diff --git a/src/bpmlib/general.go b/src/bpmlib/general.go
index 0a8c15b..ef66a14 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/general.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/general.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const (
 
 // InstallPackages installs the specified packages into the given root directory by fetching them from databases or directly from local bpm archives
 func InstallPackages(rootDir string, forceInstallationReason InstallationReason, reinstallMethod ReinstallMethod, installOptionalDependencies, forceInstallation, verbose bool, packages ...string) (operation *BPMOperation, err error) {
-
 	// Setup operation struct
 	operation = &BPMOperation{
 		Actions:           make([]OperationAction, 0),
@@ -31,6 +30,9 @@ func InstallPackages(rootDir string, forceInstallationReason InstallationReason,
 		compiledPackages:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
+	// Remove duplicates from packages
+	packages = removeDuplicates(packages)
+
 	// Resolve packages
 	pkgsNotFound := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, pkg := range packages {
@@ -193,6 +195,9 @@ func RemovePackages(rootDir string, force, cleanupDependencies bool, packages ..
 		compiledPackages:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
+	// Remove duplicates from packages
+	packages = removeDuplicates(packages)
+
 	// Search for packages
 	for _, pkg := range packages {
 		bpmpkg := GetPackage(pkg, rootDir)
diff --git a/src/bpmlib/utils.go b/src/bpmlib/utils.go
index 5c7027d..ab76323 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/utils.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/utils.go
@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ func bytesToHumanReadable(b int64) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1fYiB", bf)
 }
 
+func removeDuplicates[T comparable](sliceList []T) []T {
+	allKeys := make(map[T]bool)
+	list := []T{}
+	for _, item := range sliceList {
+		if _, value := allKeys[item]; !value {
+			allKeys[item] = true
+			list = append(list, item)
+		}
+	}
+	return list
+}
+
 func CompareVersions(version1, version2 string) int {
 	v1 := version.NewVersion(version1)
 	v2 := version.NewVersion(version2)