Cleanup imports and unused code (#1801)

* Cleanup imports and unused code

* Update build check

* Keep deprecation exception

* Simplify logging

---------

Co-authored-by: Daniel Girtler <girtler.daniel@gmail.com>

8 files changed, 1128 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/__init__.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/__init__.py
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+from .locale_conf import select_locale_lang, select_locale_enc
+from .manage_users_conf import UserList, ask_for_additional_users
+from .network_conf import ManualNetworkConfig, ask_to_configure_network
+from .utils import get_password
+
+from .disk_conf import (
+	select_devices, select_disk_config, get_default_partition_layout,
+	select_main_filesystem_format, suggest_single_disk_layout,
+	suggest_multi_disk_layout
+)
+
+from .general_conf import (
+	ask_ntp, ask_hostname, ask_for_a_timezone, ask_for_audio_selection, select_language,
+	select_mirror_regions, select_archinstall_language, ask_additional_packages_to_install,
+	add_number_of_parrallel_downloads, select_additional_repositories
+)
+
+from .system_conf import (
+	select_kernel, ask_for_bootloader, select_driver, ask_for_swap
+)
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/disk_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/disk_conf.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/disk_conf.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Optional, List, Tuple
+
+from .. import disk
+from ..hardware import SysInfo
+from ..menu import Menu
+from ..menu import TableMenu
+from ..menu.menu import MenuSelectionType
+from ..output import FormattedOutput, debug
+from ..utils.util import prompt_dir
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+
+def select_devices(preset: List[disk.BDevice] = []) -> List[disk.BDevice]:
+	"""
+	Asks the user to select one or multiple devices
+
+	:return: List of selected devices
+	:rtype: list
+	"""
+
+	def _preview_device_selection(selection: disk._DeviceInfo) -> Optional[str]:
+		dev = disk.device_handler.get_device(selection.path)
+		if dev and dev.partition_infos:
+			return FormattedOutput.as_table(dev.partition_infos)
+		return None
+
+	if preset is None:
+		preset = []
+
+	title = str(_('Select one or more devices to use and configure'))
+	warning = str(_('If you reset the device selection this will also reset the current disk layout. Are you sure?'))
+
+	devices = disk.device_handler.devices
+	options = [d.device_info for d in devices]
+	preset_value = [p.device_info for p in preset]
+
+	choice = TableMenu(
+		title,
+		data=options,
+		multi=True,
+		preset=preset_value,
+		preview_command=_preview_device_selection,
+		preview_title=str(_('Existing Partitions')),
+		preview_size=0.2,
+		allow_reset=True,
+		allow_reset_warning_msg=warning
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Reset: return []
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection:
+			selected_device_info: List[disk._DeviceInfo] = choice.value  # type: ignore
+			selected_devices = []
+
+			for device in devices:
+				if device.device_info in selected_device_info:
+					selected_devices.append(device)
+
+			return selected_devices
+
+
+def get_default_partition_layout(
+	devices: List[disk.BDevice],
+	filesystem_type: Optional[disk.FilesystemType] = None,
+	advanced_option: bool = False
+) -> List[disk.DeviceModification]:
+
+	if len(devices) == 1:
+		device_modification = suggest_single_disk_layout(
+			devices[0],
+			filesystem_type=filesystem_type,
+			advanced_options=advanced_option
+		)
+		return [device_modification]
+	else:
+		return suggest_multi_disk_layout(
+			devices,
+			filesystem_type=filesystem_type,
+			advanced_options=advanced_option
+		)
+
+
+def _manual_partitioning(
+	preset: List[disk.DeviceModification],
+	devices: List[disk.BDevice]
+) -> List[disk.DeviceModification]:
+	modifications = []
+	for device in devices:
+		mod = next(filter(lambda x: x.device == device, preset), None)
+		if not mod:
+			mod = disk.DeviceModification(device, wipe=False)
+
+		if partitions := disk.manual_partitioning(device, preset=mod.partitions):
+			mod.partitions = partitions
+			modifications.append(mod)
+
+	return modifications
+
+
+def select_disk_config(
+	preset: Optional[disk.DiskLayoutConfiguration] = None,
+	advanced_option: bool = False
+) -> Optional[disk.DiskLayoutConfiguration]:
+	default_layout = disk.DiskLayoutType.Default.display_msg()
+	manual_mode = disk.DiskLayoutType.Manual.display_msg()
+	pre_mount_mode = disk.DiskLayoutType.Pre_mount.display_msg()
+
+	options = [default_layout, manual_mode, pre_mount_mode]
+	preset_value = preset.config_type.display_msg() if preset else None
+	warning = str(_('Are you sure you want to reset this setting?'))
