diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d0ffdd8..9828e9a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Test on debian
 FROM debian:11 AS debian-user
 
 RUN \
@@ -13,3 +14,22 @@ COPY ./tforgione.sh /home/tester/tforgione.sh
 RUN echo "cat tforgione.sh | bash" > /home/tester/.bash_history
 
 CMD ["bash"]
+
+# Test on archlinux
+FROM archlinux AS archlinux-user
+
+RUN \
+    pacman -Sy  curl --noconfirm && \
+    groupadd sudo && \
+    mkdir /etc/sudoers.d && \
+    echo "%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/sudoers && \
+    useradd -m tester && \
+    echo tester:tester | chpasswd && \
+    usermod -aG sudo tester
+
+USER tester
+WORKDIR /home/tester
+COPY ./tforgione.sh /home/tester/tforgione.sh
+RUN echo "cat tforgione.sh | bash" > /home/tester/.bash_history
+
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/test-env.sh b/test-env.sh
index 4986ab9..d42d8c9 100755
--- a/test-env.sh
+++ b/test-env.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,9 @@ debian() {
     docker container run -it debian-user bash
 }
 
+archlinux() {
+    docker build . --tag archlinux-user --debug
+    docker container run -it archlinux-user bash
+}
+
 "$@"
diff --git a/tforgione.sh b/tforgione.sh
index 4e40563..2195a2a 100755
--- a/tforgione.sh
+++ b/tforgione.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ yes_no_ask() {
     fi
 }
 
+has_apt=0
+has_pacman=0
 should_install_git=0
 should_install_zsh=0
 should_install_dotfiles=0
@@ -61,6 +63,25 @@ should_install_nodejs=0
 should_install_python=0
 should_install_hyrpland=0
 
+find_os() {
+    apt --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        has_apt=1
+        return
+    fi
+
+    pacman --version > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        has_pacman=1
+        return
+    fi
+
+    error_n "os not supported"
+    exit 1
+}
+
 ask_for_dotfiles() {
     yes_no_ask "do you wish to install and configure dotfiles?"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -135,6 +156,11 @@ ask_for_nodejs() {
 }
 
 ask_for_hyprland() {
+    if [ $has_pacman -ne 1 ]; then
+        warn_n "tforgione's installer does not support this os for setting up hyprland"
+        return
+    fi
+
     yes_no_ask "do you wish to install and configure hyprland?"
 
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -179,7 +205,7 @@ debug() {
 }
 
 run() {
-    packages=()
+    packags=()
     python_packages=()
 
     if [ $should_install_git -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -206,7 +232,14 @@ run() {
     fi
 
     if [ $should_install_python ]; then
-        packages+=(python)
+
+        if [ $has_apt -eq 1 ]; then
+            packages+=(python3)
+            packages+=(python-is-python3)
+            packages+=(python3-pip)
+        elif [ $has_pacman ]; then
+            packages+=(python)
+        fi
     fi
 
     if [ $should_instlal_hyprland -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -223,7 +256,12 @@ run() {
         python_packages+=(psutil)
     fi
 
-    sudo apt install -y ${packages[@]}
+
+    if [ $has_apt -eq 1 ]; then
+        sudo apt install -y ${packages[@]}
+    elif [ $has_pacman -eq 1 ]; then
+        sudo pacman -Sy ${packages[@]} --noconfirm
+    fi
 
     if [ $should_install_dotfiles -eq 1 ]; then
         if [ ! -d $HOME/.config/ohmyzsh ]; then
@@ -295,6 +333,7 @@ banner() {
 
 main() {
     banner
+    find_os
 
     info "before anything, i need to know if your user can use sudo"
     yes_no_ask "can your user use sudo?"