From 9e7a5f693108aad80a731bb719454547b97e50c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HADEON <52324046+h8d13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:00:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Do not install base-devel by default (#4022)

* replace base-devel with sudo and add disclaimer texts

* revert basepot and add rem comments
---
 archinstall/lib/installer.py                 | 2 +-
 archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py | 3 ++-
 archinstall/locales/base.pot                 | 3 +++
 archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po   | 5 ++++-
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index a4fa4891..93829ecc 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from .plugins import plugins
 from .storage import storage
 
 # Any package that the Installer() is responsible for (optional and the default ones)
-__packages__ = ['base', 'base-devel', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen', 'linux-hardened']
+__packages__ = ['base', 'sudo', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen', 'linux-hardened']
 
 # Additional packages that are installed if the user is running the Live ISO with accessibility tools enabled
 __accessibility_packages__ = ['brltty', 'espeakup', 'alsa-utils']
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
index fed77b5e..8fc9bd69 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ def ask_additional_packages_to_install(
 	package_groups = PackageGroup.from_available_packages(packages)
 
 	# Additional packages (with some light weight error handling for invalid package names)
-	header = tr('Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.') + '\n'
+	header = tr('Only packages such as base, sudo, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.') + '\n'
+	header += tr('Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools.') + '\n'
 	header += tr('Select any packages from the below list that should be installed additionally') + '\n'
 
 	# there are over 15k packages so this needs to be quick
diff --git a/archinstall/locales/base.pot b/archinstall/locales/base.pot
index 11dc6e54..4afd74ab 100644
--- a/archinstall/locales/base.pot
+++ b/archinstall/locales/base.pot
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ msgid ""
 "and optional profile packages are installed."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid ""
 "If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it "
 "in the following prompt."
diff --git a/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po b/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
index 22a879da..3a580a94 100644
--- a/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
+++ b/archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Choose an audio server"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed."
+msgid "Only packages such as base, sudo, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed."
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it in the following prompt."