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Select a partitioning option'),
+		options,
+		allow_reset=True,
+		allow_reset_warning_msg=warning,
+		sort=False,
+		preview_size=0.2,
+		preset_values=preset_value
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Reset: return None
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection:
+			if choice.single_value == pre_mount_mode:
+				output = "You will use whatever drive-setup is mounted at the specified directory\n"
+				output += "WARNING: Archinstall won't check the suitability of this setup\n"
+
+				path = prompt_dir(str(_('Enter the root directory of the mounted devices: ')), output)
+				mods = disk.device_handler.detect_pre_mounted_mods(path)
+
+				return disk.DiskLayoutConfiguration(
+					config_type=disk.DiskLayoutType.Pre_mount,
+					relative_mountpoint=path,
+					device_modifications=mods
+				)
+
+			preset_devices = [mod.device for mod in preset.device_modifications] if preset else []
+
+			devices = select_devices(preset_devices)
+
+			if not devices:
+				return None
+
+			if choice.value == default_layout:
+				modifications = get_default_partition_layout(devices, advanced_option=advanced_option)
+				if modifications:
+					return disk.DiskLayoutConfiguration(
+						config_type=disk.DiskLayoutType.Default,
+						device_modifications=modifications
+					)
+			elif choice.value == manual_mode:
+				preset_mods = preset.device_modifications if preset else []
+				modifications = _manual_partitioning(preset_mods, devices)
+
+				if modifications:
+					return disk.DiskLayoutConfiguration(
+						config_type=disk.DiskLayoutType.Manual,
+						device_modifications=modifications
+					)
+
+	return None
+
+
+def _boot_partition() -> disk.PartitionModification:
+	if SysInfo.has_uefi():
+		start = disk.Size(1, disk.Unit.MiB)
+		size = disk.Size(512, disk.Unit.MiB)
+	else:
+		start = disk.Size(3, disk.Unit.MiB)
+		size = disk.Size(203, disk.Unit.MiB)
+
+	# boot partition
+	return disk.PartitionModification(
+		status=disk.ModificationStatus.Create,
+		type=disk.PartitionType.Primary,
+		start=start,
+		length=size,
+		mountpoint=Path('/boot'),
+		fs_type=disk.FilesystemType.Fat32,
+		flags=[disk.PartitionFlag.Boot]
+	)
+
+
+def select_main_filesystem_format(advanced_options=False) -> disk.FilesystemType:
+	options = {
+		'btrfs': disk.FilesystemType.Btrfs,
+		'ext4': disk.FilesystemType.Ext4,
+		'xfs': disk.FilesystemType.Xfs,
+		'f2fs': disk.FilesystemType.F2fs
+	}
+
+	if advanced_options:
+		options.update({'ntfs': disk.FilesystemType.Ntfs})
+
+	prompt = _('Select which filesystem your main partition should use')
+	choice = Menu(prompt, options, skip=False, sort=False).run()
+	return options[choice.single_value]
+
+
+def suggest_single_disk_layout(
+	device: disk.BDevice,
+	filesystem_type: Optional[disk.FilesystemType] = None,
+	advanced_options: bool = False,
+	separate_home: Optional[bool] = None
+) -> disk.DeviceModification:
+	if not filesystem_type:
+		filesystem_type = select_main_filesystem_format(advanced_options)
+
+	min_size_to_allow_home_part = disk.Size(40, disk.Unit.GiB)
+	root_partition_size = disk.Size(20, disk.Unit.GiB)
+	using_subvolumes = False
+	using_home_partition = False
+	compression = False
+	device_size_gib = device.device_info.total_size
+
+	if filesystem_type == disk.FilesystemType.Btrfs:
+		prompt = str(_('Would you like to use BTRFS subvolumes with a default structure?'))
+		choice = Menu(prompt, Menu.yes_no(), skip=False, default_option=Menu.yes()).run()
+		using_subvolumes = choice.value == Menu.yes()
+
+		prompt = str(_('Would you like to use BTRFS compression?'))
+		choice = Menu(prompt, Menu.yes_no(), skip=False, default_option=Menu.yes()).run()
+		compression = choice.value == Menu.yes()
+
+	device_modification = disk.DeviceModification(device, wipe=True)
+
+	# Used for reference: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/partitioning
+	# 2 MiB is unallocated for GRUB on BIOS. Potentially unneeded for other bootloaders?
+
+	# TODO: On BIOS, /boot partition is only needed if the drive will
+	# be encrypted, otherwise it is not recommended. We should probably
+	# add a check for whether the drive will be encrypted or not.
+
+	# Increase the UEFI partition if UEFI is detected.
+	# Also re-align the start to 1MiB since we don't need the first sectors
+	# like we do in MBR layouts where the boot loader is installed traditionally.
+
+	boot_partition = _boot_partition()
+	device_modification.add_partition(boot_partition)
+
+	if not using_subvolumes:
+		if device_size_gib >= min_size_to_allow_home_part:
+			if separate_home is None:
+				prompt = str(_('Would you like to create a separate partition for /home?'))
