Desk-gnome-terminal Role¶

Description: Terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop, giving command-line access on Arch Linux workstations

Variables¶

author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
description: Terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop, giving command-line access on Arch Linux workstations
license: Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)
company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach https://www.veen.world
min_ansible_version: 2.9
platforms: [{‘name’: ‘ArchLinux’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Debian’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘EL’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Fedora’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Ubuntu’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}]
galaxy_tags: [‘gnome’, ‘terminal’, ‘automation’]

README¶

GNOME Terminal¶

Description¶

This role installs GNOME Terminal, the official terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Terminal provides a modern, feature-rich command-line interface for users on Arch Linux.

Learn more about GNOME Terminal on Wikipedia and visit the GNOME Official Website for additional details.

Overview¶

This role installs GNOME Terminal on Arch Linux, providing a modern terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment.

Cosmos¶

The diagram places GNOME Terminal in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [desk-gnome-terminal 💻]
        svc_gnome_terminal["gnome-terminal"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Purpose¶

The purpose of this role is to ensure that GNOME Terminal is installed and properly configured on Arch Linux systems, providing users with a robust and fully featured terminal emulator that integrates seamlessly with the GNOME desktop.

Features¶

Installs GNOME Terminal using the Pacman package manager.
Ensures the terminal emulator is available system-wide.
Supports modern features and configuration options offered by GNOME Terminal.
Enhances the overall usability and productivity of the GNOME desktop environment.

Quick Setup¶

Development¶

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy GNOME Terminal onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=desk-gnome-terminal full_cycle=false

Production¶

Install GNOME Terminal directly onto the target machine: clone the repository, install the OS prerequisites and the repository toolchain, then deploy against localhost over a local connection (no SSH, no container):

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
bash scripts/install/package.sh
make install
source scripts/meta/env/load.sh

APP=desk-gnome-terminal
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
INVENTORY=inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
  --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --host localhost \
  --include "$APP" \
  --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}"
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
  --diff -vv

Credits¶

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).