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Do not install base-devel by default #4022

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replace base-devel with sudo and add disclaimer texts
h8d13 Dec 21, 2025
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revert basepot and add rem comments
h8d13 Dec 24, 2025
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion archinstall/lib/installer.py
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from .storage import storage

# Any package that the Installer() is responsible for (optional and the default ones)
__packages__ = ['base', 'base-devel', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen', 'linux-hardened']
__packages__ = ['base', 'sudo', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'linux-lts', 'linux-zen', 'linux-hardened']

# Additional packages that are installed if the user is running the Live ISO with accessibility tools enabled
__accessibility_packages__ = ['brltty', 'espeakup', 'alsa-utils']
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
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package_groups = PackageGroup.from_available_packages(packages)

# Additional packages (with some light weight error handling for invalid package names)
header = tr('Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.') + '\n'
header = tr('Only packages such as base, sudo, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.') + '\n'
header += tr('Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools.') + '\n'
header += tr('Select any packages from the below list that should be installed additionally') + '\n'

# there are over 15k packages so this needs to be quick
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions archinstall/locales/base.pot
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Expand Up @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ msgid ""
"and optional profile packages are installed."
msgstr ""

msgid "Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools."
msgstr ""

msgid ""
"If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it "
"in the following prompt."
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion archinstall/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/base.po
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msgid "Choose an audio server"
msgstr ""

msgid "Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed."
msgid "Only packages such as base, sudo, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed."
msgstr ""

msgid "Note: base-devel is no longer installed by default. Add it here if you need build tools."
msgstr ""

msgid "If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it in the following prompt."
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