From 6a68d5c382a6f117bd50abfc3274529f72f0f4e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "[yuri]" <[yuri.kuit@gmail.com]>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:45:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] improved removal handling

---
 v2/arch-minimal.sh | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/v2/arch-minimal.sh b/v2/arch-minimal.sh
index 70ce18d..2bb8a09 100755
--- a/v2/arch-minimal.sh
+++ b/v2/arch-minimal.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,26 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 ##########################
 install_packages() { sudo pacman -Sy; sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed "$@"; }
 is_package_installed() { pacman -Qi "$@" &>/dev/null; }
-remove_packages() { sudo pacman -Rs --noconfirm "$@"; }
+remove_packages() {
+    local packages_to_remove=()
+    
+    # 1. Identify which packages are actually installed
+    for pkg in "$@"; do
+        if is_package_installed "$pkg"; then
+            packages_to_remove+=("$pkg")
+        else
+            say_gray "Package '$pkg' not found. Skipping removal."
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # 2. Only run pacman if there are packages to remove
+    if [ ${#packages_to_remove[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        say_cyan "Removing packages: ${packages_to_remove[*]}"
+        sudo pacman -Rs --noconfirm "${packages_to_remove[@]}" || true
+    else
+        say_gray "No packages to remove from the list."
+    fi
+}
 
 say_yellow "Starting minimal setup..."