# A desktop environment selector. import archinstall, os is_top_level_profile = True # New way of defining packages for a profile, which is iterable and can be used out side # of the profile to get a list of "what packages will be installed". __packages__ = ['nano', 'openssh', 'htop', 'wget', 'iwd', 'wireless_tools', 'wpa_supplicant', 'smartmontools'] 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', 'sway', 'cinnamon', 'xfce4', 'lxqt'] desktop = archinstall.generic_select(supported_desktops, 'Select your desired desktop environment: ') # Temporarily store the selected desktop profile # in a session-safe location, since this module will get reloaded # the next time it gets executed. archinstall.storage['_desktop_profile'] = desktop profile = archinstall.Profile(None, desktop) # Loading the instructions with a custom namespace, ensures that a __name__ comparison is never triggered. with profile.load_instructions(namespace=f"{desktop}.py") as imported: if hasattr(imported, '_prep_function'): return imported._prep_function() else: print(f"Deprecated (??): {desktop} profile has no _prep_function() anymore") if __name__ == 'desktop': """ This "profile" is a meta-profile. There are no desktop-specific steps, it simply routes the installer to whichever desktop environment/window manager was chosen. Maybe in the future, a network manager or similar things *could* be added here. We should honor that Arch Linux does not officially endorse a desktop-setup, nor is it trying to be a turn-key desktop distribution. There are plenty of desktop-turn-key-solutions based on Arch Linux, this is therefore just a helper to get started """ # Install common packages for all desktop environments installation.add_additional_packages(__packages__) # TODO: Remove magic variable 'installation' and place it # in archinstall.storage or archinstall.session/archinstall.installation installation.install_profile(archinstall.storage['_desktop_profile'])