diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8390764..beff07b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -235,13 +235,15 @@ set_locale() {
 	echo "done"
 
 	echo -n "Setting keyboard layout..."
-
 	IFS=, read -r dummy XKBD_LAYOUT XKBD_MODEL XKBD_VARIANT XKBD_OPTIONS <<< "$(grep "^$KBD_LAYOUT," -m1 keyboard-map.csv)"
 
+	# systemd and others may read from here
 	echo "KEYMAP=$KBD_LAYOUT" > /mnt/etc/vconsole.conf
 
+	# while openrc and others may read from here
 	echo "keymap=\"$XKBD_LAYOUT\"" > /mnt/etc/conf.d/keymaps
 
+	# and X11 will read from here
 	local XKBD_CONF="/mnt/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf"
 	mkdir -p $(dirname $XKBD_CONF)
 	echo "Section \"InputClass\"" > $XKBD_CONF
diff --git a/packages.csv b/packages.csv
index d96bf4b..90e2869 100644
--- a/packages.csv
+++ b/packages.csv
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ SRC,https://github.com/augustogunsch/dwm-bar,Dwm status bar
 PAC,feh,Image viewer
 PAC,firejail,Sandbox program
 PAC,fzf,Fuzzy finder
-PAC,gcc,C compiler
-PAC,go,Go compiler
 PAC,gvim,Text editor
 PAC,libnotify,Implementation of the Desktop Notifications Specification
 PAC,libxinerama,X11 extension which provides support for extending a desktop across multiple displays
diff --git a/post-install.sh b/post-install.sh
index 8a53810..aa4714f 100755
--- a/post-install.sh
+++ b/post-install.sh
@@ -570,8 +570,12 @@ install_packages() {
 	quiet pacman -Sqyu --noconfirm
 	echo "done"
 
-	install sudo
+	# essential packages
+	# these should be installed before as they are needed to build other packages
+	install sudo "Tool for running a command as other user"
 	install git "Version control system"
+	install go "Go compiler"
+	install gcc "C compiler"
 
 	install_loop
 }