+				choice = Menu(prompt, Menu.yes_no(), skip=False, default_option=Menu.yes()).run()
+				using_home_partition = choice.value == Menu.yes()
+			elif separate_home is True:
+				using_home_partition = True
+			else:
+				using_home_partition = False
+
+	# root partition
+	start = disk.Size(513, disk.Unit.MiB) if SysInfo.has_uefi() else disk.Size(206, disk.Unit.MiB)
+
+	# Set a size for / (/root)
+	if using_subvolumes or device_size_gib < min_size_to_allow_home_part or not using_home_partition:
+		length = disk.Size(100, disk.Unit.Percent, total_size=device.device_info.total_size)
+	else:
+		length = min(device.device_info.total_size, root_partition_size)
+
+	root_partition = disk.PartitionModification(
+		status=disk.ModificationStatus.Create,
+		type=disk.PartitionType.Primary,
+		start=start,
+		length=length,
+		mountpoint=Path('/') if not using_subvolumes else None,
+		fs_type=filesystem_type,
+		mount_options=['compress=zstd'] if compression else [],
+	)
+	device_modification.add_partition(root_partition)
+
+	if using_subvolumes:
+		# https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ
+		# https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/246976/btrfs-subvolume-uuid-clash
+		# https://github.com/classy-giraffe/easy-arch/blob/main/easy-arch.sh
+		subvolumes = [
+			disk.SubvolumeModification(Path('@'), Path('/')),
+			disk.SubvolumeModification(Path('@home'), Path('/home')),
+			disk.SubvolumeModification(Path('@log'), Path('/var/log')),
+			disk.SubvolumeModification(Path('@pkg'), Path('/var/cache/pacman/pkg')),
+			disk.SubvolumeModification(Path('@.snapshots'), Path('/.snapshots'))
+		]
+		root_partition.btrfs_subvols = subvolumes
+	elif using_home_partition:
+		# If we don't want to use subvolumes,
+		# But we want to be able to re-use data between re-installs..
+		# A second partition for /home would be nice if we have the space for it
+		home_partition = disk.PartitionModification(
+			status=disk.ModificationStatus.Create,
+			type=disk.PartitionType.Primary,
+			start=root_partition.length,
+			length=disk.Size(100, disk.Unit.Percent, total_size=device.device_info.total_size),
+			mountpoint=Path('/home'),
+			fs_type=filesystem_type,
+			mount_options=['compress=zstd'] if compression else []
+		)
+		device_modification.add_partition(home_partition)
+
+	return device_modification
+
+
+def suggest_multi_disk_layout(
+	devices: List[disk.BDevice],
+	filesystem_type: Optional[disk.FilesystemType] = None,
+	advanced_options: bool = False
+) -> List[disk.DeviceModification]:
+	if not devices:
+		return []
+
+	# Not really a rock solid foundation of information to stand on, but it's a start:
+	# https://www.reddit.com/r/btrfs/comments/m287gp/partition_strategy_for_two_physical_disks/
+	# https://www.reddit.com/r/btrfs/comments/9us4hr/what_is_your_btrfs_partitionsubvolumes_scheme/
+	min_home_partition_size = disk.Size(40, disk.Unit.GiB)
+	# rough estimate taking in to account user desktops etc. TODO: Catch user packages to detect size?
+	desired_root_partition_size = disk.Size(20, disk.Unit.GiB)
+	compression = False
+
+	if not filesystem_type:
+		filesystem_type = select_main_filesystem_format(advanced_options)
+
+	# find proper disk for /home
+	possible_devices = list(filter(lambda x: x.device_info.total_size >= min_home_partition_size, devices))
+	home_device = max(possible_devices, key=lambda d: d.device_info.total_size) if possible_devices else None
+
+	# find proper device for /root
+	devices_delta = {}
+	for device in devices:
+		if device is not home_device:
+			delta = device.device_info.total_size - desired_root_partition_size
+			devices_delta[device] = delta
+
+	sorted_delta: List[Tuple[disk.BDevice, Any]] = sorted(devices_delta.items(), key=lambda x: x[1])
+	root_device: Optional[disk.BDevice] = sorted_delta[0][0]
+
+	if home_device is None or root_device is None:
+		text = _('The selected drives do not have the minimum capacity required for an automatic suggestion\n')
+		text += _('Minimum capacity for /home partition: {}GiB\n').format(min_home_partition_size.format_size(disk.Unit.GiB))
+		text += _('Minimum capacity for Arch Linux partition: {}GiB').format(desired_root_partition_size.format_size(disk.Unit.GiB))
+		Menu(str(text), [str(_('Continue'))], skip=False).run()
+		return []
+
+	if filesystem_type == disk.FilesystemType.Btrfs:
+		prompt = str(_('Would you like to use BTRFS compression?'))
