optimizations for animation behaviors

Animator, etc.

.github/workflows/nix-pr-check.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Check nix flake
+name: Nix flake and NixOS tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check-flake:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
 
       - name: Checkout
@@ -18,6 +19,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Nix
         uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+        with:
+          enable_kvm: true
+          extra_nix_config: |
+            system-features = nixos-test benchmark big-parallel kvm
 
       - name: Check the flake
-        run: nix flake check
+        run: nix flake check -L
+
+      - name: Run NixOS module test
+        run: nix build .#nixosTests.x86_64-linux.nixos-module -L
+
+      - name: Run NixOS service start test
+        run: nix build .#nixosTests.x86_64-linux.nixos-service-start-module -L
+
+      - name: Run greeter niri test
+        run: nix build .#nixosTests.x86_64-linux.greeter-niri-module -L
+
+      - name: Run home-manager module test
+        run: nix build .#nixosTests.x86_64-linux.home-manager-module -L
+
+      - name: Run niri home-manager module test
+        run: nix build .#nixosTests.x86_64-linux.niri-home-module -L

.github/workflows/run-ppa.yml

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
             fi
             echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
             # ppa-upload.sh uploads to questing + resolute when series is omitted
-            if ! bash distro/scripts/ppa-upload.sh "$PKG" "$PPA_NAME" ${REBUILD_RELEASE:+"$REBUILD_RELEASE"}; then
+            if ! bash distro/scripts/ppa-upload.sh "$PKG" "$PPA_NAME" "" ${REBUILD_RELEASE:+"$REBUILD_RELEASE"}; then
               echo "::error::Upload failed for $PKG"
               exit 1
             fi

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -20,3 +20,11 @@ repos:
         language: system
         files: ^core/.*\.(go|mod|sum)$
         pass_filenames: false
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: no-console-in-qml
+        name: no console.* in QML (use Log service)
+        entry: bash -c 'if grep -nE "console\.(log|error|info|warn|debug)" "$@"; then echo "Use the Log service (log.info/warn/error/debug/fatal) instead of console.*" >&2; exit 1; fi' --
+        language: system
+        files: ^quickshell/.*\.qml$
+        exclude: ^quickshell/(Services/Log\.qml$|dms-plugins/|PLUGINS/)

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Built with [Quickshell](https://quickshell.org/) and [Go](https://go.dev/)
 [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=ffd700)](https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/stargazers)
 [![GitHub License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=b9c8da)](https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb)](https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/releases)
-[![AUR version](https://img.shields.io/aur/version/dms-shell-bin?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dms-shell-bin)
+[![Arch version](https://img.shields.io/archlinux/v/extra/x86_64/dms-shell?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb)](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/dms-shell/)
 [![AUR version (git)](<https://img.shields.io/aur/version/dms-shell-git?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb&label=AUR%20(git)>)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dms-shell-git)
 [![Ko-Fi donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/donate-kofi?style=for-the-badge&logo=ko-fi&logoColor=ffffff&label=ko-fi&labelColor=101418&color=f16061&link=https%3A%2F%2Fko-fi.com%2Fdanklinux)](https://ko-fi.com/danklinux)
 

core/.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
 repos:
-  - repo: local
+  - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+    rev: v2.10.1
     hooks:
       - id: golangci-lint-fmt
-        name: golangci-lint-fmt
-        entry: go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.11.3 fmt
-        language: system
         require_serial: true
-        types: [go]
-        pass_filenames: false
       - id: golangci-lint-full
-        name: golangci-lint-full
-        entry: go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.11.3 run --fix
-        language: system
-        require_serial: true
-        types: [go]
-        pass_filenames: false
       - id: golangci-lint-config-verify
-        name: golangci-lint-config-verify
-        entry: go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.11.3 config verify
-        language: system
-        files: \.golangci\.(?:yml|yaml|toml|json)
-        pass_filenames: false
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
       - id: go-test
         name: go test
         entry: go test ./...

core/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Go-based backend for DankMaterialShell providing system integration, IPC, and in
 Command-line interface and daemon for shell management and system control.
 
 **dankinstall**
-Distribution-aware installer with TUI for deploying DMS and compositor configurations on Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Gentoo.
+Distribution-aware installer for deploying DMS and compositor configurations on Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Gentoo. Supports both an interactive TUI and a headless (unattended) mode via CLI flags.
 
 ## System Integration
 
@@ -147,10 +147,50 @@ go-wayland-scanner -i internal/proto/xml/wlr-gamma-control-unstable-v1.xml \
 
