- Add antergos-lightdm-config to packages.yaml so CI builds/publishes it
(referenced by packagechooser_dm.conf LightDM group; without it the
online installer hits 'target not found' for LightDM installs)
- show.qml: correct DE count (Nine -> Ten, list Plasma Minimal) and
replace the 'Two Modes of Installation' slide that still claimed an
offline mode that was removed
- drop antergos-plasma-theme: superseded by antergos-layan-theme, the
active look-and-feel (com.github.vinceliuice.Layan). Package had no
dependents, was not referenced by any calamares config or netinstall
group, and pulled plasma-desktop as a hard dep. Removed from
packages.yaml, README, and deleted the package directory. The
start-here-kde-antergos.svg it shipped is a self-contained copy inside
antergos-layan-theme, so nothing breaks.
- antergos-next-desktop-settings pkgrel 1-4: add descriptions to
optdepends (qt5ct/qt6ct) per Arch packaging guidelines (closes#2).
Calamares pkgrel 3.4.2-10:
- remove -DCMAKE_DISTRIBUTION_NAME: calamares ignores it; the 'for
Antergos NeXT' about text comes from versionedName in the active
branding component at runtime (closes#3).
- bump calamares-branding-antergos-next to 2.0-1: major slideshow redesign
(Manjaro space animation rework), DM packagechooser switched to netinstall-add
with inline groups, default netinstall group gains network/audio/falkon so
every install works regardless of DE, fix pkgdesc (offline installer buried)
- remove dead calamares-branding-antergos-next-minimal package (unused
everywhere); drop from packages.yaml and README
- bump antergos-i3/sway/hyprland-config to 1.0-2: nerd fonts and icons back in
depends so the rice actually renders, sources flattened for makepkg
remember when i thought an offline installer was a good idea?
a pre-built squashfs that still needed internet to install DEs?
"offline" in name only. it was a lie. a beautiful, naive lie.
so i killed it. ripped out the mode picker, the connectivity check,
the whole AskMode() circus. calamares-next now just shows a notice
saying "yeah that wasnt actually offline" and launches directly
into online mode. no more pretending.
also fixed the QML nav button because having a greyed out "Next"
on the last page is terrible UX. now it says "Done" and quits.
youre welcome.
and since we nuked the offline mode, might as well make the
online mode look fucking spectacular. enter antergos-layan-theme:
- kvantum theme because your apps deserve better than qt dreck
- sddm theme (AntergosDark-Layan) for a sexy login screen
- every plasma plasmoid from the rice (panel colorizer, netspeed,
shutdown switch, applets, separators, music toolbar, the works)
- yakuake arc-dark skin
- antergos logos in /usr/share/logos and /usr/share/pixmaps
- konsole profile, desktop appletsrc, all that jazz
- kde_settings.conf now points to AntergosDark-Layan sddm theme
also replaced the old antergos-grub-theme with the Layan grub
theme because the old one was a git-sourced abomination. 75 distro
icons, terminal box, selection widgets, antergos wallpaper.
ships to /usr/share/grub/themes/antergos/ so calamares finds it.
oh and a dozen audit fixes:
- kscreenlockerrc wallpaper path fixed
- kdialogrc no longer says some other distro
- 7 stale knsregistry files deleted (dev machine was leaking)
- systemd-inhibit guarded with command -v (dinit doesnt have it)
- plasma restart uses killall not systemctl --user
- "XeroLinux Toolkit" -> "Antergos Toolkit" in appletsrc
- KDE_SESSION_VERSION=5 -> =6 (its 2026)
- mirrorlist script says Artix not Arch
- SDDM Messages.sh removed from build artifacts
Fork pipewire 1:1.6.7-1 from Artix world repo with a patched
artix-pipewire-launcher that sets SUPPORT='YES' for dinit.
Previously the launcher treated dinit as unsupported (alongside
openrc), which broke XDG autostart of pipewire.desktop on
dinit-based systems. Users were told to use dinitctl instead.