+		choice = Menu(prompt, Menu.yes_no(), skip=False, default_option=Menu.yes()).run()
+		compression = choice.value == Menu.yes()
+
+	device_paths = ', '.join([str(d.device_info.path) for d in devices])
+
+	debug(f"Suggesting multi-disk-layout for devices: {device_paths}")
+	debug(f"/root: {root_device.device_info.path}")
+	debug(f"/home: {home_device.device_info.path}")
+
+	root_device_modification = disk.DeviceModification(root_device, wipe=True)
+	home_device_modification = disk.DeviceModification(home_device, wipe=True)
+
+	# add boot partition to the root device
+	boot_partition = _boot_partition()
+	root_device_modification.add_partition(boot_partition)
+
+	# add root partition to the root device
+	root_partition = disk.PartitionModification(
+		status=disk.ModificationStatus.Create,
+		type=disk.PartitionType.Primary,
+		start=disk.Size(513, disk.Unit.MiB) if SysInfo.has_uefi() else disk.Size(206, disk.Unit.MiB),
+		length=disk.Size(100, disk.Unit.Percent, total_size=root_device.device_info.total_size),
+		mountpoint=Path('/'),
+		mount_options=['compress=zstd'] if compression else [],
+		fs_type=filesystem_type
+	)
+	root_device_modification.add_partition(root_partition)
+
+	# add home partition to home device
+	home_partition = disk.PartitionModification(
+		status=disk.ModificationStatus.Create,
+		type=disk.PartitionType.Primary,
+		start=disk.Size(1, disk.Unit.MiB),
+		length=disk.Size(100, disk.Unit.Percent, total_size=home_device.device_info.total_size),
+		mountpoint=Path('/home'),
+		mount_options=['compress=zstd'] if compression else [],
+		fs_type=filesystem_type,
+	)
+	home_device_modification.add_partition(home_partition)
+
+	return [root_device_modification, home_device_modification]
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
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+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/general_conf.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib
+from typing import List, Any, Optional, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from ..locale import list_keyboard_languages, list_timezones
+from ..menu import MenuSelectionType, Menu, TextInput
+from ..mirrors import list_mirrors
+from ..output import warn
+from ..packages.packages import validate_package_list
+from ..storage import storage
+from ..translationhandler import Language
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+
+def ask_ntp(preset: bool = True) -> bool:
+	prompt = str(_('Would you like to use automatic time synchronization (NTP) with the default time servers?\n'))
+	prompt += str(_('Hardware time and other post-configuration steps might be required in order for NTP to work.\nFor more information, please check the Arch wiki'))
+	if preset:
+		preset_val = Menu.yes()
+	else:
+		preset_val = Menu.no()
+	choice = Menu(prompt, Menu.yes_no(), skip=False, preset_values=preset_val, default_option=Menu.yes()).run()
+
+	return False if choice.value == Menu.no() else True
+
+
+def ask_hostname(preset: str = '') -> str:
+	while True:
+		hostname = TextInput(
+			str(_('Desired hostname for the installation: ')),
+			preset
+		).run().strip()
+
+		if hostname:
+			return hostname
+
+
+def ask_for_a_timezone(preset: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+	timezones = list_timezones()
+	default = 'UTC'
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Select a timezone'),
+		list(timezones),
+		preset_values=preset,
+		default_option=default
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.single_value
+
+	return None
+
+
+def ask_for_audio_selection(desktop: bool = True, preset: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+	no_audio = str(_('No audio server'))
+	choices = ['pipewire', 'pulseaudio'] if desktop else ['pipewire', 'pulseaudio', no_audio]
+	default = 'pipewire' if desktop else no_audio
+
+	choice = Menu(_('Choose an audio server'), choices, preset_values=preset, default_option=default).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.single_value
+
+	return None
+
+
+def select_language(preset: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+	"""
+	Asks the user to select a language
+	Usually this is combined with :ref:`archinstall.list_keyboard_languages`.
+
+	:return: The language/dictionary key of the selected language
+	:rtype: str
+	"""
+	kb_lang = list_keyboard_languages()
+	# sort alphabetically and then by length
+	sorted_kb_lang = sorted(sorted(list(kb_lang)), key=len)
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Select keyboard layout'),
+		sorted_kb_lang,
+		preset_values=preset,
+		sort=False
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.single_value
+
+	return None
+
+
+def select_mirror_regions(preset_values: Dict[str, Any] = {}) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+	"""
+	Asks the user to select a mirror or region
+	Usually this is combined with :ref:`archinstall.list_mirrors`.
+
+	:return: The dictionary information about a mirror/region.
