added papirus-icon-theme

Adds '@multimedia' as an ALWAYS_PACKAGES entry and teaches the always-loop
to route '@group' lines through install_group, so a group is checked for
existence first and a bad name prints the system's real group list instead
of dnf's 'No match for argument: @multimedia'.

Group install failures warn in red and continue, like every other
always-package line.

README.md

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ lib/common.sh             colours, logging, dnf helpers, rpmfusion/terra, nerd f
 lib/session.sh            display-manager detection/switching, session entries
 modules/de/{gnome,plasma,xfce}.sh
 modules/twm/{niri,hyprland,mango,chadwm}.sh
+modules/user/dotfiles.sh   bare-repo dotfiles checkout
+modules/user/nvidia.sh     GPU-detected NVIDIA driver install
 ```
 
 Modules are **separate processes**, not sourced into `setup.sh`. That means a
@@ -75,6 +77,41 @@ Each module pulls in `lib/` by relative path, so it works both ways.
 `chadwm` is the only X11 entry in the menu. The other three are Wayland
 compositors — do not expect the same config story from it.
 
+## GPU drivers (NVIDIA)
+
+`modules/user/nvidia.sh` runs on **detected hardware**, no question asked: the
+card in the machine decides what is installed. Opt out with `--nvidia=no`
+(e.g. to stay on nouveau).
+
+Branch selection comes from the chip family in the name `lspci` prints, because
+the numeric device-id ranges overlap between families and a wrong guess installs
+a module the card cannot use:
+
+| Chip family in the name | Driver branch | Packages |
+|---|---|---|
+| `GB`/`AD`/`GA`/`TU` (Turing and newer) | current | `akmod-nvidia` + `xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda` |
+| `GV`/`GP`/`GM` (Volta, Pascal, Maxwell) | 580xx | `akmod-nvidia-580xx` + `xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-580xx{,-cuda}` |
+| `GK` (Kepler) | 470xx | `akmod-nvidia-470xx` + `xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx{,-cuda}` |
+| `GF` (Fermi) | 390xx | `akmod-nvidia-390xx` + `xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-390xx{,-cuda}` |
+| pre-Fermi (`G92`, `GT200`, ...) | none | refused: 340xx is EOL and needs a longterm kernel |
+
+If the name cannot be parsed, the module asks for the branch instead of guessing.
+
+**Secure Boot.** With enforcement on, the akmods key is generated and imported,
+and the module then *stops before installing the driver* — installing an
+unsigned module while Secure Boot enforces is the documented way to get a black
+screen, because the driver package blacklists nouveau as it lands. Enrol the key
+in MokManager at the next boot, then run the setup again. With Secure Boot off
+or in **Setup mode**, no signing happens at all: shim skips MokManager when
+enforcement is off, so an import request would just sit in the efivars.
+
+After the transaction the module waits (bounded, 5 min) for the akmod to build
+so you cannot reboot into a driverless boot, runs `dnf mark user` on the akmod
+(so `dnf autoremove` cannot take it), and offers VA-API decode + vulkan as an
+opt-in extra. Nothing here sets `nvidia-drm.modeset=1`: RPM Fusion's kernel
+package already enables KMS, and the flag now conflicts with Fedora's simpledrm
+early-boot patch.
+
 ## Display manager policy
 
 * A **DE module** leaves the DE's own greeter alone (GNOME→gdm, Plasma→sddm,

lib/common.sh

@@ -101,43 +101,109 @@ ui_quiet_run() {
 
     before=$(wc -l < "$log" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
 
-    # Child writes to the log; we draw a LIVE line: spinner frame + the package
-    # dnf is currently working on. gum spin was tried here first but rendered
-    # as a frozen block on the real VM ("looks like it hangs") — this variant
-    # animates independently of gum and shows real progress, not just motion.
+    # ---- status BLOCK (TTY-safe: a background-coloured SPACE, never a glyph) --
+    # busy: blue block that breathes (bg-colour ramp) + current dnf action
+    # ok  : solid green block + package count
+    # fail: solid RED block (spec change from the X, per YuKu)
+    # Colour-depth aware: 256 -> ramp, 16 -> blue/bright-blue, none -> ASCII.
+    local depth=0 nc
+    nc=$(tput colors 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    case "$nc" in ''|*[!0-9]*) nc=0 ;; esac
+    if   (( nc >= 256 )); then depth=256
+    elif (( nc >= 8 ));   then depth=16
+    fi
+    # The bare Linux VT is 16-color VGA: 48;5;N codes are ignored there, and
+    # its blue/bright-blue backgrounds render nearly identically (VM-proven:
+    # "solid blue, no breathing" on the console). Cap to the 16-color path.
+    case "${TERM:-}" in linux*|console*) depth=16 ;; esac
+
+    # Per-depth frame interval: the console colour-pulse runs slower (a fast
+    # blue/grey flip reads as flicker — YuKu asked for half-to-third speed);
+    # the 256-colour breathe ramp keeps its 50ms.
+    local tick=0.05
+    (( depth == 16 )) && tick=0.15
+
+    local -a bg=()
+    case "$depth" in
+        # Deep-amplitude breathe: dark navy (17) to BRIGHT blue (45). Adjacent
+        # shades must differ enough to survive flicker fusion — a subtle ramp
+        # at 20fps reads as a solid block (VM-proven).
+        256) bg=( "48;5;17" "48;5;19" "48;5;21" "48;5;27" "48;5;33" "48;5;39" "48;5;45" "48;5;39" "48;5;33" "48;5;27" "48;5;21" "48;5;19" ) ;;
+        # Colour pulse with CONSTANT layout: blue <-> dark grey (bright black).
+        # Never remove the block on a frame — a missing block shifted the
+        # whole line by one char on the console (VM-proven).
+        16)  bg=( "44" "44" "100" "100" ) ;;
+    esac
+    local -a ch=( "|" "/" "-" "\\" )
+
     "$@" >>"$log" 2>&1 &
     local pid=$!
-    # ASCII frames ONLY: braille/em-dash are multibyte UTF-8 and rendered as
-    # garbage letters when the session locale is not UTF-8 (VM-proven: the
-    # spinner appeared as changing random chars, not as a spinner).
-    local frames=( '|' '/' '-' '\\' )
     local f=0 cur
     while kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; do
+        # Match dnf ('Installing: pkg') AND flatpak ('Installing... id', a
+        # Unicode ellipsis) progress lines; sanitize to printable ASCII so a
+        # non-UTF8 console never sees garbage bytes in the live line.
         cur=$(sed -n "$((before+1)),\$p" "$log" 2>/dev/null \
-                | grep -E '^(Installing|Upgrading|Downgrading|Removing|Verifying|Preparing|Cleanup):' \
-                | tail -n 1 || true)
+                | grep -aE '^Installing|^Upgrading|^Downgrading|^Removing|^Verifying|^Preparing|^Cleanup' \
+                | tail -n 1 \
+                | tr -cd '\11\12\40-\176' || true)
+        # Compose ONCE, then clamp to the terminal width: a live line longer
+        # than the screen wraps on every redraw and floods the screen with
+        # duplicate partial lines (VM-proven on the 80-col TTY).
