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title: Installer
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layout: default
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nav_order: 3
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---
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# Calamares Installer
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Uses [Calamares](https://codeberg.org/calamares/calamares) with two modes and custom branding.
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## Modes
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| Mode | Description |
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|------|-------------|
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| **Offline** | Unpacks a KDE Plasma squashfs — no internet needed |
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| **Online** | Netinstall with init system choice + desktop selection |
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The launcher (`calamares-next`) presents a mode picker before launching Calamares.
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## Key differences from upstream
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- `dracut`/`dracutlukscfg` replaced with `initcpiocfg`/`initcpio`/`luksopenswaphookcfg` (Artix uses mkinitcpio, not dracut)
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- `services-openrc` module instead of `services-systemd`
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- `removeuser` step removed, `postcfg` added
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- `packagechooser` module compiled in (upstream skips it)
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## Init system selector (online)
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Users choose from: **OpenRC**, **Runit**, **S6**, **Dinit**.
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Implemented as a `packagechooser` instance with `method: netinstall-add` — the selected init pulls its associated packages.
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## Desktop selector (online)
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Users choose from: **Plasma**, **Xfce**, **Cinnamon**, **MATE**, **LXQt**, **i3**, **Sway**, **Hyprland**, or **No Desktop**.
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Implemented as a separate `packagechooser` instance with `method: legacy`. "No Desktop" installs only the base system (TTY-only).
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## Available desktops
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| Desktop | Artix Repo | Group/Packages |
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|---------|------------|----------------|
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| Plasma | world | `plasma` group |
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| Xfce | galaxy | `xfce4` group |
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| Cinnamon | galaxy | Individual packages |
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| MATE | galaxy | `mate` + `mate-extra` groups |
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| LXQt | galaxy | `lxqt` group |
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| i3 | world | `i3` group |
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| Sway | world | `sway` + related packages |
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| Hyprland | world | `hyprland` |
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> **Note:** Budgie is not available in any Artix repo and has been removed from all configs and slideshows.
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## Offline mode
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No packagechooser. Uses `unpackfs` to deploy a pre-built KDE Plasma squashfs, then `initcpiocfg` + `initcpio` for mkinitcpio configuration.
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## Branding
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Custom branding lives in the `calamares-branding-antergos-next` package, installed to `/etc/calamares/branding/default/`. The `componentName` in `branding.desc` must match its directory name.
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