+	:rtype: dict
+	"""
+	if preset_values is None:
+		preselected = None
+	else:
+		preselected = list(preset_values.keys())
+
+	mirrors = list_mirrors()
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Select one of the regions to download packages from'),
+		list(mirrors.keys()),
+		preset_values=preselected,
+		multi=True,
+		allow_reset=True
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Reset:
+			return {}
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip:
+			return preset_values
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection:
+			return {selected: mirrors[selected] for selected in choice.multi_value}
+
+	return {}
+
+
+def select_archinstall_language(languages: List[Language], preset: Language) -> Language:
+	# these are the displayed language names which can either be
+	# the english name of a language or, if present, the
+	# name of the language in its own language
+	options = {lang.display_name: lang for lang in languages}
+
+	title = 'NOTE: If a language can not displayed properly, a proper font must be set manually in the console.\n'
+	title += 'All available fonts can be found in "/usr/share/kbd/consolefonts"\n'
+	title += 'e.g. setfont LatGrkCyr-8x16 (to display latin/greek/cyrillic characters)\n'
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		title,
+		list(options.keys()),
+		default_option=preset.display_name,
+		preview_size=0.5
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return options[choice.single_value]
+
+	raise ValueError('Language selection not handled')
+
+
+def ask_additional_packages_to_install(pre_set_packages: List[str] = []) -> List[str]:
+	# Additional packages (with some light weight error handling for invalid package names)
+	print(_('Only packages such as base, base-devel, linux, linux-firmware, efibootmgr and optional profile packages are installed.'))
+	print(_('If you desire a web browser, such as firefox or chromium, you may specify it in the following prompt.'))
+
+	def read_packages(already_defined: list = []) -> list:
+		display = ' '.join(already_defined)
+		input_packages = TextInput(_('Write additional packages to install (space separated, leave blank to skip): '), display).run().strip()
+		return input_packages.split() if input_packages else []
+
+	pre_set_packages = pre_set_packages if pre_set_packages else []
+	packages = read_packages(pre_set_packages)
+
+	if not storage['arguments']['offline'] and not storage['arguments']['no_pkg_lookups']:
+		while True:
+			if len(packages):
+				# Verify packages that were given
+				print(_("Verifying that additional packages exist (this might take a few seconds)"))
+				valid, invalid = validate_package_list(packages)
+
+				if invalid:
+					warn(f"Some packages could not be found in the repository: {invalid}")
+					packages = read_packages(valid)
+					continue
+			break
+
+	return packages
+
+
+def add_number_of_parrallel_downloads(input_number :Optional[int] = None) -> Optional[int]:
+	max_downloads = 5
+	print(_(f"This option enables the number of parallel downloads that can occur during installation"))
+	print(_(f"Enter the number of parallel downloads to be enabled.\n (Enter a value between 1 to {max_downloads})\nNote:"))
+	print(_(f" - Maximum value   : {max_downloads} ( Allows {max_downloads} parallel downloads, allows {max_downloads+1} downloads at a time )"))
+	print(_(f" - Minimum value   : 1 ( Allows 1 parallel download, allows 2 downloads at a time )"))
+	print(_(f" - Disable/Default : 0 ( Disables parallel downloading, allows only 1 download at a time )"))
+
+	while True:
+		try:
+			input_number = int(TextInput(_("[Default value: 0] > ")).run().strip() or 0)
+			if input_number <= 0:
+				input_number = 0
+			elif input_number > max_downloads:
+				input_number = max_downloads
+			break
+		except:
+			print(_(f"Invalid input! Try again with a valid input [1 to {max_downloads}, or 0 to disable]"))
+
+	pacman_conf_path = pathlib.Path("/etc/pacman.conf")
+	with pacman_conf_path.open() as f:
+		pacman_conf = f.read().split("\n")
+
+	with pacman_conf_path.open("w") as fwrite:
+		for line in pacman_conf:
+			if "ParallelDownloads" in line:
+				fwrite.write(f"ParallelDownloads = {input_number+1}\n") if not input_number == 0 else fwrite.write("#ParallelDownloads = 0\n")
+			else:
+				fwrite.write(f"{line}\n")
+
+	return input_number
+
+
+def select_additional_repositories(preset: List[str]) -> List[str]:
+	"""
+	Allows the user to select additional repositories (multilib, and testing) if desired.
