diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c2c2e7e..5299ad4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hpk-package"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.hitchhiker-linux.org/jeang3nie/hpk-package.git#723d697e9085a575c1f6d59baf1e79819452d747"
+source = "git+https://git.hitchhiker-linux.org/jeang3nie/hpk-package.git#acbdf2d99284b69a48601f3aeb0a56f295872a4c"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "deku",
diff --git a/src/installer/mod.rs b/src/installer/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e2a36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/installer/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use std::{io, path::{PathBuf, Path}, ffi::OsStr, sync::mpsc::Sender};
+pub use error::InstallError;
+use hpk_package::{Package, User, Group};
+
+pub struct Link {
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+    pub target: PathBuf,
+}
+
+pub enum InstallMessage {
+    FileInstalled(PathBuf),
+    DirectoryCreated(PathBuf),
+    LinkCreated(Link),
+    UserCreated(User),
+    GroupCreated(Group),
+    PostInstall(String),
+}
+
+pub struct Installer<T: io::Read> {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    package: Package,
+    reader: T,
+}
+
+impl<T: io::Read> Installer<T> {
+    pub fn new<P: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: P, package: Package, reader: T) -> Self {
+        let path = Path::new(&path).to_path_buf();
+        Self { path, package, reader }
+    }
+
+    pub fn install(&mut self, sender: Sender<InstallMessage>) -> Result<(), Box<InstallError>> {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+}
+
+mod error {
+    use std::{io, fmt, error::Error};
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub enum InstallError {
+        IO(io::Error),
+    }
+
+    impl fmt::Display for InstallError {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+            write!(f, "{self:?}")
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Error for InstallError {
+        fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
+            match self {
+                Self::IO(e) => Some(e),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl From<io::Error> for InstallError {
+        fn from(value: io::Error) -> Self {
+            Self::IO(value)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b08bd4b..2b62048 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 mod creator;
 mod db;
 mod hooks;
+mod installer;
 mod item;
 mod repository;