Custom Packages

Custom PKGBUILDs live in the antergos-packages repo.

Package list

Package	Purpose
`calamares`	Built with `packagechooser` module enabled, `dracut`/`initramfs` modules skipped
`calamares-branding-antergos-next`	Branding files: `branding.desc`, `show.qml`, `settings.conf`, `packagechooser.conf`, `initcpiocfg.conf`, `initcpio.conf`, `calamares-next.sh`
`antergos-wallpapers`	Default wallpapers installed to `/usr/share/wallpapers/` (KDE) and `/usr/share/backgrounds/` (other DEs)
`linux-next`	Custom kernel based on `linux-artix`
`winver`	“About Antergos NeXT” dialog built with KF6 + Qt6

Repo setup

[antergos-pkgs]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Server = https://antergos-next.github.io/antergos-packages

Build system

Packages are built and published via CI. The build order is defined in packages.yaml. AUR packages (yay, downgrade) are included with retry logic for transient clone failures.

Index

The package index (index.db, index.files) is generated with timestamps in Europe/Berlin timezone. See generate-index.py.

PKGBUILD notes

calamares

_skip_modules includes dracut, initramfs, initramfscfg — these are Artix/systemd-holdovers not needed on OpenRC/mkinitcpio
-DCMAKE_DISTRIBUTION_NAME is a no-op — Calamares ignores it. The “for " text comes from `versionedName` in the active branding component at runtime

calamares-branding-antergos-next

packagechooser.conf provides a DE-only fallback for standalone use
settings_offline.conf / settings_online.conf override live-overlay settings at install time
calamares-next.sh SetConfig() must remove the symlink before copying config, or it follows the link and overwrites the wrong file

antergos-wallpapers

Installs to /usr/share/wallpapers/antergos-wallpaper/ with metadata.desktop for KDE picker support
Also available at /usr/share/backgrounds/antergos/ for other DEs
Current wallpaper: GNOME Adwaita Morning (adwaita-morning.webp, CC BY-SA 3.0 by Jakub Steiner)

File conflict notes

calamares and calamares-branding-antergos-next both claim /usr/share/calamares/branding/default/branding.desc and show.qml. Resolved at ISO build time via --overwrite='*' in repo’s ./buildiso.