+        local cols line
+        cols=$(tput cols 2>/dev/null)
+        [[ "$cols" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || cols=80
         if [[ -n "$cur" ]]; then
-            printf '\r  %s %s: %s' "${frames[$f]}" "$msg" "$cur" >&2
+            line="$msg: $cur"
         else
-            printf '\r  %s %s' "${frames[$f]}" "$msg" >&2
+            line="$msg"
         fi
-        f=$(( (f + 1) % ${#frames[@]} ))
-        sleep 0.15
+        if (( ${#line} > cols - 2 )); then
+            line="${line:0:cols-4}.."
+        fi
+        if (( depth >= 16 )); then
+            local code="${bg[$(( f % ${#bg[@]} ))]}"
+            printf '\r\033[%sm \033[0m %s' "$code" "$line" >&2
+        else
+            printf '\r  %s %s' "${ch[$(( f % ${#ch[@]} ))]}" "$line" >&2
+        fi
+        f=$(( f + 1 ))
+        sleep "$tick"
     done
 
     local rc=0
     wait "$pid" || rc=$?
-    # wipe the progress line before printing the result
-    printf '\r%*s\r' 100 '' >&2
+    # ANSI erase-line: wipes the live line without leaving trailing spaces
+    # (a 100-space wipe left a visible gap when the summary was shorter)
+    printf '\r\033[K' >&2
 
     if (( rc == 0 )); then
-        n=$(sed -n "$((before+1)),\$p" "$log" 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^Installing:' || true)
-        local plural="s"
-        (( n == 1 )) && plural=""
-        ok "$msg (${n} package${plural})"
+        n=$(sed -n "$((before+1)),\$p" "$log" 2>/dev/null | grep -ac '^Installing' || true)
+        local count_txt=""
+        if (( n > 0 )); then
+            local plural="s"
+            (( n == 1 )) && plural=""
+            count_txt=" (${n} package${plural})"
+        fi
+        # n == 0 means nothing new was installed (idempotent re-run /
+        # deps already present): print the message without a count.
+        if (( depth == 256 )); then
+            printf '\033[48;5;34m \033[0m %s%s\n' "$msg" "$count_txt" >&2
+        elif (( depth == 16 )); then
+            printf '\033[42m \033[0m %s%s\n' "$msg" "$count_txt" >&2
+        else
+            ok "$msg${count_txt}"
+        fi
         return 0
     else
-        color_red "  Failed: $msg"
+        if (( depth == 256 )); then
+            printf '\033[48;5;196m \033[0m %s\n' "$msg" >&2
+        elif (( depth == 16 )); then
+            printf '\033[41m \033[0m %s\n' "$msg" >&2
+        else
+            color_red "  Failed: $msg"
+        fi
+        color_red "  (dnf reported a transaction failure)"
         color_red "  Last lines from $log:"
         sed -n "$((before+1)),\$p" "$log" 2>/dev/null | tail -n 20 | sed 's/^/    /' >&2
         return "$rc"
@@ -225,9 +291,17 @@ install_group_any() {
 #------------------------------------------
 # Third-party repos
 #------------------------------------------
+# True when a repo id is CONFIGURED, whatever installed it. This is the
+# reliable source of truth: a machine can have the repo without the
+# -release RPM (hand-added .repo file) — and bootstrapping over an existing
+# repo id via --repofrompath collides and fails (laptop-proven).
+repo_enabled() {
+    dnf repolist --all 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' | grep -qx "$1"
+}
+
 add_terra_repo() {
-    if pkg_installed terra-release; then
-        ok "Terra repository already installed."
+    if pkg_installed terra-release || repo_enabled terra; then
+        ok "Terra repository already present."
         return 0
     fi
     info "Adding Terra repository (Fyra Labs)..."
@@ -241,8 +315,9 @@ add_terra_repo() {
 add_rpmfusion_repo() {
     local rel
     rel=$(rpm -E %fedora)
-    if pkg_installed rpmfusion-free-release rpmfusion-nonfree-release; then
-        ok "RPM Fusion already installed."
+    if pkg_installed rpmfusion-free-release rpmfusion-nonfree-release \
+        || { repo_enabled rpmfusion-free && repo_enabled rpmfusion-nonfree; }; then
+        ok "RPM Fusion already present."
         return 0
     fi
     info "Enabling RPM Fusion (free + nonfree) for Fedora ${rel}..."
@@ -307,6 +382,9 @@ disable_selinux() {
         sudo cp "$cfg" "${cfg}.bkp.$(date +%F)"
         sudo sed -i 's/^SELINUX=.*/SELINUX=disabled/' "$cfg"
     else
+        # belt-and-suspenders: on real Fedora /etc/selinux always exists, but
+        # do not die if it somehow does not
+        sudo mkdir -p "$(dirname "$cfg")"
         printf 'SELINUX=disabled\nSELINUXTYPE=targeted\n' | sudo tee "$cfg" >/dev/null
     fi
     ok "SELINUX=disabled written to $cfg (backup saved). Reboot to apply."

lib/ui-block.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ui-block.sh - TTY-safe status "block" indicator (no special fonts)
+#
+#   busy : blue block that "breathes" (background colour pulses)
+#   ok   : solid green block
+#   fail : solid red block (changed from red X per YuKu's spec)
+#
+# Why this works on a bare TTY: the "block" is a BACKGROUND-COLOURED SPACE,
+# not a U+2588 glyph. No fonts, no UTF-8, no locale dependency.
+#
+# Draws on /dev/tty, never stdout: ui_choose/ui_confirm capture stdout with $(),
+# so a status line on stdout would corrupt every captured answer.
