Emacs Prelude[1] does exactly that. It comes with very few extra packages installed, but when you try to open a file in a certain language, it will offer to in

Emacs Prelude[1] does exactly that. It comes with very few extra packages installed, but when you try to open a file in a certain language, it will offer to install a set of "standard" packages for you that enable support for it. [1] https://prelude.emacsredux.com/en/latest/ https://prelude.emacsredux.com/en/latest/