This patch enables direct XDG autostart on dinit by changing:
dinit|openrc) SUPPORT='' ;;
to:
openrc) SUPPORT='' ;;
dinit|runit|s6) SUPPORT='YES' ;;
Add pipewire to packages.yaml so CI picks it up.
Introduces a lightweight Xfce-based variant of Antergos NeXT to work
around the 2 GB GitHub Releases limit for the full Plasma ISO.
New packages in antergos-packages:
- calamares-branding-antergos-next-minimal: Calamares branding variant
that says "Minimal (Xfce)" with a notesqml page explaining why this
edition exists (Plasma ISO exceeded GitHub's 2 GB limit).
- antergos-xfce-theme: GTK 2.0/3.0/3.20 + xfwm4 theme based on Numix,
recolored to Antergos brand accent (#4A9EFF). Includes xfce-notify-4.0,
metacity-1, openbox-3, and unity support directories.
packages.yaml updated with both new packages in the build list.
This commit represents a major branding push for Antergos NeXT, adding
complete Plasma theming, fixing the SDDM login screen, expanding the
wallpaper collection, and removing inappropriate content.
NEW PACKAGES:
- antergos-plasma-theme: Complete KDE Plasma desktop theme suite
(pkgrel=1). Contains:
* antergos-dark/colors — full color scheme with Antergos brand blue
(#2EA3F2) accent on dark (#232629) background, ported from Artix
dark theme and fully rebranded
* antergos-dark/metadata.json — theme metadata
* antergos-dark/plasmarc — configures default wallpaper
(antergos-wallpaper), contrast effect, and adaptive transparency
* antergos-dark/icons/start.svgz — custom start menu button icon
using the Antergos logo (blue circle + geometric mark). KDE Plasma
loads the start menu icon from the theme's own icons/ directory
(the 'default' theme provides fallbacks like start.svgz for all
themes; any theme can override by placing its own start.svgz in its
icons/ dir). This is the canonical way to set a distro-specific
start button icon — NOT via the Freedesktop icon theme
(start-here-*) or plasmarc [Icons] settings, which only affect
system tray icons and KCM previews respectively. Source SVG from
EliverLara/candy-icons (GPL-3.0).
* antergosdark.desktop/ — look-and-feel package with:
- contents/defaults — presets for color scheme, widget style, icons
- contents/layouts/org.kde.plasma.desktop-layout.js — default panel
layout with kickoff, pager, task manager, system tray, clock
- contents/splash/Splash.qml — text-based splash screen showing
'Antergos' + 'NeXT' with progress bar (no external image deps)
- antergos-sddm-theme: Rebuilt SDDM login manager theme from scratch
(pkgrel=1). Fixes critical layout bugs in the Artix-origin theme:
* Session and layout combo boxes moved to a separate bottom bar
(anchored to parent.bottom) so they don't overlap the login card
* Dropdown lists open UPWARD (anchors.bottom: container.top) to
prevent overlapping other controls and the login form
* Arrow icons (angle-up.png) flipped to point correct direction for
upward-opening dropdowns
* Built-in background.png (1920x1080 dark gradient) eliminates
dependency on external wallpaper packages at SDDM time
* Fixed deprecated QML Connections syntax
(onCurrentLayoutChanged -> function onCurrentLayoutChanged())
* theme.conf references local background.png
* metadata.desktop with Antergos NeXT branding
* Components: custom ComboBox.qml (upward dropdown with transparent
arrow default), LayoutBox.qml (keyboard layout selector), qmldir
(module definition)
UPDATED PACKAGES:
- antergos-next-desktop-settings (pkgrel 1->2):
* Added Antergos-dark-qt5.conf — Qt5ct color scheme config so Qt5
applications inherit the dark theme colors
* Added Antergos-dark-qt6.conf — Qt6ct color scheme config for Qt6
application compatibility
* Enhanced kdeglobals with complete color sections:
- [General]: ColorScheme=AntergosDark, font=Roboto,11,-1,5,50,0,0
- [Icons]: Theme=breeze-dark
- [KDE]: widgetStyle=Breeze, LookAndFeelPackage=antergosdark.desktop
- [Colors:Button], [Colors:Selection], [Colors:View],
[Colors:Window] with full fg/bg/alt/decoration values
* Updated plasma-override to reference antergos-dark theme
- antergos-wallpapers (pkgrel 5->6):
* Added antergos-darkest-hour.jpg — 'Darkest Hour' wallpaper from KDE
Plasma 5.14 collection (GPL-2+, artist Risto Saukonpaa). Dark blue
moody landscape at 2560x1600 with ~30% average brightness, ideal
for dark-themed desktops. Installed as a separate KDE wallpaper
entry (antergos-darkest-hour) with its own metadata.desktop so
users can select it alongside the original brand wallpaper.