+
+_UB_FD=""
+_UB_PID=""
+_UB_MSG=""
+
+_ub_tty() {
+  if [[ -z "$_UB_FD" ]]; then
+    # probe first: a bare `exec {fd}>/dev/tty` failure still prints its error
+    { : >/dev/tty; } 2>/dev/null || { _UB_FD=""; return 1; }
+    exec {_UB_FD}>/dev/tty 2>/dev/null || { _UB_FD=""; return 1; }
+  fi
+  [[ -n "$_UB_FD" ]]
+}
+
+_ub_depth() {
+  local n
+  n=$(tput colors 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  case "$n" in ''|*[!0-9]*) n=0 ;; esac
+  if   [[ "$n" -ge 256 ]]; then echo 256
+  elif [[ "$n" -ge 8   ]]; then echo 16
+  else echo 0; fi
+  # bare Linux VT: cap regardless of what tput reports
+  case "${TERM:-}" in linux*|console*) echo 16 ;; esac
+}
+
+# paint one background-coloured block (a SPACE) + message
+_ub_paint() {
+  printf '\r\033[%sm \033[0m %s' "$1" "$2" >&"$_UB_FD"
+}
+
+_ub_busy_loop() {
+  local depth pal=() i tick=0.05
+  depth=$(_ub_depth)
+  [[ "$depth" -eq 16 ]] && tick=0.15   # console pulse: slow, not flicker
+  case "$depth" in
+    256) pal=(17 19 21 27 33 39 45 39 33 27 21 19) ;;  # deep breathe: dark navy to bright blue
+    16)  pal=(44 44 100 100) ;;                          # blue <-> dark grey, constant layout
+    *)   pal=("|" "/" "-" "\\") ;;                       # last-resort spinner
+  esac
+  while :; do
+    for i in "${pal[@]}"; do
+      if [[ "$depth" -eq 256 ]]; then
+        _ub_paint "48;5;$i" "$_UB_MSG"       # 256-colour cube background
+      elif [[ "$depth" -eq 16 ]]; then
+        _ub_paint "$i" "$_UB_MSG"            # blue <-> dark grey pulse
+      else
+        printf '\r[%s] %s' "$i" "$_UB_MSG" >&"$_UB_FD"
+      fi
+      sleep "$tick" || return 0
+    done
+  done
+}
+
+_ub_stop() {
+  if [[ -n "$_UB_PID" ]]; then
+    kill "$_UB_PID" 2>/dev/null
+    wait "$_UB_PID" 2>/dev/null
+    _UB_PID=""
+  fi
+}
+
+ui_block_start() {
+  _UB_MSG="${1:-Working}"
+  _ub_tty || return 0                       # no tty: silent no-op
+  _ub_stop
+  _ub_busy_loop &
+  _UB_PID=$!
+}
+
+ui_block_ok() {
+  local msg="${1:-Done}" d
+  _ub_tty || return 0
+  _ub_stop
+  d=$(_ub_depth)
+  case "$d" in
+    256) _ub_paint "48;5;34" "$msg" ;;
+    16)  _ub_paint "42"      "$msg" ;;
+    *)   printf '\r[OK] %s' "$msg" >&"$_UB_FD" ;;
+  esac
+  printf '\033[0m\n' >&"$_UB_FD"
+}
+
+ui_block_fail() {
+  local msg="${1:-Failed}" d
+  _ub_tty || return 0
+  _ub_stop
+  d=$(_ub_depth)
+  case "$d" in
+    256) printf '\r\033[48;5;196m \033[0m %s' "$msg" >&"$_UB_FD" ;;
+    16)  printf '\r\033[41m \033[0m %s'      "$msg" >&"$_UB_FD" ;;
+    *)   printf '\r[!] %s'                    "$msg" >&"$_UB_FD" ;;
+  esac
+  printf '\n' >&"$_UB_FD"
+}
+
+ui_block_close() {
+  _ub_stop
+  if [[ -n "$_UB_FD" ]]; then
+    exec {_UB_FD}>&- 2>/dev/null
+    _UB_FD=""
+  fi
+  return 0   # an EXIT trap's status becomes the script's exit code — never fail here
+}
+
+# ALWAYS install a cleanup trap in the sourcing script:
+#   trap 'ui_block_close' EXIT INT TERM

modules/user/nvidia.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# modules/user/nvidia.sh — install the NVIDIA driver branch that matches the
+# GPU that is actually in the machine.
+#
+# Runs on its own:
+#     bash modules/user/nvidia.sh
+#     LSPCI_BIN=/tmp/fake-lspci bash modules/user/nvidia.sh
+#
+# Behaviour:
+#   * no NVIDIA GPU            -> prints one line and exits 0
+#   * GPU found, SB off/setup  -> installs, no signing, no MOK enrolment
+#   * GPU found, SB enabled    -> generates + imports the akmods key, then STOPS
+#                                 and asks for a reboot. The driver is installed
+#                                 on the next run, once the key is enrolled.
+#                                 (Installing before enrolment is the documented
+#                                 way to get a black screen: RPM Fusion blacklists
+#                                 nouveau the moment the driver package lands.)
+#   * already installed        -> skips the transaction, keeps `dnf mark user`
+#
+set -uo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/common.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/common.sh"
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/ui.sh
+source "$HERE/../../lib/ui.sh"
+
+if is_debug; then set +e; else set -e; fi
+
+# Overridable so the detection logic can be tested on a host with no NVIDIA
+# hardware (same pattern as OS_RELEASE_FILE / FSTAB_FILE in lib/common.sh).
+LSPCI_BIN="${LSPCI_BIN:-lspci}"
+MOKUTIL_BIN="${MOKUTIL_BIN:-mokutil}"
+EFIVARS_DIR="${EFIVARS_DIR:-/sys/firmware/efi/efivars}"
+AKMODS_CERT="${AKMODS_CERT:-/etc/pki/akmods/certs/public_key.der}"
+AKMOD_COMPILE_TIMEOUT="${AKMOD_COMPILE_TIMEOUT:-300}"
+
+step "NVIDIA driver"
+rule
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Detection
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Prints: "<branch>|<model>|<pciid>"  or nothing at all when there is no card.
+#
+# Branch is derived from the chip family in the name lspci prints (hwdata always
+# has it):  GB/AD/GA/TU -> current,  GV/GP/GM -> 580xx,  GK -> 470xx,  GF -> 390xx.
+# The numeric device id is NOT used for the decision: the id ranges overlap
+# between families, and a wrong guess installs a module the card cannot use.
+detect_nvidia_gpu() {
+    local line model arch id
+
+    line=$("$LSPCI_BIN" -nn 2>/dev/null \
+        | grep -iE '(VGA compatible|3D|Display) controller' \
+        | grep -iE 'nvidia|\[10de:' \
+        | head -n1) || true
+    [[ -z "$line" ]] && return 1
+
+    id=$(printf '%s' "$line" \
+        | grep -oE '\[10de:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}\]' | head -n1 | tr -d '[]') || true
+
+    # "01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GA102
+    #  [GeForce RTX 3080 Ti] [10de:2208] (rev a1)"  ->  "GA102 [GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]"
+    model=$(printf '%s' "$line" \
+        | sed -n 's/.*NVIDIA Corporation \(.*\)\[10de:[0-9a-fA-F]\{4\}\].*/\1/p' \
+        | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//') || true
+    [[ -z "$model" ]] && model="unknown NVIDIA device"
+
+    arch=$(printf '%s' "$model" | grep -oE '(GB|AD|GA|TU|GV|GP|GM|GK|GF)[0-9]{3}[A-Z]?' \
+        | head -n1 | grep -oE '^(GB|AD|GA|TU|GV|GP|GM|GK|GF)') || true
+
+    local branch="unknown"
+    case "$arch" in
+        GB|AD|GA|TU) branch="current" ;;   # Turing and newer: open kernel module
+        GV|GP|GM)    branch="580xx"   ;;   # Volta / Pascal / Maxwell (last branch)
+        GK)          branch="470xx"   ;;   # Kepler, Xorg only
+        GF)          branch="390xx"   ;;   # Fermi, Xorg only, EOL upstream
+        "")
+            # Pre-Fermi naming (G80/G92/GT200/GT215...) has no architecture
+            # prefix; those cards need the EOL 340xx branch plus a longterm
+            # kernel, which this script deliberately does not automate.
