having ability to use multiple kernels

archinstall/lib/installer.py

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ class Installer():
 	:type hostname: str, optional
 
 	"""
-	def __init__(self, target, *, base_packages=' base base-devel linux-firmware efibootmgr', kernel='linux'):
-		base_packages = kernel + base_packages
+	def __init__(self, target, *, base_packages='base base-devel linux-firmware efibootmgr ', kernels='linux'):
+		base_packages = base_packages + kernels.replace(',', ' ')
 		self.target = target
 		self.init_time = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
 		self.milliseconds = int(str(time.time()).split('.')[1])

archinstall/lib/user_interaction.py

@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ def generic_select(options, input_text="Select one of the above by index or abso
 	1: first
 	2: second
 	3: third option
+ 
+	it will return the selected text.
 	"""
 
 	if type(options) == dict: options = list(options)
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ def select_disk(dict_o_disks):
 		elif drive.isdigit():
 			drive = int(drive)
 			if drive >= len(drives):
-				raise DiskError(f'Selected option "{drive}" is out of range')
+				raise Dis1ror(f'Selected option "{drive}" is out of range')
 			drive = dict_o_disks[drives[drive]]
 		elif drive in dict_o_disks:
 			drive = dict_o_disks[drive]

examples/guided.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import getpass, time, json, os
 import archinstall
 from archinstall.lib.hardware import hasUEFI
 from archinstall.lib.profiles import Profile
+from archinstall.lib.user_interaction import generic_select
 
 if hasUEFI() is False:
 	log("ArchInstall currently only supports machines booted with UEFI. MBR & GRUB support is coming in version 2.2.0!", fg="red", level=archinstall.LOG_LEVELS.Error)
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ def ask_user_questions():
 
 	# Ask about audio server selection if one is not already set
 	if not archinstall.arguments.get('audio', None):
-		
 		# only ask for audio server selection on a desktop profile 
 		if str(archinstall.arguments['profile']) == 'Profile(desktop)':
 			archinstall.arguments['audio'] = archinstall.ask_for_audio_selection()
@@ -178,12 +178,15 @@ def ask_user_questions():
 			archinstall.arguments['audio'] = None
    
    	# Ask what kernel user wants:
-	kernel = input("1. linux\n2. linux-lts\n3. linux-zen\nchoose a kernel of the following: ")
-	try:
-		archinstall.arguments['kernel'] = ['linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen'][int(kernel) - 1]
-	except:
-		archinstall.log('invalid kernel selected. defaulting to \'linux\'.')
-		archinstall.arguments['kernel'] = 'linux'
+	while True:
+		kernel = generic_select(["linux", "linux-lts", "linux-zen", "continue"], "choose a kernel:")
+		if (archinstall.arguments['kernels'] == None or archinstall.arguments['kernels'] == ""):
+			archinstall.arguments['kernels'] = kernel
+		else:
+			if (kernel == "continue"):
+				break
+			archinstall.arguments['kernels'] += "," + kernel
+
 
 
 	# Additional packages (with some light weight error handling for invalid package names)
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ def perform_installation(mountpoint):
 	Only requirement is that the block devices are
 	formatted and setup prior to entering this function.
 	"""
-	with archinstall.Installer(mountpoint, kernel=archinstall.arguments['kernel']) as installation:
+	with archinstall.Installer(mountpoint, kernels=archinstall.arguments['kernels']) as installation:
 		## if len(mirrors):
 		# Certain services might be running that affects the system during installation.
 		# Currently, only one such service is "reflector.service" which updates /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist