diff --git a/install-scripts/00-base.sh b/install-scripts/00-base.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07434d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-scripts/00-base.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# https://github.com/JaKooLit
+
+base=( 
+  base-devel
+)
+############## WARNING: DO NOT EDIT BEYOND THIS LINE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING! ######################################
+
+# Set some colors for output messages
+OK="$(tput setaf 2)[OK]$(tput sgr0)"
+ERROR="$(tput setaf 1)[ERROR]$(tput sgr0)"
+NOTE="$(tput setaf 3)[NOTE]$(tput sgr0)"
+RESET=$(tput sgr0)
+
+# Set the name of the log file to include the current date and time
+LOG="install-$(date +%d-%H%M%S)_base.log"
+
+# Set the script to exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Function for installing packages
+install_package() {
+  # Checking if package is already installed
+  if pacman -Q "$1" &>/dev/null ; then
+    echo -e "${OK} $1 is already installed. Skipping..."
+  else
+    # Package not installed
+    echo -e "${NOTE} Installing $1 ..."
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm "$1" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG"
+    # Making sure package is installed
+    if pacman -Q "$1" &>/dev/null ; then
+      echo -e "${OK} $1 was installed."
+    else
+      # Something is missing, exiting to review log
+      echo -e "${ERROR} $1 failed to install. Please check the $LOG. You may need to install manually."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# Installation of main components
+printf "\n%s - Installing base-devel \n" "${NOTE}"
+
+for PKG1 in "${base[@]}"; do
+  install_package "$PKG1" | tee -a "$LOG"
+done
+
+
+# clear
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7f66b78..ff87d29 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ printf "\n"
 chmod +x install-scripts/*
 
 # Execute AUR helper script based on user choice
+execute_script "00-base.sh"
+
 if [ "$aur_helper" == "paru" ]; then
     execute_script "paru.sh"
 elif [ "$aur_helper" == "yay" ]; then