diff --git a/dist/apt.sh b/dist/apt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97b33d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/apt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+PACKEGES_FILE="dist/packages.txt"
+
+if [ ! -f "$PACKEGES_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Packages file not found: $PACKEGES_FILE"
+    exit 1
+else
+    mapfile -t packages < "$PACKEGES_FILE"
+    sudo apt update
+    sudo apt install -y "${packages[@]}"
+fi
+
+
diff --git a/dist/arch/packages.txt b/dist/arch/packages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40e80ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/arch/packages.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+git
+base-devel
diff --git a/dist/arch/paru.txt b/dist/arch/paru.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/dist/packages.txt b/dist/packages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/dist/pacman.sh b/dist/pacman.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..96fd062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/pacman.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Read the dist/packages.txt and install packages using pacman
+
+PACKAGES_FILE="dist/packages.txt"
+
+if [ ! -f "$PACKAGES_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Packages file not found: $PACKAGES_FILE"
+    exit 1
+else
+    mapfile -t packages < "$PACKAGES_FILE"
+    pacman -Syu --noconfirm "${packages[@]}"
+fi
+
+
+ARCH_PACKAGE_FILE="dist/arch/packages.txt"
+
+if [ ! -f "$ARCH_PACKAGE_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Arch-specific packages file not found: $ARCH_PACKAGE_FILE"
+    exit 1
+else
+    mapfile -t arch_packages < "$ARCH_PACKAGE_FILE"
+    pacman -Syu --noconfirm "${arch_packages[@]}"
+fi
+
+if command -v paru &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "paru is already installed. Reinstalling..."
+else
+    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru.git
+    cd paru
+    makepkg -si --noconfirm
+    cd ..
+    rm -rf paru
+fi
+
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c677cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Detect the distribution and run the appropriate package installation script either for pacman or apt
+
+if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+    . /etc/os-release
+    DISTRO=$ID
+else
+    echo "Cannot detect the distribution."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$DISTRO" in
+    arch|manjaro)
+        echo "Detected Arch-based distribution. Running pacman setup..."
+        bash dist/pacman.sh
+        ;;
+    ubuntu|debian)
+        echo "Detected Debian-based distribution. Running apt setup..."
+        bash dist/apt.sh
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unsupported distribution: $DISTRO"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Setup completed."
+
+