removed some non-essnetial packages. re-structured the guided installer to ask for stuff first, then fire away. Tested encrypted/non-encrypted and both works.

Author: Torxed

archinstall/lib/installer.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def set_locale(self, locale, encoding='UTF-8'):
 		sys_command(f'/usr/bin/arch-chroot {self.mountpoint} locale-gen')
 
 	def minimal_installation(self):
-		self.pacstrap('base base-devel linux linux-firmware btrfs-progs efibootmgr nano wpa_supplicant dialog'.split(' '))
+		self.pacstrap('base base-devel linux linux-firmware btrfs-progs efibootmgr nano'.split(' '))
 		self.genfstab()
 
 		with open(f'{self.mountpoint}/etc/fstab', 'a') as fstab:
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ def minimal_installation(self):
 	def add_bootloader(self):
 		log(f'Adding bootloader to {self.boot_partition}')
 		o = b''.join(sys_command(f'/usr/bin/arch-chroot {self.mountpoint} bootctl --no-variables --path=/boot install'))
-		print('BOOT:', o)
 		with open(f'{self.mountpoint}/boot/loader/loader.conf', 'w') as loader:
 			loader.write('default arch\n')
 			loader.write('timeout 5\n')

examples/guided.py

@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
-import archinstall, getpass
+import archinstall, getpass, time
 
 # Unmount and close previous runs
 archinstall.sys_command(f'umount -R /mnt', surpress_errors=True)
 archinstall.sys_command(f'cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/luksloop', surpress_errors=True)
 
-# Select a harddrive and a disk password
+"""
+  First, we'll ask the user for a bunch of user input.
+  Not until we're satisfied with what we want to install
+  will we continue with the actual installation steps.
+"""
 harddrive = archinstall.select_disk(archinstall.all_disks())
 while (disk_password := getpass.getpass(prompt='Enter disk encryption password (leave blank for no encryption): ')):
 	disk_password_verification = getpass.getpass(prompt='And one more time for verification: ')
 	if disk_password != disk_password_verification:
 		archinstall.log(' * Passwords did not match * ', bg='black', fg='red')
 		continue
 	break
+hostname = input('Desired hostname for the installation: ')
+if len(hostname) == 0: hostname = 'ArchInstall'
 
 while (root_pw := getpass.getpass(prompt='Enter root password (leave blank for no password): ')):
 	root_pw_verification = getpass.getpass(prompt='And one more time for verification: ')
@@ -36,16 +42,32 @@
 if len(aur.strip()):
 	archinstall.log(' - AUR support provided by yay (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay/)', bg='black', fg='white')
 
+profile = input('Any particular profile you want to install: ')
+packages = input('Additional packages aside from base (space separated): ').split(' ')
+
+
+"""
+	Issue a final warning before we continue with something un-revertable.
+"""
+print(f' ! Formatting {harddrive} in 5...')
+time.sleep(1)
+print(f' ! Formatting {harddrive} in 4...')
+time.sleep(1)
+print(f' ! Formatting {harddrive} in 3...')
+time.sleep(1)
+print(f' ! Formatting {harddrive} in 2...')
+time.sleep(1)
+print(f' ! Formatting {harddrive} in 1...')
+time.sleep(1)
+
 def perform_installation(device, boot_partition):
 	with archinstall.Installer(device, boot_partition=boot_partition, hostname=hostname) as installation:
 		if installation.minimal_installation():
 			installation.add_bootloader()
 
-			packages = input('Additional packages aside from base (space separated): ').split(' ')
 			if len(packages) and packages[0] != '':
 				installation.add_additional_packages(packages)
 
-			profile = input('Any particular profile you want to install: ')
 			if len(profile.strip()):
 				installation.install_profile(profile)
 
@@ -69,8 +91,6 @@ def perform_installation(device, boot_partition):
 		raise OSError('Trying to encrypt the boot partition for petes sake..')
 	harddrive.partition[0].format('fat32')
 
-	hostname = input('Desired hostname for the installation: ')
-
 	if disk_password:
 		# First encrypt and unlock, then format the desired partition inside the encrypted part.
 		with archinstall.luks2(harddrive.partition[1], 'luksloop', disk_password) as unlocked_device: