Fresh installs couldn't update — the live medium's /etc/pacman.d/gnupg doesn't
reliably carry to the target, so the first `pacman -Syu` failed with "keyring is
not writable / required key missing from keyring". Run pacman-key --init +
--populate archlinux in post-install so signature verification works out of the
box. ([breadway] is SigLevel=Never, so no extra key needed.)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add the packages a general desktop is expected to ship, chosen to stay
opinionated but average-user friendly:
- Editors: neovim (+ ripgrep, fd for a usable nvim/fzf experience)
- GUI basics: gnome-text-editor, gnome-calculator, file-roller, loupe
- Media: vlc (BOS had codecs but no player)
- Hardware: cups + cups-pk-helper + system-config-printer (enable
cups.socket in post-install), blueman, seahorse
- Platform: qt5-wayland + qt6-wayland (native Wayland for Qt apps under
the QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland we set), xdg-desktop-portal-gtk (file
dialogs/screenshare for Flatpak/Electron/Zen), flatpak
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Install/boot reliability:
- Use native Calamares initcpiocfg/initcpio + explicit grub-install (nvram +
--removable) in post-install; drop the flaky native bootloader/grubcfg modules.
- mount.conf: bind /proc /sys /dev (devtmpfs) /run + efivars into the chroot.
- bos-copy-kernel: stage kernel + write a stock mkinitcpio preset (replace the
archiso preset). Per-service systemctl enable (fixes NetworkManager et al.
silently not enabling due to the all-or-nothing grub-btrfs.path name).
System completeness:
- greetd + tuigreet graphical login; installed pacman.conf + working mirrorlist;
base CLI tools (nano, micro, vim, htop, …); amd/intel-ucode; tlp + hypridle
power management; systemd-timesyncd, fstrim.timer; wpa_supplicant wifi; Zen
browser (republished to the [Breadway] repo).
Desktop + theming:
- Native Lua Hyprland config (hyprland.lua) with curated standard binds; kitty
(blur) replaces foot; awww wallpaper + pywal palette (tamed to a black base
with warm accents); GTK dark mode.
- Plymouth boot splash (bos theme: logo + spinner + status) via plymouthcfg.
- Varela Round font; Calamares bread-palette sidebar (logo/black-region polish
still pending).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- packages.x86_64: add bread, breadbar, breadbox, breadcrumbs, breadpad,
bos-settings so they ship in the squashfs and reach the target via unpackfs
(no network needed; install works fully offline)
- shellprocess.conf: set timeout 1800 — Calamares' 10s default was killing
post-install.sh partway (the real cause of the empty /boot + ESP); the "-"
prefix had been masking the kill as success
- bos-live-setup: live user now boots the real BOS desktop from /etc/skel
(breadd + breadbar + breadbox) with the installer layered on top
(auto-launch + Super+I), instead of an installer-only kiosk
- post-install.sh: drop the now-redundant networked `bakery install`
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
archiso keeps vmlinuz/initramfs in the ISO boot dir, not the squashfs, so
unpackfs lays down an empty /boot. The chroot's mkinitcpio/grub-mkconfig had
nothing to work with and the ESP ended up empty (firmware found no bootloader).
- shellprocess@kernel (dontChroot) copies the live kernel into the target
/boot before the bootloader step
- post-install.sh now runs grub-install itself, including a --removable pass
so firmware with no NVRAM entry still boots via EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
unpackfs runs unsquashfs then rsync to copy the rootfs onto the target;
rsync was missing (error code 127), so add it alongside squashfs-tools.
unpackfs also copies the live filesystem verbatim, so the installed
system would inherit the archiso initramfs hooks (booting into the live
path) plus the live autologin/user/sudoers. Rework post-install.sh to run
in the target chroot as a resilient best-effort script that:
- removes the live autologin drop-in, bos-live-setup service/scripts and
the liveuser sudoers file, and locks root (sudo model; the live medium
left root passwordless),
- drops the archiso mkinitcpio config, installs the stock linux.preset and
regenerates the initramfs, then refreshes grub.cfg,
- keeps the snapper/services/dotfiles setup, with the network-dependent
bakery install made non-fatal so offline installs still complete.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- logo.png (productLogo/productIcon): rasterised from the bread logo, transparent
- languages.png (productWelcome): logo centred on a light Nord canvas
- logo.svg / bread_white.svg: source vector
Resolves the missing-branding-asset blocker so Calamares can render.
Colour scheme can be refined when final SVGs land.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Fix XDG config dir logic in config/mod.rs (was double-nesting and had /home/user hardcode)
- Replace /home/user hardcodes in breadbar.rs and hyprland.rs with config::config_dir()
- Fix /home/user hardcode in packages.rs (uses /root fallback for .local/state path)
- Remove eprintln! from GTK callback in packages.rs (no stderr at runtime)
- Fix YAML parse error in branding.desc (missing space after sidebarTextHighlight key)
- Add .gitignore (Rust target/, ISO artifacts, editor/OS junk, secrets)
- Delete state.rs (dead code — never mod'd in main.rs)
- Add brightnessctl, grim, slurp to packages.x86_64 (used by keybinds)
- Rename can-you-begin-a-composed-beacon.md → DESIGN.md
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
ISO structural:
- Move post-install.sh → airootfs/etc/calamares/ (it was never in the squashfs)
- Create airootfs/etc/skel/.config/ with all dotfiles (deploy path now works)
- Add iso/pacman.conf with [breadway] custom repo stub for calamares + bakery
- Add Calamares branding component (bos/branding.desc + show.qml)
- Add missing unpackfs.conf and mount.conf modules
- Add live-session autostart: getty autologin → bash_profile → Hyprland → calamares
- Add polkit rule for wheel-group snapper rollback (pkexec path)
- Remove wlroots from packages (bundled with Hyprland); add bakery to package list
- Fix modules-search path in settings.conf
Dotfiles:
- Rename dotfiles/hyprland/ → dotfiles/hypr/ (Hyprland reads ~/.config/hypr/)
- Fix deprecated shadow options: drop_shadow/shadow_range → shadow { } block
bos-settings Rust:
- Replace glib::MainContext::channel (removed in glib 0.19) with async_channel
- Stream bakery update output line-by-line instead of buffering all at once
- Fix zombie processes: per-package update buttons now wait() in a thread
- Fix sidebar/stack mismatch at startup: select snapshots row to match default view
- Replace deprecated MessageDialog with AlertDialog (GTK 4.10+) throughout
- Use pkexec for snapper rollback so polkit handles privilege escalation
- Add confirmation dialog before delete snapshot (was missing, rollback had one)
- Add refresh button + repopulate after delete in snapshots view
- Add "Saved" / "Error: …" status label to every config view save button
- Add "Remove" buttons to breadbox contexts and breadcrumbs profiles
- Remove hardcoded model string from breadpad defaults
- Drop unused state mod; fix config_dir HOME fallback; fix zombie in editor launches
https://claude.ai/code/session_01WszGHvCmxgcyTwNSkfLF9P