 ## Installation via dankinstall
 
+**Interactive (TUI):**
+
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL https://install.danklinux.com | sh
 ```
 
+**Headless (unattended):**
+
+Headless mode requires cached sudo credentials. Run `sudo -v` first:
+
+```bash
+sudo -v && curl -fsSL https://install.danklinux.com | sh -s -- -c niri -t ghostty -y
+sudo -v && curl -fsSL https://install.danklinux.com | sh -s -- -c hyprland -t kitty --include-deps dms-greeter -y
+```
+
+| Flag | Short | Description |
+|------|-------|-------------|
+| `--compositor <niri|hyprland>` | `-c` | Compositor/WM to install (required for headless) |
+| `--term <ghostty|kitty|alacritty>` | `-t` | Terminal emulator (required for headless) |
+| `--include-deps <name,...>` | | Enable optional dependencies (e.g. `dms-greeter`) |
+| `--exclude-deps <name,...>` | | Skip specific dependencies |
+| `--replace-configs <name,...>` | | Replace specific configuration files (mutually exclusive with `--replace-configs-all`) |
+| `--replace-configs-all` | | Replace all configuration files (mutually exclusive with `--replace-configs`) |
+| `--yes` | `-y` | Required for headless mode — confirms installation without interactive prompts |
+
+Headless mode requires `--yes` to proceed; without it, the installer exits with an error.
+Configuration files are not replaced by default unless `--replace-configs` or `--replace-configs-all` is specified.
+`dms-greeter` is disabled by default; use `--include-deps dms-greeter` to enable it.
+
+When no flags are provided, `dankinstall` launches the interactive TUI.
+
+### Headless mode validation rules
+
+Headless mode activates when `--compositor` or `--term` is provided.
+
+- Both `--compositor` and `--term` are required; providing only one results in an error.
+- Headless-only flags (`--include-deps`, `--exclude-deps`, `--replace-configs`, `--replace-configs-all`, `--yes`) are rejected in TUI mode.
+- Positional arguments are not accepted.
+
+### Log file location
+
+`dankinstall` writes logs to `/tmp` by default.
+Set the `DANKINSTALL_LOG_DIR` environment variable to override the log directory.
+
 ## Supported Distributions
 
 Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo (and derivatives)

core/cmd/dankinstall/main.go

@@ -3,20 +3,152 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/headless"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/tui"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 var Version = "dev"
 
+// Flag variables bound via pflag
+var (
+	compositor        string
+	term              string
+	includeDeps       []string
+	excludeDeps       []string
+	replaceConfigs    []string
+	replaceConfigsAll bool
+	yes               bool
+)
+
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "dankinstall",
+	Short: "Install DankMaterialShell and its dependencies",
+	Long: `dankinstall sets up DankMaterialShell with your chosen compositor and terminal.
+
+Without flags, it launches an interactive TUI. Providing either --compositor
+or --term activates headless (unattended) mode, which requires both flags.
+
+Headless mode requires cached sudo credentials. Run 'sudo -v' beforehand, or
+configure passwordless sudo for your user.`,
+	Args:          cobra.NoArgs,
+	RunE:          runDankinstall,
+	SilenceErrors: true,
+	SilenceUsage:  true,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&compositor, "compositor", "c", "", "Compositor/WM to install: niri or hyprland (enables headless mode)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&term, "term", "t", "", "Terminal emulator to install: ghostty, kitty, or alacritty (enables headless mode)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&includeDeps, "include-deps", []string{}, "Optional deps to enable (e.g. dms-greeter)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&excludeDeps, "exclude-deps", []string{}, "Deps to skip during installation")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&replaceConfigs, "replace-configs", []string{}, "Deploy only named configs (e.g. niri,ghostty)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&replaceConfigsAll, "replace-configs-all", false, "Deploy and replace all configurations")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&yes, "yes", "y", false, "Auto-confirm all prompts")
+}
+
 func main() {
 	if os.Getuid() == 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error: dankinstall must not be run as root")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func runDankinstall(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	headlessMode := compositor != "" || term != ""
+
+	if !headlessMode {
+		// Reject headless-only flags when running in TUI mode.
+		headlessOnly := []string{
+			"include-deps",
+			"exclude-deps",
+			"replace-configs",
+			"replace-configs-all",
+			"yes",
+		}
+		var set []string
+		for _, name := range headlessOnly {
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed(name) {
+				set = append(set, "--"+name)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(set) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("flags %s are only valid in headless mode (requires both --compositor and --term)", strings.Join(set, ", "))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if headlessMode {
+		return runHeadless()
+	}
+	return runTUI()
+}
+
+func runHeadless() error {
+	// Validate required flags
+	if compositor == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--compositor is required for headless mode (niri or hyprland)")
+	}
+	if term == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--term is required for headless mode (ghostty, kitty, or alacritty)")
+	}
+
+	cfg := headless.Config{
+		Compositor:        compositor,
+		Terminal:          term,
+		IncludeDeps:       includeDeps,
+		ExcludeDeps:       excludeDeps,
+		ReplaceConfigs:    replaceConfigs,
+		ReplaceConfigsAll: replaceConfigsAll,
+		Yes:               yes,
+	}
+
+	runner := headless.NewRunner(cfg)
+
+	// Set up file logging
+	fileLogger, err := log.NewFileLogger()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: Failed to create log file: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	if fileLogger != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Logging to: %s\n", fileLogger.GetLogPath())
+		fileLogger.StartListening(runner.GetLogChan())
+		defer func() {
+			if err := fileLogger.Close(); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: Failed to close log file: %v\n", err)
+			}
+		}()
+	} else {
+		// Drain the log channel to prevent blocking sends from deadlocking
+		// downstream components (distros, config deployer) that write to it.
+		// Use an explicit stop signal because this code does not own the
+		// runner log channel and cannot assume it will be closed.
+		defer drainLogChan(runner.GetLogChan())()
+	}
+
+	if err := runner.Run(); err != nil {
+		if fileLogger != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\nFull logs are available at: %s\n", fileLogger.GetLogPath())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if fileLogger != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("\nFull logs are available at: %s\n", fileLogger.GetLogPath())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runTUI() error {
 	fileLogger, err := log.NewFileLogger()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to create log file: %v\n", err)
@@ -38,18 +170,50 @@ func main() {
 
 	if fileLogger != nil {
 		fileLogger.StartListening(model.GetLogChan())
+	} else {
+		// Drain the log channel to prevent blocking sends from deadlocking
+		// downstream components (distros, config deployer) that write to it.
+		// Use an explicit stop signal because this code does not own the
+		// model log channel and cannot assume it will be closed.
+		defer drainLogChan(model.GetLogChan())()
 	}
 
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model, tea.WithAltScreen())
 	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error running program: %v\n", err)
 		if logFilePath != "" {
-			fmt.Printf("\nFull logs are available at: %s\n", logFilePath)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\nFull logs are available at: %s\n", logFilePath)
 		}
-		os.Exit(1)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error running program: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if logFilePath != "" {
 		fmt.Printf("\nFull logs are available at: %s\n", logFilePath)
 	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// drainLogChan starts a goroutine that discards all messages from logCh,
+// preventing blocking sends from deadlocking downstream components. It returns
+// a cleanup function that signals the goroutine to stop and waits for it to
+// exit. Callers should defer the returned function.
+func drainLogChan(logCh <-chan string) func() {
+	drainStop := make(chan struct{})
+	drainDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(drainDone)
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-drainStop:
+				return
+			case _, ok := <-logCh:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return func() {
+		close(drainStop)
+		<-drainDone
+	}
 }

core/cmd/dms/commands_auth.go

@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ var authCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 var authSyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "sync",
-	Short: "Sync DMS authentication configuration",
-	Long:  "Apply shared PAM/authentication changes for the lock screen and greeter based on current DMS settings",
+	Use:     "sync",
+	Short:   "Sync DMS authentication configuration",
+	Long:    "Apply shared PAM/authentication changes for the lock screen and greeter based on current DMS settings",
+	PreRunE: preRunPrivileged,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		yes, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("yes")
 		term, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("terminal")

core/cmd/dms/commands_brightness.go

@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func runBrightnessSet(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			defer ddc.Close()
 			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 			if err := ddc.SetBrightnessWithExponent(deviceID, percent, exponential, exponent, nil); err == nil {
+				ddc.WaitPending()
 				fmt.Printf("Set %s to %d%%\n", deviceID, percent)
 				return
 			}

core/cmd/dms/commands_common.go

@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		daemon, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("daemon")
 		session, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("session")
+		if v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("log-level"); v != "" {
+			if err := os.Setenv("DMS_LOG_LEVEL", v); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to set DMS_LOG_LEVEL: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		if v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("log-file"); v != "" {
+			if err := os.Setenv("DMS_LOG_FILE", v); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to set DMS_LOG_FILE: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		log.ApplyEnvOverrides()
 		if daemon {
 			runShellDaemon(session)
 		} else {
@@ -526,5 +537,7 @@ func getCommonCommands() []*cobra.Command {
 		dlCmd,
 		randrCmd,
 		blurCmd,
+		trashCmd,
+		systemCmd,
 	}
 }

core/cmd/dms/commands_doctor.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/blur"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/clipboard"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/config"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ var (
 	wayfireVersionRegex    = regexp.MustCompile(`wayfire (\d+\.\d+)`)
 	labwcVersionRegex      = regexp.MustCompile(`labwc (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)`)
 	mangowcVersionRegex    = regexp.MustCompile(`mango (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)`)
+	miracleVersionRegex    = regexp.MustCompile(`miracle-wm v?(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)`)
 )
 
 var doctorCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -468,6 +470,7 @@ func checkWindowManagers() []checkResult {
 		{"Wayfire", "wayfire", "--version", wayfireVersionRegex, []string{"wayfire"}},
 		{"labwc", "labwc", "--version", labwcVersionRegex, []string{"labwc"}},
 		{"mangowc", "mango", "-v", mangowcVersionRegex, []string{"mango"}},
+		{"Miracle WM", "miracle-wm", "--version", miracleVersionRegex, []string{"miracle-wm"}},
 	}
 
 	var results []checkResult
@@ -500,7 +503,7 @@ func checkWindowManagers() []checkResult {
 		results = append(results, checkResult{
 			catCompositor, "Compositor", statusError,
 			"No supported Wayland compositor found",
-			"Install Hyprland, niri, Sway, River, or Wayfire",
+			"Install Hyprland, niri, Sway, River, Wayfire, or miracle-wm",
 			doctorDocsURL + "#compositor-checks",
 		})
 	}
@@ -509,9 +512,24 @@ func checkWindowManagers() []checkResult {
 		results = append(results, checkResult{catCompositor, "Active", statusInfo, wm, "", doctorDocsURL + "#compositor"})
 	}
 
+	results = append(results, checkCompositorBlurSupport())
+
 	return results
 }
 
+func checkCompositorBlurSupport() checkResult {
+	supported, err := blur.ProbeSupport()
+	if err != nil {
+		return checkResult{catCompositor, "Background Blur", statusInfo, "Unable to verify", err.Error(), doctorDocsURL + "#compositor-checks"}
+	}
+
+	if supported {
+		return checkResult{catCompositor, "Background Blur", statusOK, "Supported", "Compositor supports ext-background-effect-v1", doctorDocsURL + "#compositor-checks"}
+	}
+
+	return checkResult{catCompositor, "Background Blur", statusWarn, "Unsupported", "Compositor does not support ext-background-effect-v1", doctorDocsURL + "#compositor-checks"}
+}
+
 func getVersionFromCommand(cmd, arg string, regex *regexp.Regexp) string {
 	output, err := exec.Command(cmd, arg).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil && len(output) == 0 {
@@ -535,6 +553,8 @@ func detectRunningWM() string {
 		return "Hyprland"
 	case os.Getenv("NIRI_SOCKET") != "":
 		return "niri"
+	case os.Getenv("MIRACLESOCK") != "":
+		return "Miracle WM"
 	case os.Getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") != "":
 		return os.Getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")
 	}
@@ -553,6 +573,7 @@ func checkQuickshellFeatures() ([]checkResult, bool) {
 	qmlContent := `
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Wayland
 
 ShellRoot {
 	id: root
@@ -561,6 +582,7 @@ ShellRoot {
 	property bool idleMonitorAvailable: false
 	property bool idleInhibitorAvailable: false
 	property bool shortcutInhibitorAvailable: false
+	property bool backgroundBlurAvailable: false
 
 	Timer {
 		interval: 50
@@ -578,16 +600,18 @@ ShellRoot {
 
 			try {
 				var testItem = Qt.createQmlObject(
-					'import Quickshell.Wayland; import QtQuick; QtObject { ' +
+					'import Quickshell; import Quickshell.Wayland; import QtQuick; QtObject { ' +
 					'readonly property bool hasIdleMonitor: typeof IdleMonitor !== "undefined"; ' +
 					'readonly property bool hasIdleInhibitor: typeof IdleInhibitor !== "undefined"; ' +
-					'readonly property bool hasShortcutInhibitor: typeof ShortcutInhibitor !== "undefined" ' +
+					'readonly property bool hasShortcutInhibitor: typeof ShortcutInhibitor !== "undefined"; ' +
+					'readonly property bool hasBackgroundBlur: typeof BackgroundEffect !== "undefined" ' +
 					'}',
 					root
 				)
 				root.idleMonitorAvailable = testItem.hasIdleMonitor
 				root.idleInhibitorAvailable = testItem.hasIdleInhibitor
 				root.shortcutInhibitorAvailable = testItem.hasShortcutInhibitor
+				root.backgroundBlurAvailable = testItem.hasBackgroundBlur
 				testItem.destroy()
 			} catch (e) {}
 
@@ -596,6 +620,8 @@ ShellRoot {
 			console.warn(root.idleInhibitorAvailable ? "FEATURE:IdleInhibitor:OK" : "FEATURE:IdleInhibitor:UNAVAILABLE")
 			console.warn(root.shortcutInhibitorAvailable ? "FEATURE:ShortcutInhibitor:OK" : "FEATURE:ShortcutInhibitor:UNAVAILABLE")
 
+			console.warn(root.backgroundBlurAvailable ? "FEATURE:BackgroundBlur:OK" : "FEATURE:BackgroundBlur:UNAVAILABLE")
+
 			Quickshell.execDetached(["kill", "-TERM", String(Quickshell.processId)])
 		}
 	}
@@ -616,6 +642,7 @@ ShellRoot {
 		{"IdleMonitor", "Idle detection"},
 		{"IdleInhibitor", "Prevent idle/sleep"},
 		{"ShortcutInhibitor", "Allow shortcut management (niri)"},
+		{"BackgroundBlur", "Background blur API support in Quickshell"},
 	}
 
 	var results []checkResult

core/cmd/dms/commands_features.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/errdefs"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/version"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -130,12 +132,8 @@ func updateArchLinux() error {
 			return errdefs.ErrUpdateCancelled
 		}
 
-		fmt.Printf("\nRunning: sudo pacman -S %s\n", packageName)
-		cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "pacman", "-S", "--noconfirm", packageName)
-		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("\nRunning: pacman -S %s\n", packageName)
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "pacman", "-S", "--noconfirm", packageName); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Error: Failed to update using pacman: %v\n", err)
 			return err
 		}
@@ -479,11 +477,7 @@ func updateDMSBinary() error {
 
 	fmt.Printf("Installing to %s...\n", currentPath)
 
-	replaceCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "install", "-m", "0755", decompressedPath, currentPath)
-	replaceCmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	replaceCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	replaceCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	if err := replaceCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "install", "-m", "0755", decompressedPath, currentPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to replace binary: %w", err)
 	}
 

core/cmd/dms/commands_greeter.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/greeter"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
 	sharedpam "github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/pam"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"golang.org/x/text/cases"
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ var greeterInstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "install",
 	Short:   "Install and configure DMS greeter",
 	Long:    "Install greetd and configure it to use DMS as the greeter interface",
-	PreRunE: requireMutableSystemCommand,
+	PreRunE: preRunPrivileged,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		yes, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("yes")
 		term, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("terminal")
@@ -57,9 +59,10 @@ var greeterInstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 var greeterSyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "sync",
-	Short: "Sync DMS theme and settings with greeter",
-	Long:  "Synchronize your current user's DMS theme, settings, and wallpaper configuration with the login greeter screen",
+	Use:     "sync",
