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@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ Custom package repository for Antergos NeXT ISO builds.
| Package | Description | Source |
|---------|-------------|--------|
| `cnchi` | Antergos NeXT graphical installer | `Antergos-NeXT/Cnchi` (`0.16.x` or `cnchi-dev`) |
| `calamares` | Universal installer framework (experimental) | [`calamares` on AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/calamares) |
| `calamares-branding-antergos-next` | Minimal Calamares branding (QSS + QML) | local |
| `cnchi` | Antergos NeXT graphical installer (GTK4) | `Antergos-NeXT/Cnchi` (`cnchi-dev`) |
| `calamares` | Universal installer framework (experimental, Qt6) | [upstream](https://codeberg.org/calamares/calamares) |
| `calamares-branding-antergos-next` | Blue Calamares theme + offline/online installer split + dracut | local |
| `hal` | HAL 9000 package manager — dual-mode (pacman wrapper + native standalone) | local |
| `antergos-next-keyring` | GPG keyring for the repo | local |
| `antergos-next-mirrorlist` | Mirror list for `[antergos-pkgs]` | local |
| `antergos-next-desktop-settings` | Custom GTK/Plasma theme, dconf defaults | local |
@@ -31,13 +32,35 @@ Then:
```
pacman -Sy
pacman -S cnchi antergos-next-desktop-settings
pacman -S cnchi hal antergos-next-desktop-settings
```
## What is HAL?
**HAL** stands for **H**AL **A**rch **L**inux — a dual-mode package manager for Antergos NeXT.
It works two ways:
- **Wrapper mode** (`hal install firefox`) — just passes through to pacman, same as always
- **Native mode** (`hal --self install firefox`) — standalone. Reads repos, resolves deps, downloads packages, runs install scripts. No pacman needed.
The plan: give HAL enough native features that eventually you won't need pacman at all. One less dependency, one less point of failure. Wrapper mode means nothing breaks today — `--self` is the future.
> *"I can't let you do that, Dave. Also if we can delete the init, we're also going to delete systemd out of orbit. Just kidding lol you all would cry in pain."*
## Calamares installer
The `calamares-branding-antergos-next` package provides:
- **Offline install** — unpacks a GNOME squashfs from the ISO (no internet needed)
- **Online install** — netinstall from the internet with 8 DE choices (KDE, GNOME, Xfce, Budgie, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, i3/Sway)
- **dracut initramfs** — replaces mkinitcpio for faster boot
- **Launcher** (`calamares-next`) — zenity/kdialog/dialog GUI to pick offline or online mode
## Branches
- `main` — package definitions, CI generates the repo
- Cnchi sources shipped from `Antergos-NeXT/Cnchi` (`0.16.x` and `cnchi-dev` branches)
- `master` — package definitions, CI builds + deploys to gh-pages
- Cnchi sources shipped from `Antergos-NeXT/Cnchi` (`cnchi-dev`)
## License