Merge pull request #179 from advaithm/master

i3 and 13-gaps support

examples/guided.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import getpass, time, json, sys, signal, os
+import getpass, time, json, sys, signal, os, subprocess
 import archinstall
 from archinstall.lib.hardware import hasUEFI
 
@@ -347,7 +347,11 @@ def perform_installation(device, boot_partition, language, mirrors):
 
 			if (root_pw := archinstall.arguments.get('!root-password', None)) and len(root_pw):
 				installation.user_set_pw('root', root_pw)
-
+			if archinstall.arguments.get('profile', None) == "i3-wm" or archinstall.arguments.get('profile', None) == "i3-gaps":
+				print("the installation of i3/i3-gaps does not conatain any configuerations for the wm. in this shell you should add your configuerations")
+				subprocess.check_call("arch-chroot /mnt")
 
 ask_user_questions()
 perform_installation_steps()
+
+	

profiles/applications/i3-gaps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import archinstall
+installation.add_additional_packages("i3lock i3status i3blocks i3-gaps")

profiles/applications/i3-wm.py

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import archinstall
+installation.add_additional_packages("i3lock i3status i3blocks i3-wm")

profiles/i3-gaps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import archinstall
+
+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.
+	"""
+
+	# KDE 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')
+
+if __name__ == 'i3-wm':
+	# Install dependency profiles
+    installation.install_profile('xorg')
+    # gaps is installed by deafult so we are overriding it here
+    installation.add_additional_packages("lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm")
+    # install the i3 group now
+    i3 = archinstall.Application(installation, 'i3-gaps')
+    i3.install()
+    # Auto start lightdm for all users
+    installation.enable_service('lightdm')

profiles/i3-wm.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import archinstall
+
+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.
+	"""
+
+	# KDE 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')
+
+if __name__ == 'i3-wm':
+    # Install dependency profiles
+    installation.install_profile('xorg')
+    # we are installing lightdm to auto start i3
+    installation.add_additional_packages("lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm")
+    # install the i3 group now
+    i3 = archinstall.Application(installation, 'i3-wm')
+    i3.install()
+    # Auto start lightdm for all users
+    installation.enable_service('lightdm')