diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoi.yaml.tmpl b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoi.yaml.tmpl
index d50121a9..a74273ef 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoi.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoi.yaml.tmpl
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ data:
     home: "{{ .chezmoi.homeDir }}"
     homeParentFolder: "{{ if eq .chezmoi.os "linux" }}/home{{ else if eq .chezmoi.os "darwin" }}/Users{{ else }}C:\Users{{ end }}"
     qubes: {{ ne (stat (joinPath "usr" "bin" "qubes-session")) false }}
+    softwareGroup: "terminal"
     type: "{{ $chassisType }}"
     work: {{ $work }}
     restricted: {{ $restricted }}
diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoidata.yaml b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoidata.yaml
index 33a1e3d3..15f4fb3d 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoidata.yaml
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoidata.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,107 @@ colors:
   color14: #000AAA
 config:
   gpg: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drduh/config/master/gpg.conf
+softwareGroups:
+  terminal:
+    - aria2
+    - asdf
+    - automake
+    - autorestic
+    - bandwhich
+    - bat
+    - bitwarden-cli
+    - cheat
+    - chezmoi
+    - choose
+    - cloudflared
+    - cmake
+    - coreutils
+    - croc
+    - ctop
+    - curl
+    - curlie
+    - dasel
+    - deno
+    - difftastic
+    - direnv
+    - duf
+    - dust
+    - etcd
+    - exa
+    - fd
+    - ffsend
+    - fq
+    - fselect
+    - fx
+    - fzf
+    - gist
+    - git
+    - git-delta
+    - git-lfs
+    - git-secret
+    - gitui
+    - glances
+    - glow
+    - go-task/tap/go-task
+    - gomplate
+    - googler
+    - gping
+    - grex
+    - gron
+    - gum
+    - hexyl
+    - hey
+    - htop
+    - hyperfine
+    - imagemagick
+    - jo
+    - jq
+    - jq
+    - litecli
+    - m-cli
+    - mcfly
+    - mkcert
+    - mycli
+    - nb
+    - nmap
+    - nnn
+    - node
+    - openssh
+    - ots
+    - pass
+    - peco
+    - pnpm
+    - procs
+    - pup
+    - pywhat
+    - rclone
+    - restic
+    - ripgrep
+    - ripgrep-all
+    - rm-improved
+    - rsync
+    - sd
+    - shellcheck
+    - sops
+    - sqlite
+    - ssh-vault
+    - sysbench
+    - t-rec
+    - teller
+    - tmux
+    - tree
+    - up
+    - vault
+    - vim
+    - volta
+    - watchexec
+    - wget
+    - whalebrew
+    - yj
+    - yq
+    - zoxide
+    - zsh
+    - zx
 softwarePlugins:
   vim:
     plugins:
diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_90-install-packages.tmpl b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_90-install-packages.tmpl
index 8b137891..324af857 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_90-install-packages.tmpl
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_90-install-packages.tmpl
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# software: {{ join (get .softwareGroups .host.softwareGroup) " " }}
+
+if command -v install-software > /dev/null; then
+  logg 'Installing packages defined in .chezmoidata.yaml under the .softwareGroups key'
+  install-software {{ join (get .softwareGroups .host.softwareGroup) " " }}
+else
+  logg error '`install-software` is not in the PATH'
+fi