diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index fc7918db..b192c503 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ catch_errors() {
     echo "You can retry by running: bash ~/.local/share/omarchy/install.sh"
   fi
 
+  echo "See your installation log in ~/.local/state/omarchy/installation.log"
   echo "Get help from the community: https://discord.gg/tXFUdasqhY"
 }
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ show_subtext() {
   echo
 }
 
+# Start logging
+source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/log/before-install.sh
+
 # Install prerequisites
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/preflight/chroot.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/preflight/mirrorlist.sh
@@ -87,6 +91,9 @@ if ping -c5 omarchy.org &>/dev/null; then
   yay -Syu --noconfirm
 fi
 
+# Stop logging
+source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/log/after-install.sh
+
 # Reboot
 show_logo laseretch 920
 show_subtext "You're done! So we're ready to reboot now..."
diff --git a/install/development/terminal.sh b/install/development/terminal.sh
index c34affbf..2c8c464a 100644
--- a/install/development/terminal.sh
+++ b/install/development/terminal.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 yay -S --noconfirm --needed \
   unzip inetutils impala \
   fd eza fzf ripgrep zoxide bat dust jq xmlstarlet \
-  wl-clipboard fastfetch btop \
+  wl-clipboard btop \
   man tldr less whois plocate \
   starship bash-completion \
   alacritty
diff --git a/install/log/after-install.sh b/install/log/after-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71978631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/log/after-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo -e "\n--- Pacman packages (after installation) ---"
+echo "Total packages installed: $(pacman -Q | wc -l)"
+pacman -Q
diff --git a/install/log/before-install.sh b/install/log/before-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66be587a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/log/before-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Start logging a copy of everything sent to STDOUT and STDERR
+mkdir -p ~/.local/state/omarchy/logs/
+exec &> >(tee -a ~/.local/state/omarchy/logs/installation.log)
+
+echo "--- System state before installation ---"
+sudo pacman -S --noconfirm fastfetch
+fastfetch
+
+echo -e "\n--- System logs (journalctl / current boot) ---"
+journalctl -b --no-pager
+
+echo -e "\n--- Pacman packages (before installation) ---"
+echo "Total packages installed: $(pacman -Q | wc -l)"
+pacman -Q