+            if printf '%s' "$model" | grep -qE '(^|[^A-Za-z])(G[0-9]{2,3}|GT[0-9]{3}|NV[0-9]{2})'; then
+                branch="340xx"
+            else
+                branch="unknown"
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    printf '%s|%s|%s\n' "$branch" "$model" "${id:-10de:unknown}"
+}
+
+gpu_info=""
+if ! command -v "$LSPCI_BIN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    info "pciutils missing (no lspci). Installing..."
+    install_optional pciutils
+fi
+if command -v "$LSPCI_BIN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    gpu_info=$(detect_nvidia_gpu) || true
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$gpu_info" ]]; then
+    info "No NVIDIA GPU detected. Nothing to do."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+BRANCH="${gpu_info%%|*}"
+rest="${gpu_info#*|}"
+MODEL="${rest%%|*}"
+PCIID="${rest#*|}"
+
+ok "GPU: $MODEL ($PCIID)"
+
+# Multiple cards of different generations are not something one dnf transaction
+# can serve correctly: the packages are mutually exclusive.
+nv_count=$("$LSPCI_BIN" -nn 2>/dev/null \
+    | grep -icE '(VGA compatible|3D|Display) controller.*(nvidia|\[10de:)') || true
+if [[ "${nv_count:-0}" -gt 1 ]]; then
+    warn "Found $nv_count NVIDIA display devices. Only the first one determines"
+    warn "the driver branch; mixed generations on one machine need manual work."
+fi
+
+# A 3D controller (rather than a VGA/Display controller) is the Optimus layout.
+if printf '%s' "$("$LSPCI_BIN" -nn 2>/dev/null | grep -i '10de:' | head -n1)" \
+    | grep -q '3D controller'; then
+    info "Hybrid (Optimus) layout: Fedora handles the iGPU/dGPU split automatically."
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Branch -> packages
+#--------------------------------------------------
+if [[ "$BRANCH" == "unknown" ]]; then
+    warn "Could not identify the GPU generation from '$MODEL'."
+    choice=$(ui_choose "NVIDIA driver branch" "Which driver branch does this card need?" \
+        "current (Turing / Ampere / Ada / Blackwell)" \
+        "current (Turing / Ampere / Ada / Blackwell)" \
+        "580xx (Maxwell / Pascal / Volta)" \
+        "470xx (Kepler)" \
+        "390xx (Fermi)")
+    case "$choice" in
+        580xx*) BRANCH="580xx" ;;
+        470xx*) BRANCH="470xx" ;;
+        390xx*) BRANCH="390xx" ;;
+        *)      BRANCH="current" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+case "$BRANCH" in
+    current)
+        PKGS=(akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda)
+        MARK="akmod-nvidia"
+        BRANCH_LABEL="current (Turing/Ampere/Ada/Blackwell, open kernel module)"
+        ;;
+    580xx)
+        PKGS=(akmod-nvidia-580xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-580xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-580xx-cuda)
+        MARK="akmod-nvidia-580xx"
+        BRANCH_LABEL="580xx (Maxwell/Pascal/Volta, last branch for those cards)"
+        ;;
+    470xx)
+        PKGS=(akmod-nvidia-470xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-cuda)
+        MARK="akmod-nvidia-470xx"
+        BRANCH_LABEL="470xx (Kepler, Xorg only)"
+        ;;
+    390xx)
+        PKGS=(akmod-nvidia-390xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-390xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-390xx-cuda)
+        MARK="akmod-nvidia-390xx"
+        BRANCH_LABEL="390xx (Fermi, EOL upstream, Xorg only)"
+        ;;
+    340xx)
+        warn "This card predates Fermi. Driver 340xx is end-of-life and needs a"
+        warn "longterm kernel from a COPR, which this script does not automate."
+        warn "See https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA and install it by hand."
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+info "Driver branch: $BRANCH_LABEL"
+if [[ "$BRANCH" != "current" ]]; then
+    warn "This branch has no Wayland support. Plan on an X11 session."
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Secure Boot gate
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# enabled -> sign and enrol, then stop for a reboot
+# disabled / setup mode -> no signing at all (an import request would never be
+#                          processed: shim skips MokManager when enforcement is
+#                          off, so the request just sits in the efivars)
+sb_state() {
+    local out sb_var pk_var
+
+    if command -v "$MOKUTIL_BIN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        out=$("$MOKUTIL_BIN" --sb-state 2>/dev/null) || true
+        case "$out" in
+            *"SecureBoot enabled"*)  echo "enabled";  return 0 ;;
+            *"Setup mode"*)          echo "setup";    return 0 ;;
+            *"SecureBoot disabled"*) echo "disabled"; return 0 ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+
+    # Fallback: read the efivars directly (byte 5 of the variable data).
+    if [[ -d "$EFIVARS_DIR" ]]; then
+        sb_var=$(ls "$EFIVARS_DIR"/SecureBoot-* 2>/dev/null | head -n1) || true
+        pk_var=$(ls "$EFIVARS_DIR"/PK-* 2>/dev/null | head -n1) || true
+        if [[ -n "$sb_var" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$(od -An -t u1 -j 4 -N 1 "$sb_var" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')" == "1" ]]; then
+                echo "enabled"; return 0
+            fi
+            # No Platform Key enrolled = Setup mode: nothing can be enforced.
+            [[ -z "$pk_var" ]] && { echo "setup"; return 0; }
+            echo "disabled"; return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    echo "unknown"
+}
+
+SB_STATE=$(sb_state)
+case "$SB_STATE" in
+    enabled)
+        info "Secure Boot is enabled: the module has to be signed and the key enrolled."
+        install_packages akmods
+
+        if [[ ! -f "$AKMODS_CERT" ]]; then
+            info "Generating the akmods signing key..."
+            sudo kmodgenca -a
+        else
+            ok "akmods signing key present."
+        fi
+
+        if sudo "$MOKUTIL_BIN" --test-key "$AKMODS_CERT" 2>&1 | grep -qi 'not enrolled'; then
+            warn "The akmods key is not enrolled yet. Importing it now."
+            sudo "$MOKUTIL_BIN" --import "$AKMODS_CERT"
+            printf "\n"
+            color_yellow "------------------------------------------------------------"
+            color_yellow " ACTION REQUIRED: enrolment is pending"
+            color_yellow "------------------------------------------------------------"
+            info "The driver is deliberately NOT installed yet: with Secure Boot"
+            info "enforcing, an unsigned module leaves you with a black screen."
