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- XFCE module installs/enables sddm instead of lightdm; one greeter across every session choice, no lightdm left anywhere. - Interactive menus now default to 'none' for both DE and TWM (press Enter for no DE / no TWM). none+none is still refused by the existing guard. - README and session.sh comments updated to match.
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# Fedora Unified Config
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Unified configuration for **bare/minimal Fedora 44 and newer**. Pick a desktop
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environment and optionally a tiling window manager; the script wires up repos,
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packages, the greeter and the session entry.
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This repo is the Fedora-only successor to `starburst`. Everything multi-distro
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(Arch, Debian, Ubuntu branches, OS guessing, per-distro package helpers) is gone
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on purpose.
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## Usage
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```bash
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git clone https://git.ku-it.org/yuri/fedora.git
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cd fedora
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./setup.sh # interactive: choose DE, then TWM
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./setup.sh --debug # same, but pause after each section
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```
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Non-interactive:
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```bash
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./setup.sh --yes --de=none --twm=niri
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./setup.sh --yes --de=gnome --twm=none
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```
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Run as your **normal user**, not root. `sudo` is used where needed.
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## Layout
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```
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setup.sh entrypoint: args, preconditions, base setup, menus, dispatch
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lib/common.sh colours, logging, dnf helpers, rpmfusion/terra, nerd fonts
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lib/session.sh display-manager detection/switching, session entries
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modules/de/{gnome,plasma,xfce}.sh
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modules/twm/{niri,hyprland,mango,chadwm}.sh
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```
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Modules are **separate processes**, not sourced into `setup.sh`. That means a
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module's own `set -e` cannot leak into the caller, and every module can be run
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on its own for testing:
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```bash
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DE=none TWM=niri DEBUG_MODE=false bash modules/twm/niri.sh
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```
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Each module pulls in `lib/` by relative path, so it works both ways.
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## Selection matrix
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| DE | TWM | Result |
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|---|---|---|
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| any | any | DE provides the session; TWM is added alongside it |
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| `none` | any | TWM-only machine, SDDM installed as the greeter |
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| any | `none` | plain desktop, no tiling WM |
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| `none` | `none` | **refused** — that is not a graphical system |
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### Desktop environments
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| DE | dnf group (tried in order) | native greeter |
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| `gnome` | `gnome-desktop`, `gnome-desktop-environment`, `workstation-product-environment` | gdm |
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| `plasma` | `kde-desktop`, `kde-desktop-environment` | sddm |
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| `xfce` | `xfce-desktop`, `xfce-desktop-environment` | sddm |
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### Tiling window managers
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| TWM | Source | Session type | Notes |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| `niri` | Fedora repos + Terra (for `noctalia`) | Wayland | Ships its own session entry |
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| `hyprland` | Fedora repos | Wayland | Ships its own session entry |
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| `mango` | **Terra repo only** | Wayland | Session entry written if the package lacks one |
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| `chadwm` | **built from source** | **X11** | dwm fork; not packaged anywhere for Fedora |
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`chadwm` is the only X11 entry in the menu. The other three are Wayland
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compositors — do not expect the same config story from it.
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## Display manager policy
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* A **DE module** leaves the DE's own greeter alone (GNOME→gdm, Plasma→sddm,
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XFCE→sddm). It never fights a desktop over its own login screen.
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* A **TWM module** enforces **SDDM**, because it is the only greeter that lists
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Wayland compositors *and* X11 sessions in one menu.
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* Either way `graphical.target` becomes the default.
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## Design rules
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1. **Fail loudly, early.** `set -e` is on unless `--debug`. Unsupported distro,
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release below 44, `DE=none` + `TWM=none`, and a missing module all abort with
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an explanation instead of half-installing.
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2. **Be idempotent.** Re-running must be safe. Repos are checked with `rpm -q`
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before being added, the Nerd Font is skipped if already present, and session
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entries are not overwritten.
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3. **Prefer official repos, then Terra, then a source build.** That order is why
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only `mango` and `chadwm` need special handling.
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4. **No silent optional failures.** `install_optional` warns and continues for
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nice-to-haves; everything load-bearing uses `install_packages` and aborts.
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5. **Guard anything environment-dependent.** `clear` needs `|| true` (no `TERM`
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under cron/pipes), `os-release` fields are defaulted, and
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`/usr/share/xsessions` is created before writing into it.
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## Testing
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The script was verified on a non-Fedora host with a stateful stub harness
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(fake `sudo`/`dnf`/`rpm`/`systemctl`/`git`/`make`/`curl`, a fake `os-release`,
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and sandboxed `/usr` + `$HOME`). Covered: every DE×(TWM|none) combination, the
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refusal paths, `--help`/bad args, interactive menus, `--debug` abort, and
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re-running for idempotency.
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`OS_RELEASE_FILE` is overridable purely so the preconditions can be tested:
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```bash
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OS_RELEASE_FILE=/tmp/fake-os-release ./setup.sh --yes --de=xfce --twm=chadwm
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```
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## Known limitations
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* `noctalia` and `mangowc` come from **Terra**, a third-party repo. The
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package layout there is not guaranteed across Fedora releases; `mango` aborts
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with build-from-source instructions if the package is missing.
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* Package *names* are not verified by installation in this repo's test harness —
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only control flow is. First real run on a fresh F44 box is the actual proof.
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* `gnome-tweaks`/`gnome-extensions-app`, `wofi`, `waybar`, `hyprlock` and friends
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are installed with `install_optional`, so a rename will warn rather than fail.
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## Roadmap
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- [ ] Profile files (`--profile=laptop`) instead of individual flags
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- [ ] Optional dotfiles layer (noctalia/hyprland/niri configs)
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- [ ] `--dry-run` that prints the dnf transaction without applying it
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- [ ] Pre-flight report: what is already installed, what would change
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## License
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See `LICENSE`.
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