+	Short:   "Sync DMS theme and settings with greeter",
+	Long:    "Synchronize your current user's DMS theme, settings, and wallpaper configuration with the login greeter screen",
+	PreRunE: preRunPrivileged,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		yes, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("yes")
 		auth, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("auth")
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ var greeterEnableCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "enable",
 	Short:   "Enable DMS greeter in greetd config",
 	Long:    "Configure greetd to use DMS as the greeter",
-	PreRunE: requireMutableSystemCommand,
+	PreRunE: preRunPrivileged,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		yes, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("yes")
 		term, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("terminal")
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ var greeterUninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "uninstall",
 	Short:   "Remove DMS greeter configuration and restore previous display manager",
 	Long:    "Disable greetd, remove DMS managed configs, and restore the system to its pre-DMS-greeter state",
-	PreRunE: requireMutableSystemCommand,
+	PreRunE: preRunPrivileged,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		yes, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("yes")
 		term, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("terminal")
@@ -306,10 +309,7 @@ func uninstallGreeter(nonInteractive bool) error {
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("\nDisabling greetd...")
-	disableCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "disable", "greetd")
-	disableCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	disableCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	if err := disableCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "systemctl", "disable", "greetd"); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("  ⚠ Could not disable greetd: %v\n", err)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("  ✓ greetd disabled")
@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ func restorePreDMSGreetdConfig(sudoPassword string) error {
 		}
 		tmp.Close()
 
-		if err := runSudoCommand(sudoPassword, "cp", tmpPath, configPath); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", tmpPath, configPath); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore %s: %w", candidate, err)
 		}
-		if err := runSudoCommand(sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", configPath); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", configPath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("  ✓ Restored greetd config from %s\n", candidate)
@@ -406,21 +406,14 @@ command = "agreety --cmd /bin/bash"
 	}
 	tmp.Close()
 
-	if err := runSudoCommand(sudoPassword, "cp", tmpPath, configPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", tmpPath, configPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write fallback greetd config: %w", err)
 	}
-	_ = runSudoCommand(sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", configPath)
+	_ = privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", configPath)
 	fmt.Println("  ✓ Wrote minimal fallback greetd config (configure a greeter command manually if needed)")
 	return nil
 }
 
-func runSudoCommand(_ string, command string, args ...string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", append([]string{command}, args...)...)
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
 // suggestDisplayManagerRestore scans for installed DMs and re-enables one
 func suggestDisplayManagerRestore(nonInteractive bool) {
 	knownDMs := []string{"gdm", "gdm3", "lightdm", "sddm", "lxdm", "xdm", "cosmic-greeter"}
@@ -439,10 +432,7 @@ func suggestDisplayManagerRestore(nonInteractive bool) {
 
 	enableDM := func(dm string) {
 		fmt.Printf("  Enabling %s...\n", dm)
-		cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "enable", "--force", dm)
-		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "systemctl", "enable", "--force", dm); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("  ⚠ Failed to enable %s: %v\n", dm, err)
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("  ✓ %s enabled (will take effect on next boot).\n", dm)
@@ -641,10 +631,7 @@ func syncGreeter(nonInteractive bool, forceAuth bool, local bool) error {
 
 				if response != "n" && response != "no" {
 					fmt.Printf("\nAdding user to %s group...\n", greeterGroup)
-					addUserCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "usermod", "-aG", greeterGroup, currentUser.Username)
-					addUserCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-					addUserCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-					if err := addUserCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+					if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "usermod", "-aG", greeterGroup, currentUser.Username); err != nil {
 						return fmt.Errorf("failed to add user to %s group: %w", greeterGroup, err)
 					}
 					fmt.Printf("✓ User added to %s group\n", greeterGroup)
@@ -869,22 +856,19 @@ func disableDisplayManager(dmName string) (bool, error) {
 	actionTaken := false
 
 	if state.NeedsDisable {
-		var disableCmd *exec.Cmd
-		var actionVerb string
-
-		if state.EnabledState == "static" {
+		var action, actionVerb string
+		switch state.EnabledState {
+		case "static":
 			fmt.Printf("  Masking %s (static service cannot be disabled)...\n", dmName)
-			disableCmd = exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "mask", dmName)
+			action = "mask"
 			actionVerb = "masked"
-		} else {
+		default:
 			fmt.Printf("  Disabling %s...\n", dmName)
-			disableCmd = exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "disable", dmName)
+			action = "disable"
 			actionVerb = "disabled"
 		}
 
-		disableCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		disableCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		if err := disableCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "systemctl", action, dmName); err != nil {
 			return actionTaken, fmt.Errorf("failed to disable/mask %s: %w", dmName, err)
 		}
 
@@ -925,10 +909,7 @@ func ensureGreetdEnabled() error {
 
 	if state.EnabledState == "masked" || state.EnabledState == "masked-runtime" {
 		fmt.Println("  Unmasking greetd...")
-		unmaskCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "unmask", "greetd")
-		unmaskCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		unmaskCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		if err := unmaskCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "systemctl", "unmask", "greetd"); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmask greetd: %w", err)
 		}
 		fmt.Println("  ✓ Unmasked greetd")
@@ -940,10 +921,7 @@ func ensureGreetdEnabled() error {
 		fmt.Println("  Enabling greetd service...")
 	}
 
-	enableCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "enable", "--force", "greetd")
-	enableCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	enableCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	if err := enableCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "systemctl", "enable", "--force", "greetd"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable greetd: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -973,10 +951,7 @@ func ensureGraphicalTarget() error {
 	currentTargetStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(currentTarget))
 	if currentTargetStr != "graphical.target" {
 		fmt.Printf("\nSetting graphical.target as default (current: %s)...\n", currentTargetStr)
-		setDefaultCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "set-default", "graphical.target")
-		setDefaultCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		setDefaultCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		if err := setDefaultCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "systemctl", "set-default", "graphical.target"); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("⚠ Warning: Failed to set graphical.target as default")
 			fmt.Println("  Greeter may not start on boot. Run manually:")
 			fmt.Println("  sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target")

core/cmd/dms/commands_setup.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/greeter"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ var setupCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:               "setup",
 	Short:             "Deploy DMS configurations",
 	Long:              "Deploy compositor and terminal configurations with interactive prompts",
-	PersistentPreRunE: requireMutableSystemCommand,
+	PersistentPreRunE: preRunPrivileged,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if err := runSetup(); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error during setup: %v", err)
@@ -267,6 +269,8 @@ func runSetupDmsConfig(name string) error {
 func runSetup() error {
 	fmt.Println("=== DMS Configuration Setup ===")
 
+	ensureInputGroup()
+
 	wm, wmSelected := promptCompositor()
 	terminal, terminalSelected := promptTerminal()
 	useSystemd := promptSystemd()
@@ -340,6 +344,37 @@ func runSetup() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Add user to the input group for the evdev manager for inut state tracking.
+// Caps Lock OSD and the Caps Lock bar indicator.
+func ensureInputGroup() {
+	if !utils.HasGroup("input") {
+		return
+	}
+	currentUser := os.Getenv("USER")
+	if currentUser == "" {
+		currentUser = os.Getenv("LOGNAME")
+	}
+	if currentUser == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	out, err := execGroups(currentUser)
+	if err == nil && strings.Contains(out, "input") {
+		fmt.Printf("✓ %s is already in the input group (Caps Lock OSD enabled)\n", currentUser)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Adding user to input group for Caps Lock OSD support...")
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "usermod", "-aG", "input", currentUser); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("⚠ Could not add %s to input group (Caps Lock OSD will be unavailable): %v\n", currentUser, err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("✓ Added %s to input group (logout/login required to take effect)\n", currentUser)
+	}
+}
+
+func execGroups(user string) (string, error) {
+	out, err := exec.Command("groups", user).Output()
+	return string(out), err
+}
+
 func promptCompositor() (deps.WindowManager, bool) {
 	fmt.Println("Select compositor:")
 	fmt.Println("1) Niri")

core/cmd/dms/commands_system.go

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/sysupdate"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var systemCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "system",
+	Short: "System operations",
+	Long:  "System-level operations (updates, etc.). Runs against installed package managers directly; does not require the DMS server.",
+}
+
+var systemUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "update",
+	Short: "Apply or list system updates",
+	Long: `Apply or list system updates across detected package managers.
+
+Default behavior is to apply available updates after prompting for confirmation.
+Use --check to list updates without applying.
+
+Examples:
+  dms system update --check                  # list available updates
+  dms system update                          # apply updates (interactive prompt)
+  dms system update --noconfirm              # apply updates without prompting
+  dms system update --dry                    # simulate without changing anything
+  dms system update --no-flatpak --noconfirm # apply system updates only
+  dms system update --interval 3600          # set the server poll interval to 1h`,
+	Run: runSystemUpdate,
+}
+
+var (
+	sysUpdateCheck      bool
+	sysUpdateNoConfirm  bool
+	sysUpdateDry        bool
+	sysUpdateJSON       bool
+	sysUpdateNoFlatpak  bool
+	sysUpdateNoAUR      bool
+	sysUpdateIntervalS  int
+	sysUpdateListPmTime = 5 * time.Minute
+)
+
+func init() {
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sysUpdateCheck, "check", false, "List available updates without applying")
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&sysUpdateNoConfirm, "noconfirm", "y", false, "Apply updates without prompting")
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sysUpdateDry, "dry", false, "Simulate the upgrade without applying changes")
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sysUpdateJSON, "json", false, "Output as JSON (with --check)")
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sysUpdateNoFlatpak, "no-flatpak", false, "Skip the Flatpak overlay")
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sysUpdateNoAUR, "no-aur", false, "Skip the AUR (paru/yay only)")
+	systemUpdateCmd.Flags().IntVar(&sysUpdateIntervalS, "interval", -1, "Set the DMS server poll interval in seconds and exit (requires running server)")
+
+	systemCmd.AddCommand(systemUpdateCmd)
+}
+
+func runSystemUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	switch {
+	case sysUpdateIntervalS >= 0:
+		runSystemUpdateSetInterval(sysUpdateIntervalS)
+	case sysUpdateCheck:
+		runSystemUpdateCheck()
+	default:
+		runSystemUpdateApply()
+	}
+}
+
+func selectBackends(ctx context.Context) []sysupdate.Backend {
+	sel := sysupdate.Select(ctx)
+	backends := sel.All()
+	if !sysUpdateNoFlatpak {
+		return backends
+	}
+	out := backends[:0]
+	for _, b := range backends {
+		if b.Repo() == sysupdate.RepoFlatpak {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, b)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func runSystemUpdateCheck() {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), sysUpdateListPmTime)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	backends := selectBackends(ctx)
+	if len(backends) == 0 {
+		log.Fatal("No supported package manager found")
+	}
+
+	type backendResult struct {
+		ID       string              `json:"id"`
+		Display  string              `json:"displayName"`
+		Packages []sysupdate.Package `json:"packages"`
+	}
+	var results []backendResult
+	var allPkgs []sysupdate.Package
+	var firstErr error
+
+	for _, b := range backends {
+		pkgs, err := b.CheckUpdates(ctx)
+		if err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", b.ID(), err)
+		}
+		results = append(results, backendResult{ID: b.ID(), Display: b.DisplayName(), Packages: pkgs})
+		allPkgs = append(allPkgs, pkgs...)
+	}
+
+	if sysUpdateJSON {
+		out, _ := json.MarshalIndent(map[string]any{
+			"backends": results,
+			"packages": allPkgs,
+			"error":    errOrEmpty(firstErr),
+			"count":    len(allPkgs),
+		}, "", "  ")
+		fmt.Println(string(out))
+		return
+	}
+
+	printBackends(backends)
+	fmt.Printf("Updates: %d\n", len(allPkgs))
+	if firstErr != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error:   %v\n", firstErr)
+	}
+	if len(allPkgs) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println()
+	for _, p := range allPkgs {
+		fmt.Printf("  [%s] %s  %s -> %s\n", p.Repo, p.Name, defaultIfEmpty(p.FromVersion, "?"), defaultIfEmpty(p.ToVersion, "?"))
+	}
+}
+
+func runSystemUpdateApply() {
+	checkCtx, checkCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), sysUpdateListPmTime)
+	defer checkCancel()
+
+	backends := selectBackends(checkCtx)
+	if len(backends) == 0 {
+		log.Fatal("No supported package manager found")
+	}
+
+	pkgs, firstErr := collectUpdates(checkCtx, backends)
+	if firstErr != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Warning: %v\n\n", firstErr)
+	}
+
+	printBackends(backends)
+	fmt.Printf("Updates: %d\n", len(pkgs))
+	if len(pkgs) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Nothing to upgrade.")
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println()
+	for _, p := range pkgs {
+		fmt.Printf("  [%s] %s  %s -> %s\n", p.Repo, p.Name, defaultIfEmpty(p.FromVersion, "?"), defaultIfEmpty(p.ToVersion, "?"))
+	}
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	if !sysUpdateNoConfirm && !sysUpdateDry {
+		if !promptYesNo("Proceed with upgrade? [y/N]: ") {
+			fmt.Println("Aborted.")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	opts := sysupdate.UpgradeOptions{
+		IncludeFlatpak: !sysUpdateNoFlatpak,
+		IncludeAUR:     !sysUpdateNoAUR,
+		DryRun:         sysUpdateDry,
+	}
+
+	onLine := func(line string) { fmt.Println(line) }
+	for _, b := range backends {
+		fmt.Printf("\n== %s ==\n", b.DisplayName())
+		if err := b.Upgrade(ctx, opts, onLine); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("%s upgrade failed: %v", b.ID(), err)
+		}
+	}
+	if sysUpdateDry {
+		fmt.Println("\nDry run complete (no changes applied).")
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println("\nUpgrade complete.")
+}
+
+func collectUpdates(ctx context.Context, backends []sysupdate.Backend) ([]sysupdate.Package, error) {
+	var all []sysupdate.Package
+	var firstErr error
+	for _, b := range backends {
+		pkgs, err := b.CheckUpdates(ctx)
+		if err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", b.ID(), err)
+		}
+		all = append(all, pkgs...)
+	}
+	return all, firstErr
+}
+
+func runSystemUpdateSetInterval(seconds int) {
+	resp, err := sendServerRequest(models.Request{
+		ID:     1,
+		Method: "sysupdate.setInterval",
+		Params: map[string]any{"seconds": float64(seconds)},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed: %v (is dms server running?)", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Error != "" {
+		log.Fatalf("Error: %s", resp.Error)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Interval set to %d seconds.\n", seconds)
+}
+
+func promptYesNo(prompt string) bool {
+	if !stdinIsTTY() {
+		log.Fatal("Refusing to apply updates non-interactively. Re-run with --noconfirm or --check.")
+	}
+	fmt.Print(prompt)
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(line)) {
+	case "y", "yes":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func printBackends(backends []sysupdate.Backend) {
+	if len(backends) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(backends))
+	for _, b := range backends {
+		names = append(names, b.DisplayName())
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Backends: %s\n", strings.Join(names, ", "))
+}
+
+func stdinIsTTY() bool {
+	fi, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) != 0
+}
+
+func errOrEmpty(err error) string {
+	if err == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return err.Error()
+}
+
+func defaultIfEmpty(s, def string) string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return def
+	}
+	return s
+}

core/cmd/dms/commands_trash.go

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/trash"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var trashCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "trash",
+	Short: "Manage the user's trash (XDG Trash spec 1.0)",
+}
+
+var trashPutCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "put <path...>",
+	Short: "Move files or directories into the trash",
+	Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+	Run:   runTrashPut,
+}
+