+            printf "\n"
+            info "1. Reboot now."
+            info "2. At the boot screen press a key during the countdown."
+            info "3. Enroll MOK -> View key 0 (check the fingerprint) -> Continue"
+            info "   -> Yes -> type the password you just set. The keyboard there"
+            info "   is QWERTY, so use a short, symbol-free password."
+            info "4. Boot Fedora and run this setup again: it will install the"
+            info "   driver now that the key is trusted."
+            printf "\n"
+            warn "If you miss the countdown the request is dropped silently and"
+            warn "you have to import again."
+            exit 0
+        fi
+        ok "akmods key already enrolled."
+        ;;
+    setup)
+        ok "Secure Boot is off (platform is in Setup mode): no signing needed."
+        warn "Setup mode is a temporary state: a firmware update or 'Restore"
+        warn "Factory Keys' turns enforcement on, and this unsigned module then"
+        warn "stops loading at the next boot. Enrol the key before you need it:"
+        warn "  sudo dnf install akmods && sudo kmodgenca -a"
+        warn "  sudo mokutil --import /etc/pki/akmods/certs/public_key.der"
+        ;;
+    disabled)
+        ok "Secure Boot is disabled: no signing needed."
+        warn "Keep it that way deliberately: a firmware update or 'Restore Factory"
+        warn "Keys' can enable enforcement, and the unsigned module then fails to"
+        warn "load at the next boot."
+        ;;
+    *)
+        warn "Could not determine the Secure Boot state. Assuming it is off."
+        warn "If Secure Boot actually is on, the driver will not load: check"
+        warn "'mokutil --sb-state' and enrol the akmods key first."
+        ;;
+esac
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Install
+#--------------------------------------------------
+if pkg_installed_any "${PKGS[@]}"; then
+    ok "NVIDIA driver packages already installed."
+else
+    info "Installing: ${PKGS[*]}"
+    if ! install_packages "${PKGS[@]}"; then
+        err "Driver installation failed for branch $BRANCH."
+        err "Check that RPM Fusion nonfree is enabled: dnf repolist | grep rpmfusion"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# An akmod is removable as an "unused dependency" unless it is marked user
+# installed; `dnf autoremove` has taken the driver (and its compiler) away on
+# people before.
+if ! sudo dnf mark user "$MARK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    warn "Could not mark $MARK as user-installed (dnf autoremove may remove it)."
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Wait for the module build
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# dnf returns before the kmod exists. Rebooting in that window gives a boot with
+# no driver at all, because nouveau is already blacklisted by the driver package.
+NEWEST_KERNEL=$(rpm -q --qf '%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel-core 2>/dev/null \
+    | sort -V | tail -n1) || true
+
+info "Waiting for the akmod build (up to ${AKMOD_COMPILE_TIMEOUT}s)..."
+built=false
+deadline=$(( SECONDS + AKMOD_COMPILE_TIMEOUT ))
+while (( SECONDS < deadline )); do
+    if [[ -n "$NEWEST_KERNEL" ]] && modinfo -k "$NEWEST_KERNEL" -F version nvidia >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        built=true; break
+    fi
+    if [[ -z "$NEWEST_KERNEL" ]] && modinfo -F version nvidia >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        built=true; break
+    fi
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+if [[ "$built" == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "$NEWEST_KERNEL" ]]; then
+        VER=$(modinfo -k "$NEWEST_KERNEL" -F version nvidia 2>/dev/null) || true
+    else
+        VER=$(modinfo -F version nvidia 2>/dev/null) || true
+    fi
+    ok "Kernel module built: nvidia ${VER:-unknown}"
+    if [[ -n "$NEWEST_KERNEL" ]] && ! [[ "$NEWEST_KERNEL" == "$(uname -r)" ]]; then
+        warn "Built for $NEWEST_KERNEL but you are running $(uname -r): reboot."
+    fi
+else
+    warn "The module is not built yet after ${AKMOD_COMPILE_TIMEOUT}s."
+    warn "Do NOT reboot until it is: the next boot would have no driver."
+    warn "Check the build log, then retry:"
+    warn "  ls -l /var/cache/akmods/nvidia/"
+    warn "  sudo akmods --force"
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Optional extras
+#--------------------------------------------------
+printf "\n"
+extras=$(ui_confirm "Install the optional graphics extras (VA-API decode, vulkan)?" "no")
+if [[ "$extras" == "yes" ]]; then
+    install_optional libva-nvidia-driver libva-utils vulkan
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# What to check after the reboot
+#--------------------------------------------------
+printf "\n"
+info "After the reboot, verify with:"
+info "    nvidia-smi"
+info "    cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset     # expect Y"
+info "    lsmod | grep -Ei 'nouveau|nova_core'              # expect nothing"
+warn "A reboot is required before the driver is active."

setup.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/common.sh"
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/session.sh"
 # shellcheck source=lib/ui.sh
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/ui.sh"
+# shellcheck source=lib/ui-block.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/ui-block.sh"
+# never leave a block pulse loop running if the script is interrupted
+trap 'ui_block_close' EXIT INT TERM
 
 # Full dnf output from quiet transactions lands here (shown on failure).
 export SETUP_DNF_LOG="${SETUP_DNF_LOG:-/tmp/fedora-setup-dnf-$(id -u).log}"
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ TWM=""
 SELINUX_OPT=""
 SNAPPER_OPT=""
 DOTFILES_OPT=""
+NVIDIA_OPT=""
 
 usage() {
     cat <<'EOF'
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@ Options:
   --selinux=X   keep | disabled   (asked, default keep)
   --snapper=X   yes | no          (automatic on btrfs; use 'no' to opt out)
   --dotfiles=X  yes | no          (clone personal dotfiles, default no)
+  --nvidia=X    auto | no         (auto: install the matching NVIDIA driver
+                                   when an NVIDIA GPU is detected; default auto)
   -y, --yes     never prompt (requires --de and --twm)
   -d, --debug   pause after each section instead of aborting on error
   -h, --help    show this help
@@ -68,6 +75,7 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
         --selinux=*) SELINUX_OPT="${arg#*=}" ;;
         --snapper=*) SNAPPER_OPT="${arg#*=}" ;;
         --dotfiles=*) DOTFILES_OPT="${arg#*=}" ;;
+        --nvidia=*) NVIDIA_OPT="${arg#*=}" ;;
         --twm=*)    TWM="${arg#*=}" ;;
         -h|--help)  usage; exit 0 ;;
         *)
@@ -188,6 +196,9 @@ add_rpmfusion_repo
 # Terra up front: it carries mangowc (noctalia moved into Fedora proper in
 # F44). Idempotent; also kept for the standalone-mango-module case.
 add_terra_repo
+# Fedora's third-party repo set (ships the google-chrome repo, disabled by
+# default — the Browsers menu option enables it via config-manager setopt).
