tool
openbsd-netcat      # networking utility for TCP/UDP
nss-mdns             # mDNS support for hostname resolution
dnsmasq              # lightweight DNS and DHCP server (for local network management)
curlftpfs            # Mount FTP servers as filesystems
bridge-utils             # network bridge management tools


# Bluetooth stack
bluez                # Bluetooth protocol stack
bluez-utils          # CLI Bluetooth tools (bluetoothctl)
blueman              # GUI Bluetooth manager
bluetui              # TUI Bluetooth manager

# Desktop environment
hyprland             # Wayland compositor
localsend       # Send files quickly locally
xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland  # portal integration for Hyprland
qt5-wayland          # Qt5 Wayland support
qt6-wayland          # Qt6 Wayland support
polkit-kde-agent     # authentication popups
swaync               # notification daemon
waybar               # status bar
kitty                # terminal emulator
slurp             # Wayland region selector
swappy            # screenshot editor
wl-clipboard      # clipboard support
hyprshot        # for screenshot related pipeline
grim            # required for hyprshot
satty           # for screenshot related pipeline
uwsm            # Wayloand session manager tool
xdg-utils       # Desktop integration utilities (makes other tools integrate well)
gtk             # GTK toolkit (for GTK apps)
openvpn         # VPN support
localsend       # Send files quickly locally

# Compatibility layer
xorg-server
xorg-xinit
xorg-xrandr
xf86-video-amdgpu
xf86-video-ati
xf86-video-nouveau
xf86-video-vmware
gvfs-mtp
cups            # for printers
ipp-usb
ntfs-3g         # for NTFS support (external drives, etc.)


# Files & management tools
thunar               # GUI file manager
tumbler              # thumbnail generator
udiskie              # automount USB drives
usbutils            # USDB device utilities
gvfs                 # virtual filesystem (GUI mounts)
gvfs-nfs             # NFS support in GVfs
gvfs-smb             # SMB/CIFS support in GVfs
jmtpfs               # MTP mount (legacy Android access)
zip                 # zipper
unzip               # unzipper
7zip                # 7zipper
unrar               # unrarerer
samba               # SMB/CIFS file sharing
mtpfs                # MTP mount (legacy Android access)
gvfs-afc              # Apple File Conduit (legacy iOS access)
gigolo                # remote file manager (SSH, FTP, etc.)
exfatprogs             # exFAT filesystem support (external drives, etc.)
btrfs-progs             # BTRFS filesystem support (external drives, etc.)

# Fonts and icons
ttf-jetbrains-mono
ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols
ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols-mono
ttf-all-the-icons
ttf-dejavu
noto-fonts
noto-fonts-cjk
noto-fonts-emoji
noto-fonts-extra
powerline-fonts
otf-firamono-nerd

# Media and graphics
ffmpeg              # video stuff
ffmpegthumbnailer   # Generate thumbnails for videos
imagemagick         # convert image formats
gimp                # Edit of images
mpv                 # video player
mpvpaper           # video wallpaper
feh                # image viewer
viu                # image in terminal
sox                # audio processing
yt-dlp            # video downloader
waypaper