Added profile `desktop.py` which helps users select a desktop environment. Also added `archinstall.generic_select` to help with selecting generic things from a list of options.

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diff --git a/profiles/dekstop.py b/profiles/dekstop.py
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+# A desktop environment selector.
+
+import archinstall, os
+
+def _prep_function(*args, **kwargs):
+	"""
+	Magic function called by the importing installer
+	before continuing any further. It also avoids executing any
+	other code in this stage. So it's a safe way to ask the user
+	for more input before any other installer steps start.
+	"""
+
+	supported_desktops = ['gnome', 'kde', 'awesome']
+	dektop = archinstall.generic_select(supported_desktops, 'Select your desired desktop environemtn: ')
+
+	profile = archinstall.Profile(None, dektop)
+	# Loading the instructions with a custom namespace, ensures that a __name__ comparison is never triggered.
+	with profile.load_instructions(namespace=f"{dektop}.py") as imported:
+		if hasattr(imported, '_prep_function'):
+			return imported._prep_function()
+		else:
+			print(f"Deprecated (??): {dektop} profile has no _prep_function() anymore")
+
+if __name__ == 'desktop':
+	print('The desktop.py profile should never be executed as a stand-alone.')
+
+	"""
+	This "profile" is a meta-profile.
+	It will not return itself, there for this __name__ will never
+	be executed. Instead, whatever profile was selected will have
+	it's handle returned and that __name__ will be executed later on.
+	"""
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