+install_optional fedora-workstation-repositories
 pause_if_debug
 
 if ! command -v flatpak >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -251,6 +262,15 @@ else
         *) err "Unknown --dotfiles value: '$DOTFILES_OPT' (yes|no)"; exit 2 ;;
     esac
 fi
+
+# GPU drivers are driven by DETECTED hardware, not by a prompt: an NVIDIA card
+# in the machine means install the branch that fits it. 'yes' is accepted as an
+# alias of 'auto' so muscle memory does not hit an error.
+case "${NVIDIA_OPT:-}" in
+    auto|yes|"") NVIDIA_OPT="auto" ;;
+    no)          NVIDIA_OPT="no" ;;
+    *) err "Unknown --nvidia value: '$NVIDIA_OPT' (auto|no)"; exit 2 ;;
+esac
 pause_if_debug
 
 #------------------------------------------
@@ -358,6 +378,14 @@ if [[ "$TWM" != "none" ]]; then
     pause_if_debug
 fi
 
+# Hardware drivers. The module re-detects the card and exits quietly when there
+# is none, so running it unconditionally is safe; --nvidia=no is the opt-out
+# (nouveau or a hand-built driver).
+if [[ "$NVIDIA_OPT" != "no" ]]; then
+    run_module "$SCRIPT_DIR/modules/user/nvidia.sh"
+    pause_if_debug
+fi
+
 #------------------------------------------
 # 6 Done
 #------------------------------------------
@@ -367,22 +395,65 @@ fi
 #------------------------------------------
 # Add a category here and it is installed on every run, no questions asked.
 # Keep each category one line so diffs stay readable.
+# A line that is a dnf comps GROUP is written "@group" (e.g. "@multimedia");
+# the loop below routes it through install_group, which reports a bad group
+# name with the list of groups this system actually has.
 ALWAYS_PACKAGES=(
     # Terminals
-    "ghostty ghostty-bash-completion"
-)
+    "ghostty ghostty-bash-completion zsh zsh-syntax-highlighting"
+    # Utilities
+    "fastfetch bash-completion hwinfo lshw duf chrony man-db tree xdg-user-dirs rsync bat hddtemp powertop inxi acpi plocate nm-connection-editor"
+    "python3-pylint qt6-qtsvg qt6-qtvirtualkeyboard qt6-qtmultimedia catfish galculator NetworkManager network-manager-applet"
+    "pipewire pipewire-alsa pipewire-pulse wireplumber pavucontrol playerctl gparted"
+    "system-config-printer system-config-printer-applet system-config-printer-libs ripgrep meld btop htop"
+    "gcc gcc-c++ make python3-devel libX11-devel libXi-devel"
+    # File Managers
+    "thunar thunar-archive-plugin thunar-volman baobab gvfs-smb squashfs-tools cifs-utils papirus-icon-theme"
+    # Internet
+    "wget"
+    # Compression tools
+    "zip gzip 7zip unace unrar xarchiver"
+    # Office and Editors
+    "libreoffice"
+    # Multimedia
+    "mpv gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 mozilla-openh264"
+    # Multimedia codecs: dnf comps group 'multimedia' (the group Fedora's own
+    # docs recommend for playing movies/music). It is a GROUP, not a package,
+    # so it gets its own line — and the loop below sends it to install_group.
+    "@multimedia"
+    )
 
 step "6 Always-installed packages"
 rule
 
+always_failed=""
 for category in "${ALWAYS_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
+    # A "@group" line is a dnf comps group. install_group checks the group
+    # exists first and prints the real group list when it does not, instead
+    # of dnf's unhelpful "No match for argument: @multimedia".
+    if [[ "$category" == @* ]]; then
+        if ! install_group "${category#@}"; then
+            color_red "  Failed: group ${category}"
+            always_failed="yes"
+            pause_if_debug
+        fi
+        continue
+    fi
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    install_packages $category
+    if ! install_packages $category; then
+        color_red "  Failed: $category"
+        color_red "  (a package in this line has no match — the rest of the install continues)"
+        always_failed="yes"
+        pause_if_debug
+    fi
 done
-ok "Always-packages installed."
+if [[ -z "$always_failed" ]]; then
+    ok "Always-packages installed."
+else
+    warn "Always-packages finished with failures (see red lines above)."
+fi
 pause_if_debug
 
-
 #------------------------------------------
 # 7 Advanced: optional tool selection (menu-driven)
 #------------------------------------------
@@ -392,6 +463,9 @@ pause_if_debug
 ADV_CATEGORIES=(
     "Virtualisation"
     "Browsers"
+    "Editors"
+    "Graphics and Multimedia"
+    "Development Tools"
 )
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # arrays are read via nameref from ADV_CATEGORIES
 ADV_Virtualisation=(
@@ -405,6 +479,22 @@ ADV_Browsers=(
     "google-chrome:Google Chrome (adds repo):google-chrome-stable"
     "brave:Brave (adds repo):brave-browser"
 )
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # arrays are read via nameref from ADV_CATEGORIES
+ADV_Editors=(
+    "vscodium:VSCodium (flatpak):flatpak:com.vscodium.codium"
+)
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+ADV_Graphics_and_Multimedia=(
+    "gimp:GIMP:gimp"
+    "inkscape:Inkscape:inkscape"
+    "obs:OBS Studio:obs-studio"
+    "lollypop:Lollypop (music):lollypop"
+    "spotify:Spotify (flatpak):flatpak:com.spotify.Client"
+)
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+ADV_Development_Tools=(
+    "devtools:Development Tools (dnf group + build tools):@development-tools wget cmake ninja-build pkgconf-pkg-config"
+)
 
 run_advanced_menu() {
     local done_any=false
@@ -438,38 +528,43 @@ run_advanced_menu() {
         sel=$(ui_choose_multi "$cat" "Install which? (multi-select, none = back):" "${labels[@]}")
         [[ -z "$sel" ]] && continue
 
-        # Map chosen labels back to their package lists. Word-split each
-        # package list into SEPARATE args: quoting it whole makes dnf look for
-        # one package named "qemu-kvm libvirt ..." (seen on the VM).
-        local -a to_install=()
+        # Resolve each picked label to its OWN package list, then install
+        # PER ITEM: one failing package used to kill the whole multi-select
+        # transaction (VM: brave's no-match took chromium down with it).
+        # Repo wiring inside install_category_pkgs runs per item; failures
+        # warn in red and the remaining picks still install.
+        # Read the picks into an ARRAY first, install in a for-loop.
+        # A `while read ... <<< "$sel"` herestring REPLACES stdin for its whole
+        # body — inside it stdin is no longer a TTY, ui_quiet_run saw "piped"
+        # and menu installs ran in plain mode (VM-proven: the advanced menu
+        # was the one place dnf's full output still scrolled).
