diff --git a/hieradata/common.yaml b/hieradata/common.yaml
index a257843..aa7b70c 100644
--- a/hieradata/common.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/common.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 ---
 lookup_options:
-  profiles::packages::base::add:
+  profiles::packages::install:
     merge:
       strategy: deep
-  profiles::packages::base::remove:
+  profiles::packages::install_exclude:
+    merge:
+      strategy: deep
+  profiles::packages::remove:
+    merge:
+      strategy: deep
+  profiles::packages::remove_exclude:
     merge:
       strategy: deep
 
@@ -22,13 +28,14 @@ profiles::base::puppet_servers:
 profiles::dns::master::basedir: '/var/named/sources'
 profiles::dns::base::ns_role: 'roles::infra::dns::resolver'
 
-profiles::packages::base::add:
+profiles::packages::install:
   - bash-completion
   - bzip2
   - ccze
   - curl
   - dstat
   - gzip
+  - git
   - htop
   - inotify-tools
   - iotop
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ profiles::packages::base::add:
   - zsh
   - zstd
 
-profiles::packages::base::remove:
+profiles::packages::remove:
   - iwl100-firmware
   - iwl1000-firmware
   - iwl105-firmware
diff --git a/hieradata/roles/infra.yaml b/hieradata/roles/infra.yaml
index b2164e7..3192355 100644
--- a/hieradata/roles/infra.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/roles/infra.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+profiles::packages::install:
+  - policycoreutils
+
 profiles::puppet::puppetdb::puppetdb_host: prodinf01n04.main.unkin.net
 profiles::puppet::puppetdb::postgres_host: prodinf01n05.main.unkin.net
 puppetdb::master::config::create_puppet_service_resource: false
diff --git a/hieradata/roles/infra/reposync/syncer.yaml b/hieradata/roles/infra/reposync/syncer.yaml
index b9d9dc0..762a9d4 100644
--- a/hieradata/roles/infra/reposync/syncer.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/roles/infra/reposync/syncer.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+profiles::packages::install:
+  - createrepo
+
 profiles::reposync::repos_list:
   almalinux_8_9_baseos:
     repository: 'BaseOS'
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/base.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/base.pp
index 607136b..40eaa2b 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/base.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/base.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class profiles::base (
   }
 
   # include the base profiles
-  include profiles::packages::base
+  include profiles::packages
   include profiles::base::facts
   include profiles::base::motd
   include profiles::base::scripts
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/packages.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/packages.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca43908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/packages.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# This class manages the installation of packages for the base profile
+#
+# Parameters:
+# - $install: An array of package names to be installed
+# - $remove: An array of package names to be removed
+#
+class profiles::packages (
+  Array $install         = [],
+  Array $install_exclude = [],
+  Array $remove          = [],
+  Array $remove_exclude  = [],
+) {
+
+  # Filter out excluded packages
+  $install_real = $install.filter |$item| { !$install_exclude.any |$exclude_item| { $exclude_item == $item } }
+  $remove_real = $remove.filter |$item| { !$remove_exclude.any |$exclude_item| { $exclude_item == $item } }
+
+  # Ensure packages to install are installed
+  ensure_packages($install_real, {'ensure' => 'present'})
+
+  # Ensure packages to remove are absent
+  ensure_packages($remove_real, {'ensure' => 'absent'})
+}
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/base.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/packages/base.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index f7d51cf..0000000
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/base.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# This class manages the installation of packages for the base profile
-#
-# Parameters:
-# - $add: An array of package names to be installed
-# - $remove: An array of package names to be removed
-#
-class profiles::packages::base (
-  Array $add    = [],
-  Array $remove = [],
-) {
-
-  # Ensure packages to add are installed
-  ensure_packages($add, {'ensure' => 'present'})
-
-  # Ensure packages to remove are absent
-  $remove.each |String $package| {
-    package { $package:
-      ensure => 'absent',
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/git.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/packages/git.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 578aca7..0000000
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/git.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# installs git related packages
-#
-class profiles::packages::git (
-  Array[String] $packages = lookup('profiles::packages::git', Array, 'first', ['git']),
-) {
-  $packages.each |String $package| {
-    package { $package:
-      ensure => installed,
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/reposync.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/packages/reposync.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index f6525a5..0000000
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/reposync.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# installs reposync related packages
-#
-class profiles::packages::reposync (
-  Array[String] $packages = lookup('profiles::packages::reposync', Array, 'first', ['createrepo']),
-) {
-  $packages.each |String $package| {
-    package { $package:
-      ensure => installed,
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/selinux.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/packages/selinux.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bbd457..0000000
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/packages/selinux.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# installs selinux related packages
-#
-class profiles::packages::selinux (
-  Array[String] $packages = lookup('profiles::packages::selinux', Array, 'first', ['policycoreutils']),
-) {
-  $packages.each |String $package| {
-    package { $package:
-      ensure => installed,
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/enc.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/enc.pp
index dad9d11..b0a4a49 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/enc.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/enc.pp
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ class profiles::puppet::enc (
   Boolean $force = false,
 ) {
 
