diff --git a/commands/util/pacman.py b/commands/util/pacman.py
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+import subprocess as sp
+from typing import List
+
+pkg_manager = ["yay", "--noconfirm"]
+
+
+def list_explicitly_installed() -> List[str]:
+    """List all packages explicitly installed
+
+    Returns:
+        The package list
+    """
+    return run_pkg_manager_cmd(["-Qeq"]).stdout.split()
+
+
+def uninstall_package_list(pkgs: List[str]) -> bool:
+    """Uninstall all packages in the list
+
+    Args:
+        pkgs: A list of packages to uninstall
+
+    Returns:
+        True if successful, False otherwise
+    """
+    # TODO: Add guard to protect against uninstalling archmgr
+    # pkgs.index("archmgr")
+    # TODO: Consider if we want to print out stdout and stderr on err
+    return run_pkg_manager_cmd(["-Rs", *pkgs], True).returncode == 0
+
+
+def install_package_list(pkgs: List[str]) -> bool:
+    """Install all packages in the list
+
+    Args:
+        pkgs: A list of packages to install
+    """
+    return run_pkg_manager_cmd(["-S", *pkgs], True).returncode == 0
+
+
+def run_pkg_manager_cmd(
+    args: List[str], use_sudo: bool = False
+) -> sp.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    # TODO: Get password
+    pw = ""
+    if use_sudo:
+        return sp.run([*pkg_manager, *args], capture_output=True, text=True, input=pw)
+    else:
+        return sp.run([*pkg_manager, *args], capture_output=True, text=True)