+        local -a picked_items=()
         while IFS= read -r picked; do
-            [[ -z "$picked" ]] && continue
+            [[ -n "$picked" ]] && picked_items+=("$picked")
+        done <<< "$sel"
+
+        local picked lbl it
+        for picked in "${picked_items[@]}"; do
             for entry in "${entries[@]}"; do
                 rest="${entry#*:}"
                 lbl="${rest%%:*}"
-                if [[ "$lbl" == "$picked" ]]; then
-                    rest="${entry#*:}"; rest="${rest#*:}"   # drop id and label
-                    # shellcheck disable=SC2206
-                    to_install+=(${rest})
+                [[ "$lbl" == "$picked" ]] || continue
+                rest="${rest#*:}"                        # drop id and label -> pkgs
+                # word-split: quoting $rest whole makes dnf look for one
+                # package named "qemu-kvm libvirt ..." (seen on the VM)
+                # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+                local -a item_pkgs=(${rest})
+                step "Installing from $cat: ${item_pkgs[*]}"
+                if install_category_pkgs "$cat" "${item_pkgs[@]}"; then
+                    done_any=true
+                else
+                    color_red "  Installation failed: $lbl"
+                    color_red "  (dnf reported no match / transaction failure — see output above)"
+                    warn "  Continuing with the remaining picks; the system is otherwise unchanged."
+                    pause_if_debug
                 fi
             done
-        done <<< "$sel"
-
-        if (( ${#to_install[@]} > 0 )); then
-            step "Installing from $cat: ${to_install[*]}"
-            # install_category_pkgs wires any needed third-party repo first.
-            # Failure must NOT kill the script: warn in red and drop back to
-            # the menu (set -e is bypassed for this one call).
-            if install_category_pkgs "$cat" "${to_install[@]}"; then
-                done_any=true
-            else
-                color_red "  Installation failed: ${to_install[*]}"
-                color_red "  (dnf reported no match / transaction failure — see output above)"
-                warn "  Returning to the menu. The system is unchanged."
-                pause_if_debug
-            fi
-            unset to_install; local -a to_install=()   # fresh slate for next pick
-        fi
+        done
     done
     # not `&& ok` — a false done_any would return 1 and kill the script under set -e
     if [[ "$done_any" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -481,6 +576,35 @@ run_advanced_menu() {
 # app that needs one; packages alone stay generic.
 install_category_pkgs() {
     local cat="$1"; shift
+
+    # flatpak:<id> entries install from Flathub; the rest go to dnf. Split so
+    # a flatpak in a mixed pick cannot fail the dnf transaction (and vice
+    # versa — same per-item resilience as the rest of the menu).
+    local -a fp=() dp=()
+    local item
+    for item in "$@"; do
+        if [[ "$item" == flatpak:* ]]; then
+            fp+=("${item#flatpak:}")
+        else
+            dp+=("$item")
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if (( ${#dp[@]} > 0 )); then
+        # existing per-category wiring + dnf install (unchanged)
+        install_category_pkgs_dnf "$cat" "${dp[@]}" || return 1
+    fi
+    if (( ${#fp[@]} > 0 )); then
+        # quiet like dnf: live block line, full output in the log, red + tail
+        # on failure (ui_quiet_run matches flatpak's 'Installing...' lines)
+        ui_quiet_run "Installing flatpak: ${fp[*]}" \
+            flatpak install -y flathub "${fp[@]}" || return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+install_category_pkgs_dnf() {
+    local cat="$1"; shift
     case "$cat" in
         Virtualisation)
             # qemu:///system without password prompts: libvirt group + enabled
@@ -505,16 +629,26 @@ install_category_pkgs() {
             done
             if $needs_chrome && ! pkg_installed google-chrome-stable; then
                 info "Adding Google Chrome repo..."
-                sudo dnf install -y fedora-workstation-repositories 2>/dev/null || true
-                sudo dnf config-manager setopt google-chrome.enabled=1 2>/dev/null || \
-                    sudo dnf install -y "https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm"
+                install_optional fedora-workstation-repositories
+                if ! sudo dnf config-manager setopt google-chrome.enabled=1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                    # repo enable failed: install straight from Google's rpm
+                    ui_quiet_run "Installing Google Chrome (direct rpm)" \
+                        sudo dnf install -y "https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm"
+                fi
             fi
             if $needs_brave && ! pkg_installed brave-browser; then
-                info "Adding Brave repo..."
-                sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
-                sudo dnf config-manager add --from-repofile=https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.repo || \
-                    true
-                sudo rpm --import https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-core.asc 2>/dev/null || true
+                # dnf5 (Fedora 41+) has no 'config-manager add' subcommand —
+                # the VM showed 'Unknown argument "add"', so the repo never
+                # landed and brave-browser had no match. Correct form per
+                # Brave's own F41+ docs: addrepo. The .repo carries the gpgkey,
+                # so no separate rpm --import is needed.
+                if [[ -f /etc/yum.repos.d/brave-browser.repo ]]; then
+                    ok "Brave repo already present."
+                else
+                    ui_quiet_run "Adding Brave repo (dnf5 addrepo)" \
+                        sudo dnf config-manager addrepo \
+                        --from-repofile=https://brave-browser-rpm-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser.repo
+                fi
             fi
             ;;
     esac
@@ -531,7 +665,169 @@ if [[ "$ASSUME_YES" != "true" ]]; then
 fi
 pause_if_debug
 
-step "8 Summary"
+#------------------------------------------
+# 8 Post-install tailoring
+#------------------------------------------
+# Ported from the old starburst minimal-fedora script, adapted:
+# - polkit agent handled elsewhere (polkit-kde user unit, VM-proven)
+# - resilient: each part warns red and continues (one missing package
+#   must not abort a finished install)
+step "8 Post-install tailoring"
+rule
+
+# --- 8.1 PeaZip: toolkit variant follows the session (Qt6 for Qt-ish
+# environments, GTK3 for the rest) ---
+info "Tailoring toolkits for DE=$DE / TWM=$TWM..."
+
+# The UI flavors all ship /usr/bin/peazip and file-conflict with each
+# other — installing gtk3 over an existing qt5 dies mid-transaction
+# (laptop-proven). Behaviors:
+#   no flavor      -> install the environment-appropriate one
+#   right flavor   -> nothing to do
+#   OTHER flavor   -> dnf SWAP to the wanted one (atomic: on failure the
+#                     existing flavor stays, which is the safe outcome)
+#
+# Flavor choice: PeaZip's GTK3 build is ALPHA (Lazarus GTK3 widgetset) —
+# upstream ships it "for test purpose only", and it renders broken on
+# non-GTK Wayland compositors (YuKu-proven on niri: broken UI until a
+# manual swap to qt6). GTK3 therefore only for genuine GTK stacks
+# (GNOME, XFCE); Qt6 everywhere else — including niri/MangoWC/Hyprland
+# and chadwm (Qt6 handles both Wayland and X11 cleanly).