+var trashListCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "list",
+	Short: "List trashed items across all known trash directories",
+	Run:   runTrashList,
+}
+
+var trashCountCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "count",
+	Short: "Print the total number of trashed items",
+	Run:   runTrashCount,
+}
+
+var trashEmptyCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "empty",
+	Short: "Permanently delete every trashed item",
+	Run:   runTrashEmpty,
+}
+
+var trashRestoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "restore <name>",
+	Short: "Restore a trashed item to its original location",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run:   runTrashRestore,
+}
+
+var (
+	trashJSONOutput bool
+	trashRestoreDir string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	trashListCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&trashJSONOutput, "json", false, "Output as JSON")
+	trashRestoreCmd.Flags().StringVar(&trashRestoreDir, "trash-dir", "", "Trash directory containing the item (default: home trash)")
+	trashCmd.AddCommand(trashPutCmd, trashListCmd, trashCountCmd, trashEmptyCmd, trashRestoreCmd)
+}
+
+func runTrashPut(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	var failed int
+	for _, p := range args {
+		if _, err := trash.Put(p); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("trash %s: %v", p, err)
+			failed++
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Println(p)
+	}
+	if failed > 0 {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func runTrashList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	entries, err := trash.List()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("list trash: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if trashJSONOutput {
+		if entries == nil {
+			entries = []trash.Entry{}
+		}
+		out, _ := json.MarshalIndent(entries, "", "  ")
+		fmt.Println(string(out))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(entries) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Trash is empty")
+		return
+	}
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		marker := "F"
+		if e.IsDir {
+			marker = "D"
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s  %s  %s  %s\n", marker, e.DeletionDate, e.Name, e.OriginalPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func runTrashCount(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	n, err := trash.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("count trash: %v", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(n)
+}
+
+func runTrashEmpty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if err := trash.Empty(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("empty trash: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func runTrashRestore(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if err := trash.Restore(args[0], trashRestoreDir); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("restore: %v", err)
+	}
+}

core/cmd/dms/immutable_policy.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -269,3 +270,16 @@ func requireMutableSystemCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s%s\nCommand: dms %s\nPolicy files:\n  %s\n  %s", reason, policy.Message, commandPath, cliPolicyPackagedPath, cliPolicyAdminPath)
 }
+
+// preRunPrivileged combines the immutable-system check with a privesc tool
+// selection prompt (shown only when multiple tools are available and the
+// $DMS_PRIVESC env var isn't set).
+func preRunPrivileged(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	if err := requireMutableSystemCommand(cmd, args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := privesc.PromptCLI(os.Stdout, os.Stdin); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}

core/cmd/dms/main.go

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ func init() {
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolP("daemon", "d", false, "Run in daemon mode")
 	runCmd.Flags().Bool("daemon-child", false, "Internal flag for daemon child process")
 	runCmd.Flags().Bool("session", false, "Session managed (like as a systemd unit)")
+	runCmd.Flags().String("log-level", "", "Log level: debug, info, warn, error, fatal (overrides DMS_LOG_LEVEL)")
+	runCmd.Flags().String("log-file", "", "Append logs to this file in addition to stderr (overrides DMS_LOG_FILE)")
 	runCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("daemon-child")
 
 	greeterCmd.AddCommand(greeterInstallCmd, greeterSyncCmd, greeterEnableCmd, greeterStatusCmd, greeterUninstallCmd)

core/cmd/dms/main_distro.go

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ func init() {
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolP("daemon", "d", false, "Run in daemon mode")
 	runCmd.Flags().Bool("daemon-child", false, "Internal flag for daemon child process")
 	runCmd.Flags().Bool("session", false, "Session managed (like as a systemd unit)")
+	runCmd.Flags().String("log-level", "", "Log level: debug, info, warn, error, fatal (overrides DMS_LOG_LEVEL)")
+	runCmd.Flags().String("log-file", "", "Append logs to this file in addition to stderr (overrides DMS_LOG_FILE)")
 	runCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("daemon-child")
 
 	greeterCmd.AddCommand(greeterInstallCmd, greeterSyncCmd, greeterEnableCmd, greeterStatusCmd, greeterUninstallCmd)

core/cmd/dms/shell.go

@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ func getRuntimeDir() string {
 	return os.TempDir()
 }
 
+func appendLogEnv(env []string) []string {
+	if v := os.Getenv("DMS_LOG_LEVEL"); v != "" {
+		env = append(env, "DMS_LOG_LEVEL="+v)
+	}
+	if v := os.Getenv("DMS_LOG_FILE"); v != "" {
+		env = append(env, "DMS_LOG_FILE="+v)
+	}
+	return env
+}
+
 func hasSystemdRun() bool {
 	_, err := exec.LookPath("systemd-run")
 	return err == nil
@@ -216,6 +226,8 @@ func runShellInteractive(session bool) {
 		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland;xcb")
 	}
 
+	cmd.Env = appendLogEnv(cmd.Env)
+
 	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -459,6 +471,8 @@ func runShellDaemon(session bool) {
 		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland;xcb")
 	}
 
+	cmd.Env = appendLogEnv(cmd.Env)
+
 	devNull, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error opening /dev/null: %v", err)

core/go.mod

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ toolchain go1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/Wifx/gonetworkmanager/v2 v2.2.0
-	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.23.1
+	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.24.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v1.0.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.2
+	github.com/charmbracelet/log v1.0.0
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0
 	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.2.2
 	github.com/holoplot/go-evdev v0.0.0-20250804134636-ab1d56a1fe83
@@ -20,28 +20,27 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/yeqown/go-qrcode/v2 v2.2.5
 	github.com/yeqown/go-qrcode/writer/standard v1.3.0
-	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.16
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.8.2
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-highlighting/v2 v2.0.0-20230729083705-37449abec8cc
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.3
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260212183809-81e46e3db34a
-	golang.org/x/image v0.36.0
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f
+	golang.org/x/image v0.39.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.10.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.3 // indirect
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.6.1 // indirect
-	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.5 // indirect
+	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fogleman/gg v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v6 v6.0.0-20260209124918-37866f83c2d3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v6 v6.0.0-20260424211911-732291493fb8 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20241129210726-2c02b8208cf8 // indirect
 	github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pjbgf/sha1cd v0.5.0 // indirect
@@ -49,36 +48,37 @@ require (
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/yeqown/reedsolomon v1.0.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.50.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/harmonica v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.6 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
-	github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 v6.0.0-20260216160506-e6a3f881772f
+	github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 v6.0.0-alpha.2
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.3.0
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.0
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22
 	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.15.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 

core/go.sum

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2/go.mod h1:yd8OoFMLzJbo9gZq8j5qaps8bJ9aShtEA8Ipt1oGCvU=
-github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0 h1:ILq8+Sf5If5DCpHQp4PbZdS1J7HDFRXz/+xKBiRGFrw=
-github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0/go.mod h1:9whxjD8Rbs29b4XWbB8irEcE8KHMqaR2e7GWU1R+/PE=
+github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.4.1 h1:9RfcZHqEQUvP8RzecWEUafnZVtEvrBVL9BiF67IQOfM=
+github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.4.1/go.mod h1:e1OaTyu5SYVrO9gKOEhTc+5UcXtTUa+P3uLudwcgPqo=
 github.com/Wifx/gonetworkmanager/v2 v2.2.0 h1:kPstgsQtY8CmDOOFZd81ytM9Gi3f6ImzPCKF7nNhQ2U=
 github.com/Wifx/gonetworkmanager/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:fMDb//SHsKWxyDUAwXvCqurV3npbIyyaQWenGpZ/uXg=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.11.0 h1:2Q9r3ki8+JYXvGsDyBXwH3LcJ+WK5D0gc5E8vS6K3D0=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.11.0/go.mod h1:Bze95FyfUr7x34QZrjL+XP+0qgp/zg8yS+TtBj1WA3k=
 github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:vf4zrexSH54oEjJ7EdB65tGNHmH3pGZmVkgTP5RHvAs=
-github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.23.1 h1:nv2AVZdTyClGbVQkIzlDm/rnhk1E9bU9nXwmZ/Vk/iY=
-github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.23.1/go.mod h1:NqVhfBR0lte5Ouh3DcthuUCTUpDC9cxBOfyMbMQPs3o=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.24.0 h1:zrg+k0tAaVbM8whaT2hR5DOUqAdopsDaH998EGi6Llk=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.24.0/go.mod h1:l+ohZ9xRXIbGe7cIW+YZgOGbvuVLjMps/FYN/CwuabI=
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.0.0-20220113201626-b1b626ac65ae/go.mod h1:2kn6fqh/zIyPLmm3ugklbEi5hg5wS435eygvNfaDQL8=
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2 h1:SU73FTI9D1P5UNtvseffFSGmdNci/O6RsqzeXJtP0Qs=
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v1.0.0 h1:12J8/ak/uCZEMQ6KU7pcfwceyjLlWsDLAxB5f
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v1.0.0/go.mod h1:9d/Zd5GdnauMI5ivUIVisuEm3ave1XwXtD1ckyV6r3E=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10 h1:otUDHWMMzQSB0Pkc87rm691KZ3SWa4KUlvF9nRvCICw=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10/go.mod h1:ORQfo0fk8U+po9VaNvnV95UPWA1BitP1E0N6xJPlHr4=
-github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.2 h1:BdSNuMjRbotnxHSfxy+PCSa4xAmz7szw70ktAtWRYrY=
-github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.2/go.mod h1:0rTi81QpwDElInthtrQ6Ni7cG0sDtwAd4C4le060fT8=
+github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3 h1:QPa1IWkYI+AOB+fE+mg/5/4HRMZcaXex9t5KX76i20Q=
+github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3/go.mod h1:/zT4BhpD5aGFpqQQqw7a+VtHCzu+zrQtt1zhMt9mR4Q=
 github.com/charmbracelet/harmonica v0.2.0 h1:8NxJWRWg/bzKqqEaaeFNipOu77YR5t8aSwG4pgaUBiQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/harmonica v0.2.0/go.mod h1:KSri/1RMQOZLbw7AHqgcBycp8pgJnQMYYT8QZRqZ1Ao=
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0 h1:vYXsiLHVkK7fp74RkV7b2kq9+zDLoEU4MZoFqR/noCY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0/go.mod h1:/6Q8FR2o+kj8rz4Dq0zQc3vYf7X+B0binUUBwA0aL30=
-github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.2 h1:hYt8Qj6a8yLnvR+h7MwsJv/XvmBJXiueUcI3cIxsyig=
-github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.2/go.mod h1:qifHGX/tc7eluv2R6pWIpyHDDrrb/AG71Pf2ysQu5nw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.6 h1:GhV21SiDz/45W9AnV2R61xZMRri5NlLnl6CVF7ihZW8=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.6/go.mod h1:2JNYLgQUsyqaiLovhU2Rv/pb8r6ydXKS3NIttu3VGZQ=
+github.com/charmbracelet/log v1.0.0 h1:HVVVMmfOorfj3BA9i8X8UL69Hoz9lI0PYwXfJvOdRc4=
+github.com/charmbracelet/log v1.0.0/go.mod h1:uYgY3SmLpwJWxmlrPwXvzVYujxis1vAKRV/0VQB7yWA=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7 h1:kzv1kJvjg2S3r9KHo8hDdHFQLEqn4RBCb39dAYC84jI=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7/go.mod h1:9qGpnAVYz+8ACONkZBUWPtL7lulP9No6p1epAihUZwQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15 h1:ur3pZy0o6z/R7EylET877CBxaiE1Sp1GMxoFPAIztPI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15/go.mod h1:J1YVbR7MUuEGIFPCaaZ96KDl5NoS0DAWkskup+mOY+Q=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.2 h1:xVRT/S2ZcKdhhOuSP4t5cLi5o+JxklsoEObBSgfgZRk=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.2/go.mod h1:kF8CY5RddLWrsgVwpw4kAa6TESp6EB5y3uxGLeCqzAI=
-github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.10.0 h1:GhBG8WuerxjFQQYeuZAeVTuyxuX+UraiZGD4HJQ3Y8g=
-github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.10.0/go.mod h1:XqJajYsaiEwkxOj4bowCTMcT1SgvHo9flfF3jQasdbs=
+github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.11.0 h1:lBc6kY44VFw+TDx4I8opi/EtL9m20WSEFgwIwO+UVM8=
+github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.11.0/go.mod h1:bkrFNkf81G8HyVqmKGxsPufD3JhNl3dSqnGhOoSD/o0=
 github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.7.0 h1:+gs4oBZ2gPfVrKPthwbMzWZDaAFPGYK72F0NJv2v7Vk=
 github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:EFJ2TJMRUaplDxHKj1qAEhCtQPW2tJSwu5BF98AuoVM=
 github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.3 h1:9GPOhQGF9MCYUeXyMYlqTR6a5gTrgR/fBLXvUgtVcg8=
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0/go.mod h1:2pZnwuY/m+8K6iRw6wQdMtk+rH5tNGR1i55kozfMjCc=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.7.0/go.mod h1:DHkYz0B9wPfa6wondMfaivmHpzrQ3v9q8cnmRbL6yW8=
-github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.5 h1:Q/sSnsKerHeCkc/jSTNq1oCm7KiVgUMZRDUoRu0JQZQ=
-github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.5/go.mod h1:DHkYz0B9wPfa6wondMfaivmHpzrQ3v9q8cnmRbL6yW8=
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core/internal/config/deployer.go

@@ -62,12 +62,31 @@ func (cd *ConfigDeployer) DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(ctx contex
 func (cd *ConfigDeployer) deployConfigurationsInternal(ctx context.Context, wm deps.WindowManager, terminal deps.Terminal, installedDeps []deps.Dependency, replaceConfigs map[string]bool, reinstallItems map[string]bool, useSystemd bool) ([]DeploymentResult, error) {
 	var results []DeploymentResult
 
+	// Primary config file paths used to detect fresh installs.
+	configPrimaryPaths := map[string]string{
+		"Niri":      filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config", "niri", "config.kdl"),
+		"Hyprland":  filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config", "hypr", "hyprland.conf"),
+		"Ghostty":   filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config", "ghostty", "config"),
+		"Kitty":     filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config", "kitty", "kitty.conf"),
+		"Alacritty": filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config", "alacritty", "alacritty.toml"),
+	}
+
 	shouldReplaceConfig := func(configType string) bool {
 		if replaceConfigs == nil {
 			return true
 		}
 		replace, exists := replaceConfigs[configType]
-		return !exists || replace
+		if !exists || replace {
+			return true
+		}
+		// Config is explicitly set to "don't replace" — but still deploy
+		// if the config file doesn't exist yet (fresh install scenario).
+		if primaryPath, ok := configPrimaryPaths[configType]; ok {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(primaryPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
 	}
 
 	switch wm {

core/internal/config/deployer_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -624,3 +625,168 @@ func TestAlacrittyConfigDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Contains(t, string(newContent), "decorations = \"None\"")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestShouldReplaceConfigDeployIfMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	allFalse := map[string]bool{
+		"Niri":      false,
+		"Hyprland":  false,
+		"Ghostty":   false,
+		"Kitty":     false,
+		"Alacritty": false,
+	}
+
+	t.Run("replaceConfigs nil deploys config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dankinstall-replace-nil-test")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+		originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
+		os.Setenv("HOME", tempDir)
+		defer os.Setenv("HOME", originalHome)
+
+		logChan := make(chan string, 100)
+		cd := NewConfigDeployer(logChan)
+
+		results, err := cd.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(
+			context.Background(),
+			deps.WindowManagerNiri,
+			deps.TerminalGhostty,
+			nil, // installedDeps
+			nil, // replaceConfigs
+			nil, // reinstallItems
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// With replaceConfigs=nil, all configs should be deployed
+		hasDeployed := false
+		for _, r := range results {
+			if r.Deployed {
+				hasDeployed = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		assert.True(t, hasDeployed, "expected at least one config to be deployed when replaceConfigs is nil")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("replaceConfigs all false and config missing deploys config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dankinstall-replace-missing-test")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+		originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
+		os.Setenv("HOME", tempDir)
+		defer os.Setenv("HOME", originalHome)
+
+		logChan := make(chan string, 100)
+		cd := NewConfigDeployer(logChan)
+
+		results, err := cd.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(
+			context.Background(),
+			deps.WindowManagerNiri,
+			deps.TerminalGhostty,
+			nil,      // installedDeps
+			allFalse, // replaceConfigs — all false
+			nil,      // reinstallItems
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Config files don't exist on disk, so they should still be deployed
+		hasDeployed := false
+		for _, r := range results {
+			if r.Deployed {
+				hasDeployed = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		assert.True(t, hasDeployed, "expected configs to be deployed when files are missing, even with replaceConfigs all false")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("replaceConfigs false and config exists skips config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dankinstall-replace-exists-test")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+		originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
