diff --git a/etc/pamac.conf b/etc/pamac.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d60971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/pamac.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+### Pamac configuration file
+
+## When removing a package, also remove those dependencies
+## that are not required by other packages (recurse option):
+RemoveUnrequiredDeps
+
+## How often to check for updates, value in hours (0 to disable):
+RefreshPeriod = 3
+
+## When no update is available, hide the tray icon:
+#NoUpdateHideIcon
+
+## When applying updates, enable packages downgrade:
+EnableDowngrade
+
+## When installing packages, do not check for updates:
+SimpleInstall
+
+## Allow Pamac to search and install packages from AUR:
+EnableAUR
+
+## Keep built packages from AUR in cache after installation:
+#KeepBuiltPkgs
+
+## When AUR support is enabled check for updates from AUR:
+CheckAURUpdates
+
+## When check updates from AUR support is enabled check for vcs updates:
+CheckAURVCSUpdates
+
+## AUR build directory:
+BuildDirectory = /var/tmp
+
+## Number of versions of each package to keep when cleaning the packages cache:
+KeepNumPackages = 0
+
+## Remove only the versions of uninstalled packages when cleaning the packages cache:
+#OnlyRmUninstalled
+
+## Download updates in background:
+#DownloadUpdates
+
+## Maximum Parallel Downloads:
+MaxParallelDownloads = 4
+
+#CheckFlatpakUpdates
+
+#EnableSnap
+
+#EnableFlatpak
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index c867170..7ed4666 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ package_remove() {
 }
 
 setup_essentials() {
+	sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel wget
+
 	# install pamac if it does not exist
 	if ! command -v pamac &>/dev/null; then
 		log "pamac was not installed already. Installing now..."
@@ -615,12 +617,20 @@ setup_pacman() {
 
 setup_pamac() {
 	smart_mkdir "$SCRIPT_DIR/tmp"
+
 	cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/tmp" || (error "failed to move to $SCRIPT_DIR/tmp for pamac installation" && exit 1)
 	sudo pacman --noconfirm -S --needed git
+	git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libpamac-aur.git
+	cd ./libpamac-aur && makepkg -si
+
+	cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/tmp" || (error "failed to move to $SCRIPT_DIR/tmp for pamac installation" && exit 1)
 	git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pamac-aur.git
 	cd ./pamac-aur && makepkg -si
 
 	cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || (error "failed to come back to working directory after installing pamac" && exit 1)
+
+	# idk why but the permissions is set like this
+	sudo install -g root -o root -m u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx ./etc/pamac.conf /etc/pamac.conf
 }
 
 setup_pavucontrol() {