[Bug]: With last ISO - on August 9th - KDE is not installed

[FredBezies]

Description

Hello.

I download an ISO from this github action: https://github.com/Antergos-NeXT/antergos-iso/actions/runs/31129619700

And when SDDM is loaded, there is no available session. See attached screenshot.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Grab ISO from this github action: https://github.com/Antergos-NeXT/antergos-iso/actions/runs/31129619700
2. Install it keeping default options in Calamares
3. Reboot and try to log in.

Expected Behavior

Getting KDE installed and have a session I can select in SDDM

Actual Behavior

No available session.

Environment

Relevant Log Output

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[c-ludenberg]

another issue huh?
lets troubleshoot then wait here while i think of an fix

[c-ludenberg]

i have launched an 2nd build at https://github.com/Antergos-NeXT/antergos-iso/actions/runs/31308904030
cause i think that is a package issue or something.

[c-ludenberg]

also could you kindly do an 2nd install the wrapper saves the log to /home/antergos/antergos-install.log if you can find it would you kindly send the log or find the error and paste it here it would be helpful
but please dont reboot after install

[FredBezies]

I used the last created ISO and I got a bug in package selection step. Desktop environments are missing. See attached screenshot.

So is this the source of this issue?

[c-ludenberg]

what the? well i recently changed packagechooser to netinstall-add instead of netinstall-select
in this commit right here Euri-Linux/euri-packages@61031fc

it wont show in that step but try to install it normally

[FredBezies]

Well, after install, same missing desktop selection in SDDM. And the log you asked for.

antergos-install.log

[c-ludenberg]

thanks let me look into that log now

[c-ludenberg]

@FredBezies
sorry for not responding but i found the actual culprit for #14. it was never package names — plasma is a legit installable group. the real bug was in calamares itself.
we run TWO packagechooser instances (DE chooser + DM chooser, both using netinstall-add). upstream calamares tags all of that netinstall data with the same hardcoded "packageChooser" source string. so when the DM chooser writes its groups, it prunes EVERYTHING tagged packageChooser — including the DE's groups. result: KDE never makes it into packageOperations, nothing gets installed, and SDDM has no session to show. exactly the mess you saw.
the fix is a real source patch (we own the fork anyway), not a config workaround:

• each chooser now tags its data with its OWN instance id (packagechooser@de / packagechooser@dm) and only prunes its own stale groups.
• DE groups now survive the DM merge, both reach the packages step.
  so the packages repo build is now calamares 3.4.2-9 (3.4.2-w0k3 for the funny factor, shows in About dialog + --version).
  [Bug]: time is shifting by 2 hours #13 stands: ntp-dinit added to the Init Services group.
  local build of the patched calamares finished clean. once this is pushed and CI republishes [antergos-pkgs], a fresh ISO build should have both KDE installing and a correct clock. nothing you need to redo on your end — just retest when the new ISO drops.

if you have any problems in the new iso reopen the issue :3

[c-ludenberg]

alright! i think i fixed it closing this issue for now :3