{pkgs, lib, exclude_packages ? []}: 
let
  # Essential Hyprland packages - cannot be excluded
  hyprlandPackages = with pkgs; [
    hyprshot
    hyprpicker
    hyprsunset
    brightnessctl
    pamixer
    playerctl
    gnome-themes-extra
    pavucontrol
  ];

  # Essential system packages - cannot be excluded
  systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    git
    vim
    libnotify
    nautilus
    alejandra
    blueberry
    clipse
    fzf
    zoxide
    ripgrep
    eza
    fd
    curl
    unzip
    wget
    gnumake
  ];

  # Discretionary packages - can be excluded by user
  discretionaryPackages = with pkgs; [
    # TUIs
    lazygit
    lazydocker
    btop
    powertop
    fastfetch

    # GUIs
    chromium
    obsidian
    vlc
    signal-desktop

    # Commercial GUIs
    typora
    dropbox
    spotify

    # Development tools
    github-desktop
    gh

    # Containers
    docker-compose
    ffmpeg
  ];

  # Only allow excluding discretionary packages to prevent breaking the system
  filteredDiscretionaryPackages = lib.lists.subtractLists exclude_packages discretionaryPackages;
  allSystemPackages = hyprlandPackages ++ systemPackages ++ filteredDiscretionaryPackages;
in {
  # Regular packages
  systemPackages = allSystemPackages;

  homePackages = with pkgs; [
  ];
}