Pulled in master to avoid merge conflicts.

archinstall/lib/user_interaction.py

@@ -140,14 +140,24 @@ def ask_for_a_timezone():
 			fg='red'
 		)
 		
+def ask_for_audio_selection():
+	audio = "pulseaudio" # Default for most desktop environments
+	pipewire_choice = input("Would you like to install pipewire instead of pulseaudio as the default audio server? [Y/n] ").lower()
+	if pipewire_choice in ("y", ""):
+		audio = "pipewire"
+
+	return audio
+
 def ask_to_configure_network():
 	# Optionally configure one network interface.
 	#while 1:
 	# {MAC: Ifname}
-	interfaces = {'ISO-CONFIG' : 'Copy ISO network configuration to installation', **list_interfaces()}
+	interfaces = {'ISO-CONFIG' : 'Copy ISO network configuration to installation','NetworkManager':'Use NetworkManager to control and manage your internet connection', **list_interfaces()}
 
 	nic = generic_select(interfaces.values(), "Select one network interface to configure (leave blank to skip): ")
 	if nic and nic != 'Copy ISO network configuration to installation':
+		if nic == 'Use NetworkManager to control and manage your internet connection':
+			return {'nic': nic,'NetworkManager':True}
 		mode = generic_select(['DHCP (auto detect)', 'IP (static)'], f"Select which mode to configure for {nic}: ")
 		if mode == 'IP (static)':
 			while 1:

examples/guided.py

@@ -162,18 +162,31 @@ def ask_user_questions():
 				)
 				exit(1)
 
+	# 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()
+		else:
+			# packages installed by a profile may depend on audio and something may get installed anyways, not much we can do about that.
+			# we will not try to remove packages post-installation to not have audio, as that may cause multiple issues
+			archinstall.arguments['audio'] = 'none'
+
 	# Additional packages (with some light weight error handling for invalid package names)
 	if not archinstall.arguments.get('packages', None):
 		print("Packages not part of the desktop environment are not installed by default.")
 		print("If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it in the following prompt.")
 		archinstall.arguments['packages'] = [package for package in input('Write additional packages to install (space separated, leave blank to skip): ').split(' ') if len(package)]
 
-	# Verify packages that were given
+	if len(archinstall.arguments['packages']):
-	try:
+		# Verify packages that were given
-		archinstall.validate_package_list(archinstall.arguments['packages'])
+		try:
-	except archinstall.RequirementError as e:
+			archinstall.log(f"Verifying that additional packages exist (this might take a few seconds)")
-		archinstall.log(e, fg='red')
+			archinstall.validate_package_list(archinstall.arguments['packages'])
-		exit(1)
+		except archinstall.RequirementError as e:
+			archinstall.log(e, fg='red')
+			exit(1)
 
 	# Ask or Call the helper function that asks the user to optionally configure a network.
 	if not archinstall.arguments.get('nic', None):
@@ -275,13 +288,23 @@ def perform_installation(mountpoint):
 			# Perform a copy of the config
 			if archinstall.arguments.get('nic', None) == 'Copy ISO network configuration to installation':
 				installation.copy_ISO_network_config(enable_services=True) # Sources the ISO network configuration to the install medium.
-
+			elif archinstall.arguments.get('nic',{}).get('NetworkManager',False):
+				installation.add_additional_packages("networkmanager")
+				installation.enable_service('NetworkManager.service')
 			# Otherwise, if a interface was selected, configure that interface
 			elif archinstall.arguments.get('nic', None):
 				installation.configure_nic(**archinstall.arguments.get('nic', {}))
 				installation.enable_service('systemd-networkd')
 				installation.enable_service('systemd-resolved')
 