+if [[ "$DE" == "gnome" || "$DE" == "xfce" ]]; then
+    peazip_wanted="peazip-gtk3"
+else
+    peazip_wanted="peazip-qt6"
+fi
+peazip_existing=""
+local_v=""
+for local_v in peazip-qt5 peazip-qt6 peazip-gtk3 peazip-gtk2; do
+    pkg_installed "$local_v" && peazip_existing="$local_v"
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$peazip_existing" ]]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! install_packages peazip-common "$peazip_wanted"; then
+        color_red "  Failed: peazip-common $peazip_wanted"
+        color_red "  (continuing — PeaZip is a convenience, not a dependency)"
+    fi
+elif [[ "$peazip_existing" == "$peazip_wanted" ]]; then
+    ok "PeaZip already present ($peazip_existing)."
+else
+    info "PeaZip $peazip_existing does not match this environment — swapping to $peazip_wanted..."
+    if ui_quiet_run "Swapping PeaZip: $peazip_existing -> $peazip_wanted" \
+        sudo dnf swap -y "$peazip_existing" "$peazip_wanted"; then
+        ok "PeaZip swapped to $peazip_wanted."
+    else
+        warn "Swap failed — keeping the existing $peazip_existing (fully functional)."
+    fi
+fi
+pause_if_debug
+
+# --- 8.2 Starship prompt + Tokyo Night preset ---
+if ! command -v starship >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    info "Installing Starship shell prompt..."
+    # starship's official installer; -y skips its confirmation
+    if ! curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh -s -- -y; then
+        color_red "  Failed: starship installer"
+        color_red "  (continuing)"
+    fi
+fi
+# Preset only when the user has no config yet — never clobber existing
+# configuration (which may arrive via the dotfiles checkout).
+if command -v starship >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ ! -f "$HOME/.config/starship.toml" ]]; then
+    info "Applying starship tokyo-night preset..."
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config"
+    starship preset tokyo-night -o "$HOME/.config/starship.toml" \
+        || warn "Could not apply the preset (starship still installed)."
+fi
+
+# bashrc wiring — ONLY when dotfiles were not cloned: on machines that
+# use fedora-dots, .bashrc is owned by the dots and must not be edited
+# here. Also requires starship to actually be present (a missing binary
+# would make every shell print an error from the eval line).
+if [[ "$DOTFILES" != "true" ]] \
+    && command -v starship >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+    && ! grep -q "starship init" "$HOME/.bashrc" 2>/dev/null; then
+    info "Wiring starship into ~/.bashrc..."
+    cat >> "$HOME/.bashrc" <<'EOF'
+
+# starship
+export STARSHIP_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/starship.toml"
+eval "$(starship init bash)"
+EOF
+fi
+pause_if_debug
+
+# --- 8.3 RobotoMono Nerd Font (the modules install JetBrainsMono) ---
+install_nerd_font RobotoMono
+pause_if_debug
+
+# --- 8.4 Services ---
+info "Enabling services..."
+sudo systemctl enable --now fstrim.timer
+sudo systemctl enable --now chronyd || true
+
+info "Ensuring NetworkManager manages all devices..."
+NM_CONF="/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf"
+if [[ ! -f "$NM_CONF" ]]; then
+    sudo mkdir -p "$(dirname "$NM_CONF")"
+    printf '[ifupdown]\nmanaged=true\n\n[keyfile]\nunmanaged-devices=\n' \
+        | sudo tee "$NM_CONF" >/dev/null
+    sudo systemctl enable --now NetworkManager
+    sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
+    warn "NetworkManager restarted; giving it 15s to settle..."
+    sleep 15
+else
+    ok "NetworkManager already globally-managed (config present)."
+fi
+
+# pipewire user units: preset-enabled on install; enable explicitly for
+# robustness (fails harmlessly in odd session contexts, hence || true)
+systemctl --user enable pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+pause_if_debug
+
+# --- 8.5 SDDM theme (SilentSDDM) — only when SDDM is the greeter ---
+# Requires SDDM >= 0.21 (Fedora 44 ships 0.24+). Skipped on GNOME (gdm) and
+# any setup where sddm is not installed.
+if pkg_installed sddm; then
+    info "Installing SDDM theme: SilentSDDM..."
+    GIT_DIR="$HOME/git"
+    REPO_DIR="$GIT_DIR/SilentSDDM"
+    REPO_URL="https://github.com/uiriansan/SilentSDDM"
+
+    mkdir -p "$GIT_DIR"
+    if [[ -d "$REPO_DIR/.git" ]]; then
+        ok "SilentSDDM checkout exists. Updating..."
+        git -C "$REPO_DIR" pull --rebase --quiet || warn "git pull failed; using existing checkout."
+    else
+        info "Cloning SilentSDDM..."
+        git clone -b main --depth 1 --quiet "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR" \
+            || { color_red "  Failed: git clone SilentSDDM (continuing)"; }
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -f "$REPO_DIR/install.sh" ]]; then
+        # yes | install.sh: the installer prompts; SIGPIPE from 'yes' would
+        # read as a crash under pipefail, so suspend it for this one command.
+        # pipefail state is inherited by the ui_quiet_run subshell at fork.
+        # The theme's own dnf dependency flood goes to the log like every
+        # other transaction (laptop-proven it was the last raw wall left).
+        set +o pipefail
+        if ui_quiet_run "Installing SilentSDDM theme" \
+            bash -c 'cd "$1" && yes | ./install.sh' _ "$REPO_DIR"; then
+            ok "SilentSDDM theme installed."
+        else
+            color_red "  Failed: SilentSDDM installer (continuing; SDDM keeps its default theme)"
+        fi
+        set -o pipefail
+    else
+        color_red "  SilentSDDM install.sh not found; skipping theme."
+    fi
+else
+    info "SDDM not installed (gdm/none setup) - skipping SDDM theme."
+fi
+pause_if_debug
+
+step "9 Summary"
 rule
 
 # Post-install wiring that must see the FINAL package state. The libvirt
@@ -557,6 +853,15 @@ ok "TWM: $TWM"
 ok "SELinux: $([[ "$SELINUX_DISABLED" == "true" ]] && echo disabled || echo keeping)"
 ok "Btrfs snapshots: $([[ "$BTRFS_SNAPPER" == "true" ]] && echo yes || echo skipped)"
 ok "Dotfiles: $([[ "$DOTFILES" == "true" ]] && echo clone || echo no)"
+
+NV_VER=$(modinfo -F version nvidia 2>/dev/null) || true
+if [[ -n "${NV_VER:-}" ]]; then
+    ok "NVIDIA: module nvidia ${NV_VER} built (reboot if it was installed in this run)"
+elif pkg_installed_any akmod-nvidia akmod-nvidia-580xx akmod-nvidia-470xx akmod-nvidia-390xx; then
+    ok "NVIDIA: driver packages installed; the kmod builds at the next boot"
+else
+    ok "NVIDIA: none (no supported card, --nvidia=no, or no card present)"
+fi
 DM=$(detect_display_manager)
 ok "Display manager: ${DM:-none}"