* Also installed to /usr/share/backgrounds/antergos/ and
/usr/share/antergos/backgrounds/ for non-KDE wallpaper pickers.
- packages.yaml: Added entries for antergos-plasma-theme and
antergos-sddm-theme. Sorted alphabetically.
REMOVED PACKAGES:
- antergos-next-memes: Removed entirely. Contained
'its-raining-tacos.opus' — an audio meme file (It's Raining Tacos)
inappropriate for a serious distribution. Antergos NeXT aims to be a
professional-quality EndeavourOS/Artix derivative, not a joke distro.
- Change CI container from archlinux:latest to artixlinux/artixlinux:base-openrc
so calamares and yad are available from Artix world repo directly
- Remove calamares from packages.yaml — no need to build it, Artix provides it
- Revert calamares PKGBUILD: put services-openrc back in skip list (unused)
- Packages now built by CI: wallpapers, yay, downgrade, keyring, mirrorlist,
desktop-settings, branding, memes, welcome, hal, grub-theme, live
- Remove services-openrc from skip list so the module is compiled in
(needed by settings.conf which calls services-openrc for OpenRC systems)
- Add calamares back to packages.yaml: needed as dependency of
calamares-branding-antergos-next, and not available in official Arch repos
(CI uses archlinux:latest container)
- Remove calamares from packages.yaml: our fork stripped services-openrc,
Artix repo provides working calamares (3.4.2-4) with openrc support
- Add antergos-grub-theme to CI: uses real Antergos background + logo
from grub2-theme-antergos repo merged with Artix UI infrastructure
- Add antergos-live to CI: fork of artix-live with s/artix/antergos branding
- Bump calamares-branding-antergos-next pkgrel 12->13: settings now call
services-openrc instead of services-systemd, show.qml drops EndeavourOS,
calamares-next.sh targets /home/antergos not /home/liveuser
Cnchi was the heart of Antergos, but the GTK4 Python port proved
too unstable and maintenance-heavy for a solo dev to carry.
GTK4 Python bindings broke on every upstream release, the
codebase was brittle, and maintaining it consumed time that
should go into actual improvements.
Calamares is now the sole installer. It's mature, upstream-
supported, modular C++/Qt6, and with our branding package
it supports:
- Offline mode (GNOME squashfs, no internet needed)
- Online mode (8 DEs via netinstall)
- dracut initramfs
- zenity/kdialog launcher (calamares-next)
What changed:
- packages/cnchi/ deleted entirely
- packages.yaml: cnchi removed, memes kept
- antergos-next-memes: repurposed from 'Cnchi audio enhancements'
to generic 'Antergos NeXT welcome audio', path changed from
/usr/share/cnchi-memes/ to /usr/share/antergos-next-memes/
- calamares-branding show.qml: Cnchi line → Calamares line
- README: Cnchi table → HAL section, sources updated
The welcome app's startup jingle still works — the memes package
lives on, just without the Cnchi association.
- Add packages/cnchi/PKGBUILD building from Antergos-NeXT/Cnchi fork
- Add cnchi.install post-install script
- Update packages.yaml to include cnchi
- Update build-packages.py to prefer local PKGBUILDs over AUR
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