+			if 	archinstall.arguments.get('audio', None) != None:
+				installation.log(f"The {archinstall.arguments.get('audio', None)} audio server will be used.", level=archinstall.LOG_LEVELS.Info)
+				if archinstall.arguments.get('audio', None) == 'pipewire':
+					print('Installing pipewire ...')
+					installation.add_additional_packages(["pipewire", "pipewire-alsa", "pipewire-jack", "pipewire-media-session", "pipewire-pulse", "gst-plugin-pipewire", "libpulse"])
+				elif archinstall.arguments.get('audio', None) == 'pulseaudio':
+					print('Installing pulseaudio ...')
+					installation.add_additional_packages("pulseaudio")
 			
 			if archinstall.arguments.get('packages', None) and archinstall.arguments.get('packages', None)[0] != '':
 				installation.add_additional_packages(archinstall.arguments.get('packages', None))

profiles/applications/budgie.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import archinstall
+
+# "It is recommended also to install the gnome group, which contains applications required for the standard GNOME experience." - Arch Wiki 
+installation.add_additional_packages("budgie-desktop lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings gnome")

profiles/applications/cinnamon.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import archinstall
+
+installation.add_additional_packages("cinnamon system-config-printer gnome-keyring gnome-terminal blueberry metacity lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings") 

profiles/applications/sway.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import archinstall
-packages = "sway swaylock swayidle dmenu alacritty"
+packages = "sway swaylock swayidle waybar dmenu light grim slurp pavucontrol alacritty"
 installation.add_additional_packages(packages)

profiles/applications/xfce4.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import archinstall
+
+installation.add_additional_packages("xfce4 xfce4-goodies lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings") 

profiles/budgie.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# A desktop environment using "budgie"
+
+import archinstall
+
+is_top_level_profile = False
+
+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.
+	"""
+
+	# budgie requires a functioning Xorg installation.
+	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("budgie", "/somewhere/budgie.py")
+# or through conventional import budgie
+if __name__ == 'budgie':
+	# Install dependency profiles
+	installation.install_profile('xorg')
+
+	# Install the application budgie from the template under /applications/
+	budgie = archinstall.Application(installation, 'budgie')
+	budgie.install()
+
+	installation.enable_service('lightdm') # Light Display Manager

profiles/desktop.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def _prep_function(*args, **kwargs):
 	for more input before any other installer steps start.
 	"""
 
-	supported_desktops = ['gnome', 'kde', 'awesome', 'sway', 'cinnamon', 'xfce4', 'lxqt', 'i3']
+	supported_desktops = ['gnome', 'kde', 'awesome', 'sway', 'cinnamon', 'xfce4', 'lxqt', 'i3', 'budgie']
 	desktop = archinstall.generic_select(supported_desktops, 'Select your desired desktop environment: ')
 	
 	# Temporarily store the selected desktop profile

profiles/i3-gaps.py

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import archinstall, subprocess
-
-is_top_level_profile = False
-
-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.
-	"""
-	return True
-
-if __name__ == 'i3-gaps':
-    # install the i3 group now
-    i3 = archinstall.Application(installation, 'i3-gaps')
-    i3.install()

profiles/i3-wm.py

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import archinstall, subprocess
-
-is_top_level_profile = False
-
-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.
-	"""
-	return True
-
-if __name__ == 'i3-wm':
-    # install the i3 group now
-    i3 = archinstall.Application(installation, 'i3-wm')
-    i3.install()

profiles/i3.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def _prep_function(*args, **kwargs):
 	# 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
+	archinstall.storage['_i3_configuration'] = desktop
 
 	# i3 requires a functioning Xorg installation.
 	profile = archinstall.Profile(None, 'xorg')
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ def _prep_function(*args, **kwargs):
 		else:
 			print('Deprecated (??): xorg profile has no _prep_function() anymore')
 
-	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__ == 'i3':
 	"""
 	This "profile" is a meta-profile.
@@ -66,7 +58,6 @@ if __name__ == 'i3':
 	# Auto start lightdm for all users
 	installation.enable_service('lightdm')
 
-	# TODO: Remove magic variable 'installation' and place it
+	# install the i3 group now
-	#       in archinstall.storage or archinstall.session/archinstall.installation
+	i3 = archinstall.Application(installation, archinstall.storage['_i3_configuration'])
-	installation.install_profile(archinstall.storage['_desktop_profile'])
+	i3.install()
-