+
+	:return: The string as a selected repository
+	:rtype: string
+	"""
+
+	repositories = ["multilib", "testing"]
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Choose which optional additional repositories to enable'),
+		repositories,
+		sort=False,
+		multi=True,
+		preset_values=preset,
+		allow_reset=True
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Reset: return []
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.single_value
+
+	return []
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/locale_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/locale_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de115202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/locale_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from typing import Any, TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
+from ..locale import list_locales
+from ..menu import Menu, MenuSelectionType
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+
+def select_locale_lang(preset: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+	locales = list_locales()
+	locale_lang = set([locale.split()[0] for locale in locales])
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Choose which locale language to use'),
+		list(locale_lang),
+		sort=True,
+		preset_values=preset
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.single_value
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+
+	return None
+
+
+def select_locale_enc(preset: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+	locales = list_locales()
+	locale_enc = set([locale.split()[1] for locale in locales])
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Choose which locale encoding to use'),
+		list(locale_enc),
+		sort=True,
+		preset_values=preset
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.single_value
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+
+	return None
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/manage_users_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/manage_users_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..879578da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/manage_users_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from typing import Any, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
+
+from .utils import get_password
+from ..menu import Menu, ListManager
+from ..models.users import User
+from ..output import FormattedOutput
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+
+class UserList(ListManager):
+	"""
+	subclass of ListManager for the managing of user accounts
+	"""
+
+	def __init__(self, prompt: str, lusers: List[User]):
+		self._actions = [
+			str(_('Add a user')),
+			str(_('Change password')),
+			str(_('Promote/Demote user')),
+			str(_('Delete User'))
+		]
+		super().__init__(prompt, lusers, [self._actions[0]], self._actions[1:])
+
+	def reformat(self, data: List[User]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+		table = FormattedOutput.as_table(data)
+		rows = table.split('\n')
+
+		# these are the header rows of the table and do not map to any User obviously
+		# we're adding 2 spaces as prefix because the menu selector '> ' will be put before
+		# the selectable rows so the header has to be aligned
+		display_data: Dict[str, Optional[User]] = {f'  {rows[0]}': None, f'  {rows[1]}': None}
+
+		for row, user in zip(rows[2:], data):
+			row = row.replace('|', '\\|')
+			display_data[row] = user
+
+		return display_data
+
+	def selected_action_display(self, user: User) -> str:
+		return user.username
+
+	def handle_action(self, action: str, entry: Optional[User], data: List[User]) -> List[User]:
+		if action == self._actions[0]:  # add
+			new_user = self._add_user()
+			if new_user is not None:
+				# in case a user with the same username as an existing user
+				# was created we'll replace the existing one
+				data = [d for d in data if d.username != new_user.username]
+				data += [new_user]
+		elif action == self._actions[1] and entry:  # change password
+			prompt = str(_('Password for user "{}": ').format(entry.username))
+			new_password = get_password(prompt=prompt)
+			if new_password:
+				user = next(filter(lambda x: x == entry, data))
+				user.password = new_password
+		elif action == self._actions[2] and entry:  # promote/demote
+			user = next(filter(lambda x: x == entry, data))
+			user.sudo = False if user.sudo else True
+		elif action == self._actions[3] and entry:  # delete
+			data = [d for d in data if d != entry]
+
+		return data
+
+	def _check_for_correct_username(self, username: str) -> bool:
+		if re.match(r'^[a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*\$?$', username) and len(username) <= 32:
+			return True
+		return False
+
+	def _add_user(self) -> Optional[User]:
+		prompt = '\n\n' + str(_('Enter username (leave blank to skip): '))
+
+		while True:
+			username = input(prompt).strip(' ')
+			if not username:
+				return None
+			if not self._check_for_correct_username(username):
+				error_prompt = str(_("The username you entered is invalid. Try again"))
+				print(error_prompt)
+			else:
+				break
+
+		password = get_password(prompt=str(_('Password for user "{}": ').format(username)))
+
+		if not password:
+			return None
+
+		choice = Menu(
+			str(_('Should "{}" be a superuser (sudo)?')).format(username), Menu.yes_no(),
+			skip=False,
+			default_option=Menu.yes(),
+			clear_screen=False,
+			show_search_hint=False
+		).run()
+
+		sudo = True if choice.value == Menu.yes() else False
+		return User(username, password, sudo)
+
+
