diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 36a15df686..95c86118db 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 from .storage import storage
 
 # Any package that the Installer() is responsible for (optional and the default ones)
-__packages__ = ['base', 'base-devel', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen', 'linux-hardened']
+__packages__ = ['base', 'sudo', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen', 'linux-hardened']
 
 # Additional packages that are installed if the user is running the Live ISO with accessibility tools enabled
 __accessibility_packages__ = ['brltty', 'espeakup', 'alsa-utils']
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
index fed77b5e93..8fc9bd690d 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ def ask_additional_packages_to_install(
 	package_groups = PackageGroup.from_available_packages(packages)
 
 	# Additional packages (with some light weight error handling for invalid package names)
-	header = tr('Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.') + '\n'
+	header = tr('Only packages such as base, sudo, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.') + '\n'
+	header += tr('Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools.') + '\n'
 	header += tr('Select any packages from the below list that should be installed additionally') + '\n'
 
 	# there are over 15k packages so this needs to be quick
diff --git a/archinstall/locales/base.pot b/archinstall/locales/base.pot
index 11dc6e5494..4afd74ab7f 100644
--- a/archinstall/locales/base.pot
+++ b/archinstall/locales/base.pot
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ msgid ""
 "and optional profile packages are installed."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid ""
 "If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it "
 "in the following prompt."
diff --git a/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po b/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
index 22a879da83..3a580a945a 100644
--- a/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
+++ b/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Choose an audio server"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed."
+msgid "Only packages such as base, sudo, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed."
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it in the following prompt."