R.I.P. Cnchi (2012-2026) — Calamares is the big boy installer now

Full removal of Cnchi from the ISO. It was the original Antergos
installer and we tried to keep it alive with a GTK4 port, but the
Python GTK4 bindings were unstable, the maintenance burden was
unsustainable for a solo dev, and Calamares simply does everything
better.

What changed:
  - README: complete rewrite of installer section with eulogy and
    'Why Calamares and not Cnchi' explanation
  - packages.x86_64: cnchi removed (calamares stays)
  - run_before_squashfs.sh: removed cnchi memes dir creation, cnchi
    desktop file fix, cnchi version comment; changed GTK theme from
    Adwaita to Adwaita-dark (fixes white-on-white welcome app)
  - airootfs/.../cnchi.desktop: deleted
  - user-commands-before.bash: updated cnchi references → generic
  - user_commands.bash: updated cnchi reference → generic
  - .gitignore: removed Cnchi/ entry
  - AGENTS.md: cnchi → calamares
  - .github/workflows/build.yml: cnchi → calamares in README gen
  - NOTICES: kept historical Cnchi credit (unchanged)

🕯️ Requiescat in pace, Cnchi. You did your job.
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commit 266ec69576
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Install Antergos
GenericName=System Installer
Comment=Cnchi — Antergos System Installer
Keywords=cnchi;system;installer;
TryExec=cnchi
Exec=sudo -E cnchi
Categories=Qt;System;
Icon=cnchi
Terminal=false
SingleMainWindow=true
StartupNotify=true
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
#!/bin/bash
#
# This file can contain commands that will be executed (as root) before
# cnchi is started. So here you may configure various settings of cnchi.
# Calamares is started. So here you may configure various settings.
#
# NOTE! This is an advanced feature, so you need to know *exactly* what
# you are doing. Otherwise bad things can happen...
# Sound knowledge of cnchi, bash language, and linux commands is required
# Sound knowledge of bash language and linux commands is required
# for a meaningful customization.
#
# If you add commands to this file, start the whole install process fresh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
_IsoConfig() {
## Add your ISO configurations here.
## This is executed as root before cnchi is started.
## This is executed as root before the installer is started.
local -r install_mode="$1" # 'online' or 'offline'
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
_PostInstallCommands() {
## Add your "late-install" commands here.
## This is executed as root near the end of cnchi execution.
## This is executed as root near the end of installation.
local -r username="$1" # new user you created for the target