diff --git a/dots/archinstall/common/packages.txt b/dots/archinstall/common/packages.txt
index 2c97ddf..c6a43de 100644
--- a/dots/archinstall/common/packages.txt
+++ b/dots/archinstall/common/packages.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ aur:xautolock                           # screen locker for x
 aur:yt-dlp-git                          # cli downloader - youtube-dl fork
 
 arandr                                  # gui for xrandr
+bc                                      # calculator language | used for dec to base 36 conversion in bash
 bluez                                   # bluetooth deamons
 bluez-utils                             # bluetoothctl++
 cameractrls                             # control web camera (includes cameractrlsgtk4)