+def ask_for_additional_users(prompt: str = '', defined_users: List[User] = []) -> List[User]:
+	users = UserList(prompt, defined_users).run()
+	return users
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/network_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/network_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18a834a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/network_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ipaddress
+from typing import Any, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, List, Union, Dict
+
+from ..menu import MenuSelectionType, TextInput
+from ..models.network_configuration import NetworkConfiguration, NicType
+
+from ..networking import list_interfaces
+from ..output import FormattedOutput, warn
+from ..menu import ListManager, Menu
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+
+class ManualNetworkConfig(ListManager):
+	"""
+	subclass of ListManager for the managing of network configurations
+	"""
+
+	def __init__(self, prompt: str, ifaces: List[NetworkConfiguration]):
+		self._actions = [
+			str(_('Add interface')),
+			str(_('Edit interface')),
+			str(_('Delete interface'))
+		]
+
+		super().__init__(prompt, ifaces, [self._actions[0]], self._actions[1:])
+
+	def reformat(self, data: List[NetworkConfiguration]) -> Dict[str, Optional[NetworkConfiguration]]:
+		table = FormattedOutput.as_table(data)
+		rows = table.split('\n')
+
+		# these are the header rows of the table and do not map to any User obviously
+		# we're adding 2 spaces as prefix because the menu selector '> ' will be put before
+		# the selectable rows so the header has to be aligned
+		display_data: Dict[str, Optional[NetworkConfiguration]] = {f'  {rows[0]}': None, f'  {rows[1]}': None}
+
+		for row, iface in zip(rows[2:], data):
+			row = row.replace('|', '\\|')
+			display_data[row] = iface
+
+		return display_data
+
+	def selected_action_display(self, iface: NetworkConfiguration) -> str:
+		return iface.iface if iface.iface else ''
+
+	def handle_action(self, action: str, entry: Optional[NetworkConfiguration], data: List[NetworkConfiguration]):
+		if action == self._actions[0]:  # add
+			iface_name = self._select_iface(data)
+			if iface_name:
+				iface = NetworkConfiguration(NicType.MANUAL, iface=iface_name)
+				iface = self._edit_iface(iface)
+				data += [iface]
+		elif entry:
+			if action == self._actions[1]:  # edit interface
+				data = [d for d in data if d.iface != entry.iface]
+				data.append(self._edit_iface(entry))
+			elif action == self._actions[2]:  # delete
+				data = [d for d in data if d != entry]
+
+		return data
+
+	def _select_iface(self, data: List[NetworkConfiguration]) -> Optional[Any]:
+		all_ifaces = list_interfaces().values()
+		existing_ifaces = [d.iface for d in data]
+		available = set(all_ifaces) - set(existing_ifaces)
+		choice = Menu(str(_('Select interface to add')), list(available), skip=True).run()
+
+		if choice.type_ == MenuSelectionType.Skip:
+			return None
+
+		return choice.value
+
+	def _edit_iface(self, edit_iface: NetworkConfiguration):
+		iface_name = edit_iface.iface
+		modes = ['DHCP (auto detect)', 'IP (static)']
+		default_mode = 'DHCP (auto detect)'
+
+		prompt = _('Select which mode to configure for "{}" or skip to use default mode "{}"').format(iface_name, default_mode)
+		mode = Menu(prompt, modes, default_option=default_mode, skip=False).run()
+
+		if mode.value == 'IP (static)':
+			while 1:
+				prompt = _('Enter the IP and subnet for {} (example: 192.168.0.5/24): ').format(iface_name)
+				ip = TextInput(prompt, edit_iface.ip).run().strip()
+				# Implemented new check for correct IP/subnet input
+				try:
+					ipaddress.ip_interface(ip)
+					break
+				except ValueError:
+					warn("You need to enter a valid IP in IP-config mode")
+
+			# Implemented new check for correct gateway IP address
+			gateway = None
+
+			while 1:
+				gateway = TextInput(
+					_('Enter your gateway (router) IP address or leave blank for none: '),
+					edit_iface.gateway
+				).run().strip()
+				try:
+					if len(gateway) > 0:
+						ipaddress.ip_address(gateway)
+					break
+				except ValueError:
+					warn("You need to enter a valid gateway (router) IP address")
+
+			if edit_iface.dns:
+				display_dns = ' '.join(edit_iface.dns)
+			else:
+				display_dns = None
+			dns_input = TextInput(_('Enter your DNS servers (space separated, blank for none): '), display_dns).run().strip()
+
+			dns = []
+			if len(dns_input):
+				dns = dns_input.split(' ')
+
+			return NetworkConfiguration(NicType.MANUAL, iface=iface_name, ip=ip, gateway=gateway, dns=dns, dhcp=False)
+		else:
+			# this will contain network iface names
+			return NetworkConfiguration(NicType.MANUAL, iface=iface_name)
+
+
+def ask_to_configure_network(
+	preset: Union[NetworkConfiguration, List[NetworkConfiguration]]
+) -> Optional[NetworkConfiguration | List[NetworkConfiguration]]:
+	"""
+		Configure the network on the newly installed system
+	"""
+	network_options = {
+		'none': str(_('No network configuration')),
+		'iso_config': str(_('Copy ISO network configuration to installation')),
+		'network_manager': str(_('Use NetworkManager (necessary to configure internet graphically in GNOME and KDE)')),
+		'manual': str(_('Manual configuration'))
+	}
+	# for this routine it's easier to set the cursor position rather than a preset value
+	cursor_idx = None
+
+	if preset and not isinstance(preset, list):
+		if preset.type == 'iso_config':
+			cursor_idx = 0
+		elif preset.type == 'network_manager':
+			cursor_idx = 1
+
+	warning = str(_('Are you sure you want to reset this setting?'))