+		os.Setenv("HOME", tempDir)
+		defer os.Setenv("HOME", originalHome)
+
+		// Create the Ghostty primary config file so shouldReplaceConfig returns false
+		ghosttyPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "ghostty", "config")
+		err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(ghosttyPath), 0o755)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = os.WriteFile(ghosttyPath, []byte("# existing ghostty config\n"), 0o644)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Also create the Niri primary config file
+		niriPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "niri", "config.kdl")
+		err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(niriPath), 0o755)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = os.WriteFile(niriPath, []byte("// existing niri config\n"), 0o644)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		logChan := make(chan string, 100)
+		cd := NewConfigDeployer(logChan)
+
+		results, err := cd.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(
+			context.Background(),
+			deps.WindowManagerNiri,
+			deps.TerminalGhostty,
+			nil,      // installedDeps
+			allFalse, // replaceConfigs — all false
+			nil,      // reinstallItems
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Both Niri and Ghostty config files exist, so with all false they should be skipped
+		for _, r := range results {
+			assert.Fail(t, "expected no configs to be deployed", "got deployed config: %s", r.ConfigType)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("replaceConfigs true and config exists deploys config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dankinstall-replace-true-test")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+		originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
+		os.Setenv("HOME", tempDir)
+		defer os.Setenv("HOME", originalHome)
+
+		// Create the Ghostty primary config file
+		ghosttyPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "ghostty", "config")
+		err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(ghosttyPath), 0o755)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = os.WriteFile(ghosttyPath, []byte("# existing ghostty config\n"), 0o644)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		logChan := make(chan string, 100)
+		cd := NewConfigDeployer(logChan)
+
+		replaceConfigs := map[string]bool{
+			"Niri":      false,
+			"Hyprland":  false,
+			"Ghostty":   true, // explicitly true
+			"Kitty":     false,
+			"Alacritty": false,
+		}
+
+		results, err := cd.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(
+			context.Background(),
+			deps.WindowManagerNiri,
+			deps.TerminalGhostty,
+			nil,            // installedDeps
+			replaceConfigs, // Ghostty=true, rest=false
+			nil,            // reinstallItems
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Ghostty should be deployed because replaceConfigs["Ghostty"]=true
+		foundGhostty := false
+		for _, r := range results {
+			if r.ConfigType == "Ghostty" && r.Deployed {
+				foundGhostty = true
+			}
+		}
+		assert.True(t, foundGhostty, "expected Ghostty config to be deployed when replaceConfigs is true")
+	})
+}

core/internal/distros/arch.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPasswor
 		LogOutput:   "Installing base-devel development tools",
 	}
 
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -S --needed --noconfirm base-devel")
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -S --needed --noconfirm base-devel")
 	if err := a.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.08, 0.10); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install base-devel: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) preinstallQuickshellGit(ctx context.Context, sudoPass
 			CommandInfo: "sudo pacman -Rdd --noconfirm quickshell",
 			LogOutput:   "Removing stable quickshell so quickshell-git can be installed",
 		}
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -Rdd --noconfirm quickshell")
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -Rdd --noconfirm quickshell")
 		if err := a.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseAURPackages, 0.15, 0.18); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove stable quickshell: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) installSystemPackages(ctx context.Context, packages [
 		CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 	}
 
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	return a.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.40, 0.60)
 }
 
@@ -779,7 +780,7 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) installSingleAURPackageInternal(ctx context.Context,
 	installArgs := []string{"pacman", "-U", "--noconfirm"}
 	installArgs = append(installArgs, files...)
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(installArgs, " "))
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(installArgs, " "))
 
 	fileNames := make([]string, len(files))
 	for i, f := range files {

core/internal/distros/base.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/version"
 )
 
@@ -55,27 +56,6 @@ func (b *BaseDistribution) logError(message string, err error) {
 	b.log(errorMsg)
 }
 
-// escapeSingleQuotes escapes single quotes in a string for safe use in bash single-quoted strings.
-// It replaces each ' with '\” which closes the quote, adds an escaped quote, and reopens the quote.
-// This prevents shell injection and syntax errors when passwords contain single quotes or apostrophes.
-func escapeSingleQuotes(s string) string {
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "'\\''")
-}
-
-// MakeSudoCommand creates a command string that safely passes password to sudo.
-// This helper escapes special characters in the password to prevent shell injection
-// and syntax errors when passwords contain single quotes, apostrophes, or other special chars.
-func MakeSudoCommand(sudoPassword string, command string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' | sudo -S %s", escapeSingleQuotes(sudoPassword), command)
-}
-
-// ExecSudoCommand creates an exec.Cmd that runs a command with sudo using the provided password.
-// The password is properly escaped to prevent shell injection and syntax errors.
-func ExecSudoCommand(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string, command string) *exec.Cmd {
-	cmdStr := MakeSudoCommand(sudoPassword, command)
-	return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c", cmdStr)
-}
-
 func (b *BaseDistribution) detectCommand(name, description string) deps.Dependency {
 	status := deps.StatusMissing
 	if b.commandExists(name) {
@@ -710,7 +690,7 @@ func (b *BaseDistribution) installDMSBinary(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword st
 	}
 
 	// Install to /usr/local/bin
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("cp %s /usr/local/bin/dms", binaryPath))
 	if err := installCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install DMS binary: %w", err)

core/internal/distros/debian.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 		LogOutput:  "Updating APT package lists",
 	}
 
-	updateCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
+	updateCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
 	if err := d.runWithProgress(updateCmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.06, 0.07); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update package lists: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 
 	checkCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "dpkg", "-l", "build-essential")
 	if err := checkCmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y build-essential")
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y build-essential")
 		if err := d.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.08, 0.09); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to install build-essential: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 		LogOutput:   "Installing additional development tools",
 	}
 
-	devToolsCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	devToolsCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		"DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y curl wget git cmake ninja-build pkg-config gnupg libxcb-cursor-dev libglib2.0-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev libjpeg-dev libpugixml-dev")
 	if err := d.runWithProgress(devToolsCmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.10, 0.12); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install development tools: %w", err)
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) enableOBSRepos(ctx context.Context, obsPkgs []Packa
 			keyringPath := fmt.Sprintf("/etc/apt/keyrings/%s.gpg", repoName)
 
 			// Create keyrings directory if it doesn't exist
-			mkdirCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings")
+			mkdirCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings")
 			if err := mkdirCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 				d.log(fmt.Sprintf("Warning: failed to create keyrings directory: %v", err))
 			}
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) enableOBSRepos(ctx context.Context, obsPkgs []Packa
 			}
 
 			keyCmd := fmt.Sprintf("bash -c 'rm -f %s && curl -fsSL %s/Release.key | gpg --batch --dearmor -o %s'", keyringPath, baseURL, keyringPath)
-			cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, keyCmd)
+			cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, keyCmd)
 			if err := d.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.18, 0.20); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add OBS GPG key for %s: %w", pkg.RepoURL, err)
 			}
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) enableOBSRepos(ctx context.Context, obsPkgs []Packa
 				CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' | sudo tee %s", repoLine, listFile),
 			}
 
-			addRepoCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			addRepoCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 				fmt.Sprintf("bash -c \"echo '%s' | tee %s\"", repoLine, listFile))
 			if err := d.runWithProgress(addRepoCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.20, 0.22); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add OBS repo %s: %w", pkg.RepoURL, err)
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) enableOBSRepos(ctx context.Context, obsPkgs []Packa
 			CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get update",
 		}
 
-		updateCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
+		updateCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
 		if err := d.runWithProgress(updateCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.25, 0.27); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update package lists after adding OBS repos: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) installAPTPackages(ctx context.Context, packages []
 			CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 		}
 
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 		return d.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, startProgress, endProgress)
 	}
 
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) installBuildDependencies(ctx context.Context, manua
 	args := []string{"apt-get", "install", "-y"}
 	args = append(args, depList...)
 
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	return d.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.80, 0.82)
 }
 
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) installRust(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword strin
 		CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get install rustup",
 	}
 
-	rustupInstallCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y rustup")
+	rustupInstallCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y rustup")
 	if err := d.runWithProgress(rustupInstallCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.82, 0.83); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install rustup: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ func (d *DebianDistribution) installGo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string,
 		CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get install golang-go",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y golang-go")
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y golang-go")
 	return d.runWithProgress(installCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.87, 0.90)
 }
 

core/internal/distros/fedora.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ func (f *FedoraDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 
 	args := []string{"dnf", "install", "-y"}
 	args = append(args, missingPkgs...)
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logError("failed to install prerequisites", err)
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ func (f *FedoraDistribution) enableCOPRRepos(ctx context.Context, coprPkgs []Pac
 				CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo dnf copr enable -y %s", pkg.RepoURL),
 			}
 
-			cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 				fmt.Sprintf("dnf copr enable -y %s 2>&1", pkg.RepoURL))
 			output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ func (f *FedoraDistribution) enableCOPRRepos(ctx context.Context, coprPkgs []Pac
 					CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("echo \"priority=1\" | sudo tee -a %s", repoFile),
 				}
 
-				priorityCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+				priorityCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 					fmt.Sprintf("bash -c 'echo \"priority=1\" | tee -a %s'", repoFile))
 				priorityOutput, err := priorityCmd.CombinedOutput()
 				if err != nil {
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ func (f *FedoraDistribution) installDNFGroups(ctx context.Context, packages []st
 			CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 		}
 
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 		return f.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, phase, groupStart, groupEnd)
 	}
 

core/internal/distros/gentoo.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 var GentooGlobalUseFlags = []string{
@@ -201,9 +202,9 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) setGlobalUseFlags(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword
 
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	if hasUse {
-		cmd = ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("sed -i 's/^USE=\"\\(.*\\)\"/USE=\"\\1 %s\"/' /etc/portage/make.conf", useFlags))
+		cmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("sed -i 's/^USE=\"\\(.*\\)\"/USE=\"\\1 %s\"/' /etc/portage/make.conf", useFlags))
 	} else {
-		cmd = ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("bash -c \"echo 'USE=\\\"%s\\\"' >> /etc/portage/make.conf\"", useFlags))
+		cmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("bash -c \"echo 'USE=\\\"%s\\\"' >> /etc/portage/make.conf\"", useFlags))
 	}
 
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 		LogOutput:   "Syncing Portage tree with emerge --sync",
 	}
 
-	syncCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "emerge --sync --quiet")
+	syncCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "emerge --sync --quiet")
 	syncOutput, syncErr := syncCmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if syncErr != nil {
 		g.log(fmt.Sprintf("emerge --sync output: %s", string(syncOutput)))
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 
 	args := []string{"emerge", "--ask=n", "--quiet"}
 	args = append(args, missingPkgs...)
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		g.logError("failed to install prerequisites", err)
@@ -503,14 +504,14 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) installPortagePackages(ctx context.Context, package
 		CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 	}
 
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	return g.runWithProgressTimeout(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.40, 0.60, 0)
 }
 
 func (g *GentooDistribution) setPackageUseFlags(ctx context.Context, packageName, useFlags, sudoPassword string) error {
 	packageUseDir := "/etc/portage/package.use"
 
-	mkdirCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	mkdirCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p %s", packageUseDir))
 	if output, err := mkdirCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		g.log(fmt.Sprintf("mkdir output: %s", string(output)))
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) setPackageUseFlags(ctx context.Context, packageName
 	if checkExistingCmd.Run() == nil {
 		g.log(fmt.Sprintf("Updating USE flags for %s from existing entry", packageName))
 		escapedPkg := strings.ReplaceAll(packageName, "/", "\\/")
-		replaceCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+		replaceCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 			fmt.Sprintf("sed -i '/^%s /d' %s/danklinux; exit_code=$?; exit $exit_code", escapedPkg, packageUseDir))
 		if output, err := replaceCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 			g.log(fmt.Sprintf("sed delete output: %s", string(output)))
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) setPackageUseFlags(ctx context.Context, packageName
 		}
 	}
 
-	appendCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	appendCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("bash -c \"echo '%s' >> %s/danklinux\"", useFlagLine, packageUseDir))
 
 	output, err := appendCmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) syncGURURepo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword stri
 	}
 
 	// Enable GURU repository
-	enableCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	enableCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		"eselect repository enable guru 2>&1; exit_code=$?; exit $exit_code")
 	output, err := enableCmd.CombinedOutput()
 
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) syncGURURepo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword stri
 		LogOutput:   "Syncing GURU repository",
 	}
 
-	syncCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	syncCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		"emaint sync --repo guru 2>&1; exit_code=$?; exit $exit_code")
 	syncOutput, syncErr := syncCmd.CombinedOutput()
 
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) setPackageAcceptKeywords(ctx context.Context, packa
 
 	acceptKeywordsDir := "/etc/portage/package.accept_keywords"
 
-	mkdirCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	mkdirCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p %s", acceptKeywordsDir))
 	if output, err := mkdirCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		g.log(fmt.Sprintf("mkdir output: %s", string(output)))
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) setPackageAcceptKeywords(ctx context.Context, packa
 	if checkExistingCmd.Run() == nil {
