# A desktop environment using "Gnome" import archinstall is_top_level_profile = False # Note: GDM should be part of the gnome group, but adding it here for clarity __packages__ = [ "gnome", "gnome-tweaks", "gdm" ] 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. """ # Gnome optionally supports xorg, we'll install it since it also # includes graphic driver setups (this might change in the future) profile = archinstall.Profile(None, 'xorg') with profile.load_instructions(namespace='xorg.py') as imported: if hasattr(imported, '_prep_function'): return imported._prep_function() else: print('Deprecated (??): xorg profile has no _prep_function() anymore') # Ensures that this code only gets executed if executed # through importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("gnome", "/somewhere/gnome.py") # or through conventional import gnome if __name__ == 'gnome': # Install dependency profiles archinstall.storage['installation_session'].install_profile('xorg') # Install the GNOME packages archinstall.storage['installation_session'].add_additional_packages(__packages__) archinstall.storage['installation_session'].enable_service('gdm') # Gnome Display Manager # We could also start it via xinitrc since we do have Xorg, # but for gnome that's deprecated and wayland is preferred.