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Select one network interface to configure'),
+		list(network_options.values()),
+		cursor_index=cursor_idx,
+		sort=False,
+		allow_reset=True,
+		allow_reset_warning_msg=warning
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Reset: return None
+
+	if choice.value == network_options['none']:
+		return None
+	elif choice.value == network_options['iso_config']:
+		return NetworkConfiguration(NicType.ISO)
+	elif choice.value == network_options['network_manager']:
+		return NetworkConfiguration(NicType.NM)
+	elif choice.value == network_options['manual']:
+		preset_ifaces = preset if isinstance(preset, list) else []
+		return ManualNetworkConfig('Configure interfaces', preset_ifaces).run()
+
+	return preset
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/system_conf.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/system_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbcb5b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/system_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List, Any, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
+from ..hardware import AVAILABLE_GFX_DRIVERS, SysInfo
+from ..menu import MenuSelectionType, Menu
+from ..models.bootloader import Bootloader
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+
+def select_kernel(preset: List[str] = []) -> List[str]:
+	"""
+	Asks the user to select a kernel for system.
+
+	:return: The string as a selected kernel
+	:rtype: string
+	"""
+
+	kernels = ["linux", "linux-lts", "linux-zen", "linux-hardened"]
+	default_kernel = "linux"
+
+	warning = str(_('Are you sure you want to reset this setting?'))
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Choose which kernels to use or leave blank for default "{}"').format(default_kernel),
+		kernels,
+		sort=True,
+		multi=True,
+		preset_values=preset,
+		allow_reset=True,
+		allow_reset_warning_msg=warning
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Reset: return []
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return choice.value  # type: ignore
+
+
+def ask_for_bootloader(preset: Bootloader) -> Bootloader:
+	# when the system only supports grub
+	if not SysInfo.has_uefi():
+		options = [Bootloader.Grub.value]
+		default = Bootloader.Grub.value
+	else:
+		options = Bootloader.values()
+		default = Bootloader.Systemd.value
+
+	preset_value = preset.value if preset else None
+
+	choice = Menu(
+		_('Choose a bootloader'),
+		options,
+		preset_values=preset_value,
+		sort=False,
+		default_option=default
+	).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return Bootloader(choice.value)
+
+	return preset
+
+
+def select_driver(options: Dict[str, Any] = {}, current_value: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+	"""
+	Some what convoluted function, whose job is simple.
+	Select a graphics driver from a pre-defined set of popular options.
+
+	(The template xorg is for beginner users, not advanced, and should
+	there for appeal to the general public first and edge cases later)
+	"""
+
+	if not options:
+		options = AVAILABLE_GFX_DRIVERS
+
+	drivers = sorted(list(options.keys()))
+
+	if drivers:
+		title = ''
+		if SysInfo.has_amd_graphics():
+			title += str(_('For the best compatibility with your AMD hardware, you may want to use either the all open-source or AMD / ATI options.')) + '\n'
+		if SysInfo.has_intel_graphics():
+			title += str(_('For the best compatibility with your Intel hardware, you may want to use either the all open-source or Intel options.\n'))
+		if SysInfo.has_nvidia_graphics():
+			title += str(_('For the best compatibility with your Nvidia hardware, you may want to use the Nvidia proprietary driver.\n'))
+
+		title += str(_('\nSelect a graphics driver or leave blank to install all open-source drivers'))
+
+		preset = current_value if current_value else None
+		choice = Menu(title, drivers, preset_values=preset).run()
+
+		if choice.type_ != MenuSelectionType.Selection:
+			return None
+
+		return choice.value  # type: ignore
+
+	return current_value
+
+
+def ask_for_swap(preset: bool = True) -> bool:
+	if preset:
+		preset_val = Menu.yes()
+	else:
+		preset_val = Menu.no()
+
+	prompt = _('Would you like to use swap on zram?')
+	choice = Menu(prompt, Menu.yes_no(), default_option=Menu.yes(), preset_values=preset_val).run()
+
+	match choice.type_:
+		case MenuSelectionType.Skip: return preset
+		case MenuSelectionType.Selection: return False if choice.value == Menu.no() else True
+
+	return preset
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/interactions/utils.py b/archinstall/lib/interactions/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6b5b2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/interactions/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import getpass
+from typing import Any, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from ..models import PasswordStrength
+from ..output import log, error
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+	_: Any
+
+# used for signal handler
+SIG_TRIGGER = None
+
+
+def get_password(prompt: str = '') -> Optional[str]:
+	if not prompt:
+		prompt = _("Enter a password: ")
+
+	while password := getpass.getpass(prompt):
+		if len(password.strip()) <= 0:
+			break
+
+		strength = PasswordStrength.strength(password)
+		log(f'Password strength: {strength.value}', fg=strength.color())
+
+		passwd_verification = getpass.getpass(prompt=_('And one more time for verification: '))
+		if password != passwd_verification:
+			error(' * Passwords did not match * ')
+			continue
+
+		return password
+
+	return None