 		g.log(fmt.Sprintf("Updating accept keywords for %s from existing entry", packageName))
 		escapedPkg := strings.ReplaceAll(packageName, "/", "\\/")
-		replaceCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+		replaceCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 			fmt.Sprintf("sed -i '/^%s /d' %s/danklinux; exit_code=$?; exit $exit_code", escapedPkg, acceptKeywordsDir))
 		if output, err := replaceCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 			g.log(fmt.Sprintf("sed delete output: %s", string(output)))
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) setPackageAcceptKeywords(ctx context.Context, packa
 		}
 	}
 
-	appendCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	appendCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("bash -c \"echo '%s' >> %s/danklinux\"", keywordLine, acceptKeywordsDir))
 
 	output, err := appendCmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -695,6 +696,6 @@ func (g *GentooDistribution) installGURUPackages(ctx context.Context, packages [
 		CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 	}
 
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	return g.runWithProgressTimeout(cmd, progressChan, PhaseAURPackages, 0.70, 0.85, 0)
 }

core/internal/distros/manual_packages.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 // ManualPackageInstaller provides methods for installing packages from source
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installDgop(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword s
 		CommandInfo: "sudo make install",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "make install")
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "make install")
 	installCmd.Dir = tmpDir
 	if err := installCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		m.logError("failed to install dgop", err)
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installNiri(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword s
 		CommandInfo: "dpkg -i niri.deb",
 	}
 
-	installDebCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	installDebCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("dpkg -i %s/target/debian/niri_*.deb", buildDir))
 
 	output, err := installDebCmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installQuickshell(ctx context.Context, variant
 		CommandInfo: "sudo cmake --install build",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "cmake --install build")
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "cmake --install build")
 	installCmd.Dir = tmpDir
 	if err := installCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install quickshell: %w", err)
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installHyprland(ctx context.Context, sudoPasswo
 		CommandInfo: "sudo make install",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "make install")
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "make install")
 	installCmd.Dir = tmpDir
 	if err := installCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install Hyprland: %w", err)
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installGhostty(ctx context.Context, sudoPasswor
 		CommandInfo: "sudo cp zig-out/bin/ghostty /usr/local/bin/",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		fmt.Sprintf("cp %s/zig-out/bin/ghostty /usr/local/bin/", tmpDir))
 	if err := installCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install Ghostty: %w", err)
@@ -492,16 +493,11 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installMatugen(ctx context.Context, sudoPasswor
 		CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo cp %s %s", sourcePath, targetPath),
 	}
 
-	copyCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-S", "cp", sourcePath, targetPath)
-	copyCmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(sudoPassword + "\n")
-	if err := copyCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(ctx, sudoPassword, "cp", sourcePath, targetPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy matugen to /usr/local/bin: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Make it executable
-	chmodCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-S", "chmod", "+x", targetPath)
-	chmodCmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(sudoPassword + "\n")
-	if err := chmodCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(ctx, sudoPassword, "chmod", "+x", targetPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to make matugen executable: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -646,15 +642,11 @@ func (m *ManualPackageInstaller) installXwaylandSatellite(ctx context.Context, s
 		CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo cp %s %s", sourcePath, targetPath),
 	}
 
-	copyCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-S", "cp", sourcePath, targetPath)
-	copyCmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(sudoPassword + "\n")
-	if err := copyCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(ctx, sudoPassword, "cp", sourcePath, targetPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy xwayland-satellite to /usr/local/bin: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	chmodCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-S", "chmod", "+x", targetPath)
-	chmodCmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(sudoPassword + "\n")
-	if err := chmodCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(ctx, sudoPassword, "chmod", "+x", targetPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to make xwayland-satellite executable: %w", err)
 	}
 

core/internal/distros/opensuse.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPas
 
 	args := []string{"zypper", "install", "-y"}
 	args = append(args, missingPkgs...)
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		o.logError("failed to install prerequisites", err)
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) enableOBSRepos(ctx context.Context, obsPkgs []Pac
 				CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo zypper addrepo %s", repoURL),
 			}
 
-			cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 				fmt.Sprintf("zypper addrepo -f %s", repoURL))
 			if err := o.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.20, 0.22); err != nil {
 				o.log(fmt.Sprintf("OBS repo %s add failed (may already exist): %v", pkg.RepoURL, err))
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) enableOBSRepos(ctx context.Context, obsPkgs []Pac
 			CommandInfo: "sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh",
 		}
 
-		refreshCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh")
+		refreshCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh")
 		if err := o.runWithProgress(refreshCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.25, 0.27); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to refresh repositories: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) disableInstallMediaRepos(ctx context.Context, sud
 	}
 
 	for _, alias := range aliases {
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("zypper modifyrepo -d '%s'", escapeSingleQuotes(alias)))
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("zypper modifyrepo -d '%s'", privesc.EscapeSingleQuotes(alias)))
 		repoOutput, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 		if err != nil {
 			o.log(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to disable install media repo %s: %s", alias, strings.TrimSpace(string(repoOutput))))
@@ -646,7 +647,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) installZypperPackages(ctx context.Context, packag
 			CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 		}
 
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 		return o.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, phase, groupStart, groupEnd)
 	}
 
@@ -774,7 +775,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) installQuickshell(ctx context.Context, variant de
 		CommandInfo: "sudo cmake --install build",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "cmake --install build")
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "cmake --install build")
 	installCmd.Dir = tmpDir
 	if err := installCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install quickshell: %w", err)
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ func (o *OpenSUSEDistribution) installRust(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword str
 		CommandInfo: "sudo zypper install rustup",
 	}
 
-	rustupInstallCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper install -y rustup")
+	rustupInstallCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper install -y rustup")
 	if err := o.runWithProgress(rustupInstallCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.82, 0.83); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install rustup: %w", err)
 	}

core/internal/distros/ubuntu.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 		LogOutput:  "Updating APT package lists",
 	}
 
-	updateCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
+	updateCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
 	if err := u.runWithProgress(updateCmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.06, 0.07); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update package lists: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 	checkCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "dpkg", "-l", "build-essential")
 	if err := checkCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		// Not installed, install it
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y build-essential")
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y build-essential")
 		if err := u.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.08, 0.09); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to install build-essential: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassw
 		LogOutput:   "Installing additional development tools",
 	}
 
-	devToolsCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	devToolsCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		"apt-get install -y curl wget git cmake ninja-build pkg-config libglib2.0-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev")
 	if err := u.runWithProgress(devToolsCmd, progressChan, PhasePrerequisites, 0.10, 0.12); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install development tools: %w", err)
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) extractPackageNames(packages []PackageMapping) []st
 func (u *UbuntuDistribution) enablePPARepos(ctx context.Context, ppaPkgs []PackageMapping, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
 	enabledRepos := make(map[string]bool)
 
-	installPPACmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	installPPACmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		"apt-get install -y software-properties-common")
 	if err := u.runWithProgress(installPPACmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.15, 0.17); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install software-properties-common: %w", err)
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) enablePPARepos(ctx context.Context, ppaPkgs []Packa
 				CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo add-apt-repository -y %s", pkg.RepoURL),
 			}
 
-			cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 				fmt.Sprintf("add-apt-repository -y %s", pkg.RepoURL))
 			if err := u.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.20, 0.22); err != nil {
 				u.logError(fmt.Sprintf("failed to enable PPA repo %s", pkg.RepoURL), err)
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) enablePPARepos(ctx context.Context, ppaPkgs []Packa
 			CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get update",
 		}
 
-		updateCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
+		updateCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
 		if err := u.runWithProgress(updateCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.25, 0.27); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update package lists after adding PPAs: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) installAPTGroups(ctx context.Context, packages []st
 			CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
 		}
 
-		cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 		return u.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, phase, groupStart, groupEnd)
 	}
 
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) installBuildDependencies(ctx context.Context, manua
 	args := []string{"apt-get", "install", "-y"}
 	args = append(args, depList...)
 
-	cmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
 	return u.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.80, 0.82)
 }
 
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) installRust(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword strin
 		CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get install rustup",
 	}
 
-	rustupInstallCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y rustup")
+	rustupInstallCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y rustup")
 	if err := u.runWithProgress(rustupInstallCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.82, 0.83); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install rustup: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -649,7 +650,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) installGo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string,
 		CommandInfo: "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports",
 	}
 
-	addPPACmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+	addPPACmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
 		"add-apt-repository -y ppa:longsleep/golang-backports")
 	if err := u.runWithProgress(addPPACmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.87, 0.88); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add Go PPA: %w", err)
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) installGo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string,
 		CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get update",
 	}
 
-	updateCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
+	updateCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update")
 	if err := u.runWithProgress(updateCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.88, 0.89); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update package lists after adding Go PPA: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ func (u *UbuntuDistribution) installGo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string,
 		CommandInfo: "sudo apt-get install golang-go",
 	}
 
-	installCmd := ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y golang-go")
+	installCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y golang-go")
 	return u.runWithProgress(installCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.89, 0.90)
 }
 

core/internal/greeter/installer.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/matugen"
 	sharedpam "github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/pam"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/sblinch/kdl-go"
 	"github.com/sblinch/kdl-go/document"
@@ -327,56 +328,17 @@ func EnsureGreetdInstalled(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 
 	switch config.Family {
 	case distros.FamilyArch:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
-				"pacman -S --needed --noconfirm greetd")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "pacman", "-S", "--needed", "--noconfirm", "greetd")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -S --needed --noconfirm greetd")
 	case distros.FamilyFedora:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
-				"dnf install -y greetd")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "dnf", "install", "-y", "greetd")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "dnf install -y greetd")
 	case distros.FamilySUSE:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
-				"zypper install -y greetd")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "zypper", "install", "-y", "greetd")
-		}
-
-	case distros.FamilyUbuntu:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
-				"apt-get install -y greetd")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "greetd")
-		}
-
-	case distros.FamilyDebian:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
-				"apt-get install -y greetd")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "greetd")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper install -y greetd")
+	case distros.FamilyUbuntu, distros.FamilyDebian:
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y greetd")
 	case distros.FamilyGentoo:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
-				"emerge --ask n sys-apps/greetd")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "emerge", "--ask", "n", "sys-apps/greetd")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "emerge --ask n sys-apps/greetd")
 	case distros.FamilyNix:
 		return fmt.Errorf("on NixOS, please add greetd to your configuration.nix")
-
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported distribution family for automatic greetd installation: %s", config.Family)
 	}
@@ -437,56 +399,56 @@ func TryInstallGreeterPackage(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) bool {
 		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("Adding DankLinux OBS repository (%s)...", obsSlug))
 		if _, err := exec.LookPath("gpg"); err != nil {
 			logFunc("Installing gnupg for OBS repository key import...")
-			installGPGCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "gnupg")
+			installGPGCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y gnupg")
 			installGPGCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 			installGPGCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 			if err := installGPGCmd.Run(); err != nil {
 				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Failed to install gnupg: %v", err))
 			}
 		}
-		mkdirCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "mkdir", "-p", "/etc/apt/keyrings")
+		mkdirCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings")
 		mkdirCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		mkdirCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		mkdirCmd.Run()
-		addKeyCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c",
-			fmt.Sprintf(`curl -fsSL %s | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/danklinux.gpg`, keyURL))
+		addKeyCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			fmt.Sprintf(`bash -c "curl -fsSL %s | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/danklinux.gpg"`, keyURL))
 		addKeyCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		addKeyCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		addKeyCmd.Run()
-		addRepoCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c",
-			fmt.Sprintf(`echo '%s' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/danklinux.list`, repoLine))
+		addRepoCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			fmt.Sprintf(`bash -c "echo '%s' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/danklinux.list"`, repoLine))