-  include profiles::packages::git
-
   vcsrepo { '/opt/puppetlabs/enc':
     ensure   => latest,
     provider => git,
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/g10k.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/g10k.pp
index 617190b..eddb6f1 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/g10k.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/g10k.pp
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ class profiles::puppet::g10k (
   String $environments_path,
   String $default_environment,
 ){
-  package { 'unzip':
-    ensure => installed,
-  }
 
   archive { '/tmp/g10k.zip':
     ensure       => present,
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ class profiles::puppet::g10k (
     extract_path => '/opt/puppetlabs/bin',
     creates      => '/opt/puppetlabs/bin/g10k',
     cleanup      => true,
+    require      => Package['unzip']
   }
 
   file { '/opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet-g10k':
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/r10k.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/r10k.pp
index 402f49a..baa16d5 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/r10k.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/r10k.pp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ class profiles::puppet::r10k (
   String $r10k_repo,
 ){
 
-  include profiles::packages::git
-
   vcsrepo { '/etc/puppetlabs/r10k':
     ensure   => latest,
     provider => git,
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/autosyncer.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/autosyncer.pp
index 04393cd..5271ec2 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/autosyncer.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/autosyncer.pp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class profiles::reposync::autosyncer (
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0755',
     content => template('profiles/reposync/autosyncer.erb'),
-    require => Class['profiles::packages::reposync'],
+    require => Package['createrepo'],
   }
 
   # daily autosyncr service/timer
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/syncer.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/syncer.pp
index a670679..3be81d8 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/syncer.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/syncer.pp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # setup a reposync syncer
 class profiles::reposync::syncer {
 
-  include profiles::packages::reposync
   include profiles::reposync::autosyncer
   include profiles::reposync::autopromoter
   include profiles::reposync::webserver
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp
index 8008968..789ce21 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ class profiles::reposync::webserver (
 
   if $::facts['os']['selinux']['config_mode'] == 'enforcing' {
 
-    # include packages that are required
-    include profiles::packages::selinux
-
     # set httpd_sys_content_t to all files under the www_root
     selinux::fcontext { $www_root:
       ensure   => 'present',
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/mysqld.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/mysqld.pp
index 2c31e82..8a5d3b0 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/mysqld.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/mysqld.pp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ class profiles::selinux::mysqld (
   Boolean               $selinuxuser_mysql_connect_enabled = true,
   String                $selinux_mode = 'enforcing',
 ){
-  # include packages that are required
-  include profiles::packages::selinux
 
   # setenforce
   class { 'profiles::selinux::setenforce':
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/nginx.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/nginx.pp
index 2c8f585..25d47f6 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/nginx.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/nginx.pp
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ class profiles::selinux::nginx (
   Boolean $httpd_can_network_connect = true,
   String  $selinux_mode = 'enforcing',
 ){
-  # include packages that are required
-  include profiles::packages::selinux
 
   # setenforce
   class { 'profiles::selinux::setenforce':
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/setenforce.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/setenforce.pp
index fa2c753..309ea71 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/setenforce.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/selinux/setenforce.pp
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ class profiles::selinux::setenforce (
   Enum['enforcing', 'permissive', 'disabled'] $mode = 'enforcing',
 ) {
   class { 'selinux':
-    mode => $mode,
+    mode    => $mode,
+    require => Package['policycoreutils']
   }
 }