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Fix bspwm black screen: add provision() delegation and default configs #4518

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Fix bspwm black screen: add provision() delegation and default configs
Softer May 3, 2026
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Move TYPE_CHECKING imports to top level in bspwm profile
Softer May 6, 2026
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions archinstall/default_profiles/desktop.py
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if TYPE_CHECKING:
from archinstall.lib.installer import Installer
from archinstall.lib.models.users import User


class DesktopProfile(Profile):
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for profile in self.current_selection:
profile.post_install(install_session)

@override
def provision(self, install_session: Installer, users: list[User]) -> None:
for profile in self.current_selection:
profile.provision(install_session, users)

@override
def install(self, install_session: Installer) -> None:
# Install common packages for all desktop environments
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/bspwm.py
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from typing import override

from archinstall.default_profiles.profile import DisplayServerType, GreeterType, Profile, ProfileType
from archinstall.lib.installer import Installer
from archinstall.lib.models.users import User


class BspwmProfile(Profile):
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@override
def default_greeter_type(self) -> GreeterType:
return GreeterType.Lightdm

@override
def provision(self, install_session: Installer, users: list[User]) -> None:
for user in users:
install_session.arch_chroot('mkdir -p ~/.config/bspwm ~/.config/sxhkd', run_as=user.username)
install_session.arch_chroot('cp /usr/share/doc/bspwm/examples/bspwmrc ~/.config/bspwm/', run_as=user.username)
install_session.arch_chroot('cp /usr/share/doc/bspwm/examples/sxhkdrc ~/.config/sxhkd/', run_as=user.username)
install_session.arch_chroot('chmod +x ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc', run_as=user.username)