 		addRepoCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		addRepoCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		addRepoCmd.Run()
-		exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "update").Run()
-		installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "dms-greeter")
+		privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update").Run()
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y dms-greeter")
 	case distros.FamilySUSE:
 		repoURL := getOpenSUSEOBSRepoURL(osInfo)
 		failHint = fmt.Sprintf("⚠ dms-greeter install failed. Add OBS repo manually:\nsudo zypper addrepo %s\nsudo zypper refresh && sudo zypper install dms-greeter", repoURL)
 		logFunc("Adding DankLinux OBS repository...")
-		addRepoCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "zypper", "addrepo", repoURL)
+		addRepoCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("zypper addrepo %s", repoURL))
 		addRepoCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		addRepoCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		addRepoCmd.Run()
-		exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "zypper", "refresh").Run()
-		installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "zypper", "install", "-y", "dms-greeter")
+		privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper refresh").Run()
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper install -y dms-greeter")
 	case distros.FamilyUbuntu:
 		failHint = "⚠ dms-greeter install failed. Add PPA manually: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:avengemedia/danklinux && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y dms-greeter"
 		logFunc("Enabling PPA ppa:avengemedia/danklinux...")
-		ppacmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "add-apt-repository", "-y", "ppa:avengemedia/danklinux")
+		ppacmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "add-apt-repository -y ppa:avengemedia/danklinux")
 		ppacmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		ppacmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		ppacmd.Run()
-		exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "update").Run()
-		installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "dms-greeter")
+		privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get update").Run()
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y dms-greeter")
 	case distros.FamilyFedora:
 		failHint = "⚠ dms-greeter install failed. Enable COPR manually: sudo dnf copr enable avengemedia/danklinux && sudo dnf install dms-greeter"
 		logFunc("Enabling COPR avengemedia/danklinux...")
-		coprcmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "dnf", "copr", "enable", "-y", "avengemedia/danklinux")
+		coprcmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "dnf copr enable -y avengemedia/danklinux")
 		coprcmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		coprcmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		coprcmd.Run()
-		installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "dnf", "install", "-y", "dms-greeter")
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "dnf install -y dms-greeter")
 	case distros.FamilyArch:
 		aurHelper := ""
 		for _, helper := range []string{"paru", "yay"} {
@@ -539,25 +501,25 @@ func CopyGreeterFiles(dmsPath, compositor string, logFunc func(string), sudoPass
 		if info, err := os.Stat(wrapperDst); err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
 			action = "Updated"
 		}
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "cp", wrapperSrc, wrapperDst); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", wrapperSrc, wrapperDst); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy dms-greeter wrapper: %w", err)
 		}
 		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ %s dms-greeter wrapper at %s", action, wrapperDst))
 
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "+x", wrapperDst); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "+x", wrapperDst); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to make wrapper executable: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		osInfo, err := distros.GetOSInfo()
 		if err == nil {
 			if config, exists := distros.Registry[osInfo.Distribution.ID]; exists && (config.Family == distros.FamilyFedora || config.Family == distros.FamilySUSE) {
-				if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "semanage", "fcontext", "-a", "-t", "bin_t", wrapperDst); err != nil {
+				if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "semanage", "fcontext", "-a", "-t", "bin_t", wrapperDst); err != nil {
 					logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to set SELinux fcontext: %v", err))
 				} else {
 					logFunc("✓ Set SELinux fcontext for dms-greeter")
 				}
 
-				if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "restorecon", "-v", wrapperDst); err != nil {
+				if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "restorecon", "-v", wrapperDst); err != nil {
 					logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to restore SELinux context: %v", err))
 				} else {
 					logFunc("✓ Restored SELinux context for dms-greeter")
@@ -583,7 +545,7 @@ func EnsureGreeterCacheDir(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to stat cache directory: %w", err)
 		}
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", cacheDir); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", cacheDir); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create cache directory: %w", err)
 		}
 		created = true
@@ -595,17 +557,17 @@ func EnsureGreeterCacheDir(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	daemonUser := DetectGreeterUser()
 	preferredOwner := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", daemonUser, group)
 	owner := preferredOwner
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chown", owner, cacheDir); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chown", owner, cacheDir); err != nil {
 		// Some setups may not have a matching daemon user at this moment; fall back
 		// to root:<group> while still allowing group-writable greeter runtime access.
 		fallbackOwner := fmt.Sprintf("root:%s", group)
-		if fallbackErr := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chown", fallbackOwner, cacheDir); fallbackErr != nil {
+		if fallbackErr := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chown", fallbackOwner, cacheDir); fallbackErr != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set cache directory owner (preferred %s: %v; fallback %s: %w)", preferredOwner, err, fallbackOwner, fallbackErr)
 		}
 		owner = fallbackOwner
 	}
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "2770", cacheDir); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "2770", cacheDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set cache directory permissions: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -616,13 +578,13 @@ func EnsureGreeterCacheDir(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 		filepath.Join(cacheDir, ".cache"),
 	}
 	for _, dir := range runtimeDirs {
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", dir); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", dir); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create cache runtime directory %s: %w", dir, err)
 		}
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chown", owner, dir); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chown", owner, dir); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set owner for cache runtime directory %s: %w", dir, err)
 		}
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "2770", dir); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "2770", dir); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set permissions for cache runtime directory %s: %w", dir, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -634,7 +596,7 @@ func EnsureGreeterCacheDir(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	}
 
 	if isSELinuxEnforcing() && utils.CommandExists("restorecon") {
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "restorecon", "-Rv", cacheDir); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "restorecon", "-Rv", cacheDir); err != nil {
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to restore SELinux context for %s: %v", cacheDir, err))
 		}
 	}
@@ -659,13 +621,13 @@ func ensureGreeterMemoryCompatLink(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword, legacyPat
 	info, err := os.Lstat(legacyPath)
 	if err == nil && info.Mode().IsRegular() {
 		if _, stateErr := os.Stat(statePath); os.IsNotExist(stateErr) {
-			if copyErr := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "cp", "-f", legacyPath, statePath); copyErr != nil {
+			if copyErr := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", "-f", legacyPath, statePath); copyErr != nil {
 				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to migrate legacy greeter memory file to %s: %v", statePath, copyErr))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "ln", "-sfn", statePath, legacyPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "ln", "-sfn", statePath, legacyPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create greeter memory compatibility symlink %s -> %s: %w", legacyPath, statePath, err)
 	}
 
@@ -692,7 +654,7 @@ func InstallAppArmorProfile(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", "/etc/apparmor.d"); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", "/etc/apparmor.d"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create /etc/apparmor.d: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -709,15 +671,15 @@ func InstallAppArmorProfile(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	}
 	tmp.Close()
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "cp", tmpPath, appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", tmpPath, appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install AppArmor profile to %s: %w", appArmorProfileDest, err)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set AppArmor profile permissions: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if utils.CommandExists("apparmor_parser") {
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "apparmor_parser", "-r", appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "apparmor_parser", "-r", appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("  ⚠ AppArmor profile installed but reload failed: %v", err))
 			logFunc("    Run: sudo apparmor_parser -r " + appArmorProfileDest)
 		} else {
@@ -745,9 +707,9 @@ func UninstallAppArmorProfile(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	}
 
 	if utils.CommandExists("apparmor_parser") {
-		_ = runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "apparmor_parser", "--remove", appArmorProfileDest)
+		_ = privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "apparmor_parser", "--remove", appArmorProfileDest)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", appArmorProfileDest); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove AppArmor profile: %w", err)
 	}
 	logFunc("  ✓ Removed DMS AppArmor profile")
@@ -777,50 +739,17 @@ func EnsureACLInstalled(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 
 	switch config.Family {
 	case distros.FamilyArch:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -S --needed --noconfirm acl")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "pacman", "-S", "--needed", "--noconfirm", "acl")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -S --needed --noconfirm acl")
 	case distros.FamilyFedora:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "dnf install -y acl")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "dnf", "install", "-y", "acl")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "dnf install -y acl")
 	case distros.FamilySUSE:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper install -y acl")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "zypper", "install", "-y", "acl")
-		}
-
-	case distros.FamilyUbuntu:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y acl")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "acl")
-		}
-
-	case distros.FamilyDebian:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y acl")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "acl")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "zypper install -y acl")
+	case distros.FamilyUbuntu, distros.FamilyDebian:
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y acl")
 	case distros.FamilyGentoo:
-		if sudoPassword != "" {
-			installCmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "emerge --ask n sys-fs/acl")
-		} else {
-			installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "emerge", "--ask", "n", "sys-fs/acl")
-		}
-
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "emerge --ask n sys-fs/acl")
 	case distros.FamilyNix:
 		return fmt.Errorf("on NixOS, please add pkgs.acl to your configuration.nix")
-
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported distribution family for automatic acl installation: %s", config.Family)
 	}
@@ -877,7 +806,7 @@ func SetupParentDirectoryACLs(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 		}
 
 		// Group ACL covers daemon users regardless of username (e.g. greetd ≠ greeter on Fedora).
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "setfacl", "-m", fmt.Sprintf("g:%s:rX", group), dir.path); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "setfacl", "-m", fmt.Sprintf("g:%s:rX", group), dir.path); err != nil {
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to set ACL on %s: %v", dir.desc, err))
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("  You may need to run manually: setfacl -m g:%s:rX %s", group, dir.path))
 			continue
@@ -934,7 +863,7 @@ func RemediateStaleACLs(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) {
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, user := range existingUsers {
-			_ = runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "setfacl", "-x", fmt.Sprintf("u:%s", user), dir)
+			_ = privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "setfacl", "-x", fmt.Sprintf("u:%s", user), dir)
 			cleaned = true
 		}
 	}
@@ -974,7 +903,7 @@ func SetupDMSGroup(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 
 	// Create the group if it doesn't exist yet (e.g. before greetd package is installed).
 	if !utils.HasGroup(group) {
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "groupadd", "-r", group); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "groupadd", "-r", group); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s group: %w", group, err)
 		}
 		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Created system group %s", group))
@@ -985,7 +914,7 @@ func SetupDMSGroup(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	if err == nil && strings.Contains(string(groupsOutput), group) {
 		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ %s is already in %s group", currentUser, group))
 	} else {
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "usermod", "-aG", group, currentUser); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "usermod", "-aG", group, currentUser); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add %s to %s group: %w", currentUser, group, err)
 		}
 		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Added %s to %s group (logout/login required for changes to take effect)", currentUser, group))
@@ -1000,7 +929,7 @@ func SetupDMSGroup(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 			if strings.Contains(string(daemonGroupsOutput), group) {
 				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Greeter daemon user %s is already in %s group", daemonUser, group))
 			} else {
-				if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "usermod", "-aG", group, daemonUser); err != nil {
+				if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "usermod", "-aG", group, daemonUser); err != nil {
 					logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: could not add %s to %s group: %v", daemonUser, group, err))
 				} else {
 					logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Added greeter daemon user %s to %s group", daemonUser, group))
@@ -1030,12 +959,12 @@ func SetupDMSGroup(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chgrp", "-R", group, dir.path); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chgrp", "-R", group, dir.path); err != nil {
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to set group for %s: %v", dir.desc, err))
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "-R", "g+rX", dir.path); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "-R", "g+rX", dir.path); err != nil {
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to set permissions for %s: %v", dir.desc, err))
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1247,8 +1176,8 @@ func syncGreeterColorSource(homeDir, cacheDir string, state greeterThemeSyncStat
 	}
 
 	target := filepath.Join(cacheDir, "colors.json")
-	_ = runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", target)
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "ln", "-sf", source, target); err != nil {
+	_ = privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", target)
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "ln", "-sf", source, target); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create symlink for wallpaper based theming (%s -> %s): %w", target, source, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1300,9 +1229,9 @@ func SyncDMSConfigs(dmsPath, compositor string, logFunc func(string), sudoPasswo
 			}
 		}
 
-		_ = runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", link.target)
+		_ = privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", link.target)
 
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "ln", "-sf", link.source, link.target); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "ln", "-sf", link.source, link.target); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create symlink for %s (%s -> %s): %w", link.desc, link.target, link.source, err)
 		}
 
@@ -1340,13 +1269,13 @@ func SyncDMSConfigs(dmsPath, compositor string, logFunc func(string), sudoPasswo
 func syncGreeterWallpaperOverride(cacheDir string, logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string, state greeterThemeSyncState) error {
 	destPath := filepath.Join(cacheDir, "greeter_wallpaper_override.jpg")
 	if state.ResolvedGreeterWallpaperPath == "" {
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", destPath); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", destPath); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to clear override file %s: %w", destPath, err)
 		}
 		logFunc("✓ Cleared greeter wallpaper override")
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", destPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "rm", "-f", destPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove old override file %s: %w", destPath, err)
 	}
 	src := state.ResolvedGreeterWallpaperPath
@@ -1357,17 +1286,17 @@ func syncGreeterWallpaperOverride(cacheDir string, logFunc func(string), sudoPas
 	if st.IsDir() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("configured greeter wallpaper path points to a directory: %s", src)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "cp", src, destPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", src, destPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy override wallpaper to %s: %w", destPath, err)
 	}
 	greeterGroup := DetectGreeterGroup()
 	daemonUser := DetectGreeterUser()
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chown", daemonUser+":"+greeterGroup, destPath); err != nil {
-		if fallbackErr := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chown", "root:"+greeterGroup, destPath); fallbackErr != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chown", daemonUser+":"+greeterGroup, destPath); err != nil {
+		if fallbackErr := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chown", "root:"+greeterGroup, destPath); fallbackErr != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set override ownership on %s: %w", destPath, err)
 		}
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", destPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", destPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set override permissions on %s: %w", destPath, err)
 	}
 	logFunc("✓ Synced greeter wallpaper override")
@@ -1422,13 +1351,13 @@ func syncNiriGreeterConfig(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 
 	greeterDir := "/etc/greetd/niri"
 	greeterGroup := DetectGreeterGroup()
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", greeterDir); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", greeterDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create greetd niri directory: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chown", fmt.Sprintf("root:%s", greeterGroup), greeterDir); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chown", fmt.Sprintf("root:%s", greeterGroup), greeterDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set greetd niri directory ownership: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "755", greeterDir); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "755", greeterDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set greetd niri directory permissions: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1450,7 +1379,7 @@ func syncNiriGreeterConfig(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	if err := backupFileIfExists(sudoPassword, dmsPath, ".backup"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to backup %s: %w", dmsPath, err)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "install", "-o", "root", "-g", greeterGroup, "-m", "0644", dmsTemp.Name(), dmsPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "install", "-o", "root", "-g", greeterGroup, "-m", "0644", dmsTemp.Name(), dmsPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install greetd niri dms config: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1473,7 +1402,7 @@ func syncNiriGreeterConfig(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	if err := backupFileIfExists(sudoPassword, mainPath, ".backup"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to backup %s: %w", mainPath, err)
 	}
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "install", "-o", "root", "-g", greeterGroup, "-m", "0644", mainTemp.Name(), mainPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "install", "-o", "root", "-g", greeterGroup, "-m", "0644", mainTemp.Name(), mainPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install greetd niri main config: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1549,7 +1478,7 @@ func ensureGreetdNiriConfig(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string, niriConfi
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close temp greetd config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "mv", tmpFile.Name(), configPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "mv", tmpFile.Name(), configPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update greetd config: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1565,10 +1494,10 @@ func backupFileIfExists(sudoPassword string, path string, suffix string) error {
 	}
 
 	backupPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s-%s", path, suffix, time.Now().Format("20060102-150405"))
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "cp", path, backupPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "cp", path, backupPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", backupPath)
+	return privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "chmod", "644", backupPath)
 }
 
 func (s *niriGreeterSync) processFile(filePath string) error {
@@ -1804,11 +1733,11 @@ vt = 1
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close temp greetd config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", "/etc/greetd"); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", "/etc/greetd"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create /etc/greetd: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "install", "-o", "root", "-g", "root", "-m", "0644", tmpFile.Name(), configPath); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "install", "-o", "root", "-g", "root", "-m", "0644", tmpFile.Name(), configPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install greetd config: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1912,27 +1841,6 @@ func getOpenSUSEOBSRepoURL(osInfo *distros.OSInfo) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/home:AvengeMedia:danklinux.repo", base, slug)
 }
 
-func runSudoCmd(sudoPassword string, command string, args ...string) error {
-	var cmd *exec.Cmd
-
-	if sudoPassword != "" {
-		fullArgs := append([]string{command}, args...)
-		quotedArgs := make([]string, len(fullArgs))
-		for i, arg := range fullArgs {
-			quotedArgs[i] = "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "'", "'\\''") + "'"
-		}
-		cmdStr := strings.Join(quotedArgs, " ")
-
-		cmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(context.Background(), sudoPassword, cmdStr)
-	} else {
-		cmd = exec.Command("sudo", append([]string{command}, args...)...)
-	}
-
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
 func checkSystemdEnabled(service string) (string, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("systemctl", "is-enabled", service)
 	output, _ := cmd.Output()
@@ -1949,7 +1857,7 @@ func DisableConflictingDisplayManagers(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)
 		switch state {
 		case "enabled", "enabled-runtime", "static", "indirect", "alias":
 			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("Disabling conflicting display manager: %s", dm))
-			if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "systemctl", "disable", dm); err != nil {
+			if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "systemctl", "disable", dm); err != nil {
 				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to disable %s: %v", dm, err))
 			} else {
 				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Disabled %s", dm))
@@ -1970,13 +1878,13 @@ func EnableGreetd(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
 	}
 	if state == "masked" || state == "masked-runtime" {
 		logFunc("  Unmasking greetd...")
-		if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "systemctl", "unmask", "greetd"); err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "systemctl", "unmask", "greetd"); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmask greetd: %w", err)
 		}
 		logFunc("  ✓ Unmasked greetd")
 	}
 	logFunc("  Enabling greetd service (--force)...")
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "systemctl", "enable", "--force", "greetd"); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "systemctl", "enable", "--force", "greetd"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable greetd: %w", err)
 	}
 	logFunc("✓ greetd enabled")
@@ -1996,7 +1904,7 @@ func EnsureGraphicalTarget(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("  Setting default target to graphical.target (was: %s)...", current))
-	if err := runSudoCmd(sudoPassword, "systemctl", "set-default", "graphical.target"); err != nil {
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "systemctl", "set-default", "graphical.target"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set graphical target: %w", err)
 	}
 	logFunc("✓ Default target set to graphical.target")

core/internal/headless/runner.go

@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+package headless
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/config"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/greeter"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
+)
+
+// ErrConfirmationRequired is returned when --yes is not set and the user
+// must explicitly confirm the operation.
+var ErrConfirmationRequired = fmt.Errorf("confirmation required: pass --yes to proceed")
+
+// validConfigNames maps lowercase CLI input to the deployer key used in
+// replaceConfigs. Keep in sync with the config types checked by
+// shouldReplaceConfig in deployer.go.
+var validConfigNames = map[string]string{
+	"niri":      "Niri",
+	"hyprland":  "Hyprland",
+	"ghostty":   "Ghostty",
+	"kitty":     "Kitty",
+	"alacritty": "Alacritty",
+}
+
+// orderedConfigNames defines the canonical order for config names in output.
+// Must be kept in sync with validConfigNames.
+var orderedConfigNames = []string{"niri", "hyprland", "ghostty", "kitty", "alacritty"}
+
+// Config holds all CLI parameters for unattended installation.
+type Config struct {
+	Compositor        string // "niri" or "hyprland"
+	Terminal          string // "ghostty", "kitty", or "alacritty"
+	IncludeDeps       []string
+	ExcludeDeps       []string
+	ReplaceConfigs    []string // specific configs to deploy (e.g. "niri", "ghostty")
+	ReplaceConfigsAll bool     // deploy/replace all configurations
+	Yes               bool
+}
+
+// Runner orchestrates unattended (headless) installation.
+type Runner struct {
+	cfg     Config
+	logChan chan string
+}
+
+// NewRunner creates a new headless runner.
+func NewRunner(cfg Config) *Runner {
+	return &Runner{
+		cfg:     cfg,
+		logChan: make(chan string, 1000),
+	}
+}
+
+// GetLogChan returns the log channel for file logging.
+func (r *Runner) GetLogChan() <-chan string {
+	return r.logChan
+}
+
+// Run executes the full unattended installation flow.
+func (r *Runner) Run() error {
+	r.log("Starting headless installation")
+
+	// 1. Parse compositor and terminal selections
+	wm, err := r.parseWindowManager()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	terminal, err := r.parseTerminal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 2. Build replace-configs map
+	replaceConfigs, err := r.buildReplaceConfigs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 3. Detect OS
+	r.log("Detecting operating system...")
+	osInfo, err := distros.GetOSInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OS detection failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if distros.IsUnsupportedDistro(osInfo.Distribution.ID, osInfo.VersionID) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported distribution: %s %s", osInfo.PrettyName, osInfo.VersionID)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Detected: %s (%s)\n", osInfo.PrettyName, osInfo.Architecture)
+
+	// 4. Create distribution instance
+	distro, err := distros.NewDistribution(osInfo.Distribution.ID, r.logChan)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize distribution: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// 5. Detect dependencies
+	r.log("Detecting dependencies...")
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Detecting dependencies...")
+	dependencies, err := distro.DetectDependenciesWithTerminal(context.Background(), wm, terminal)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dependency detection failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// 5. Apply include/exclude filters and build the disabled-items map.
+	// Headless mode does not currently collect any explicit reinstall selections,
+	// so keep reinstallItems nil instead of constructing an always-empty map.
+	disabledItems, err := r.buildDisabledItems(dependencies)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var reinstallItems map[string]bool
+
+	// Print dependency summary
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "\nDependencies:")
+	for _, dep := range dependencies {
+		marker := "  "
+		status := ""
+		if disabledItems[dep.Name] {
+			marker = "  SKIP "
+			status = "(disabled)"
+		} else {
+			switch dep.Status {
+			case deps.StatusInstalled:
+				marker = "  OK   "
+				status = "(installed)"
+			case deps.StatusMissing:
+				marker = "  NEW  "
+				status = "(will install)"
+			case deps.StatusNeedsUpdate:
+				marker = "  UPD  "
+				status = "(will update)"
+			case deps.StatusNeedsReinstall:
+				marker = "  RE   "
+				status = "(will reinstall)"
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s%-30s %s\n", marker, dep.Name, status)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout)
+
+	// 6b. Require explicit confirmation unless --yes is set
+	if !r.cfg.Yes {
+		if replaceConfigs == nil {
+			// --replace-configs-all
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Packages will be installed and all configurations will be replaced.")
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Existing config files will be backed up before replacement.")
+		} else if r.anyConfigEnabled(replaceConfigs) {
+			var names []string
+			for _, cliName := range orderedConfigNames {
+				deployerKey := validConfigNames[cliName]
+				if replaceConfigs[deployerKey] {
+					names = append(names, deployerKey)
+				}
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Packages will be installed. The following configurations will be replaced (with backups): %s\n", strings.Join(names, ", "))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Packages will be installed. No configurations will be deployed.")
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Re-run with --yes (-y) to proceed.")
+		r.log("Aborted: --yes not set")
+		return ErrConfirmationRequired
+	}
+
+	// 7. Authenticate sudo
+	sudoPassword, err := r.resolveSudoPassword()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 8. Install packages
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Installing packages...")
+	r.log("Starting package installation")
+
+	progressChan := make(chan distros.InstallProgressMsg, 100)
+
+	installErr := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		defer close(progressChan)
+		installErr <- distro.InstallPackages(
+			context.Background(),
+			dependencies,
+			wm,
+			sudoPassword,
+			reinstallItems,
+			disabledItems,
+			false, // skipGlobalUseFlags
+			progressChan,
+		)
+	}()
+
+	// Consume progress messages and print them
+	for msg := range progressChan {
+		if msg.Error != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", msg.Error)
+		} else if msg.Step != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "  [%3.0f%%] %s\n", msg.Progress*100, msg.Step)
+		}
+		if msg.LogOutput != "" {
+			r.log(msg.LogOutput)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "    %s\n", msg.LogOutput)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := <-installErr; err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("package installation failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// 9. Greeter setup (if dms-greeter was included)
+	if !disabledItems["dms-greeter"] && r.depExists(dependencies, "dms-greeter") {
+		compositorName := "niri"
+		if wm == deps.WindowManagerHyprland {
+			compositorName = "Hyprland"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Configuring DMS greeter...")
+		logFunc := func(line string) {
+			r.log(line)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "  greeter: %s\n", line)
+		}
+		if err := greeter.AutoSetupGreeter(compositorName, sudoPassword, logFunc); err != nil {
+			// Non-fatal, matching TUI behavior
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: greeter setup issue (non-fatal): %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 10. Deploy configurations
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Deploying configurations...")
+	r.log("Starting configuration deployment")
+
+	deployer := config.NewConfigDeployer(r.logChan)
+	results, err := deployer.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(
+		context.Background(),
+		wm,
+		terminal,
+		dependencies,
+		replaceConfigs,
+		reinstallItems,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("configuration deployment failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, result := range results {
+		if result.Deployed {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("  Deployed: %s", result.ConfigType)
+			if result.BackupPath != "" {
+				msg += fmt.Sprintf(" (backup: %s)", result.BackupPath)
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, msg)
+		}
+		if result.Error != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  Error deploying %s: %v\n", result.ConfigType, result.Error)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "\nInstallation complete!")
+	r.log("Headless installation completed successfully")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// buildDisabledItems computes the set of dependencies that should be skipped
+// during installation, applying the --include-deps and --exclude-deps filters.
+// dms-greeter is disabled by default (opt-in), matching TUI behavior.
+func (r *Runner) buildDisabledItems(dependencies []deps.Dependency) (map[string]bool, error) {
+	disabledItems := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	// dms-greeter is opt-in (disabled by default), matching TUI behavior
+	for i := range dependencies {
+		if dependencies[i].Name == "dms-greeter" {
+			disabledItems["dms-greeter"] = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Process --include-deps (enable items that are disabled by default)
+	for _, name := range r.cfg.IncludeDeps {
+		name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+		if name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !r.depExists(dependencies, name) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("--include-deps: unknown dependency %q", name)
+		}
+		delete(disabledItems, name)
+	}
+
+	// Process --exclude-deps (disable items)
+	for _, name := range r.cfg.ExcludeDeps {
+		name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+		if name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !r.depExists(dependencies, name) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("--exclude-deps: unknown dependency %q", name)
+		}
+		// Don't allow excluding DMS itself
+		if name == "dms (DankMaterialShell)" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("--exclude-deps: cannot exclude required package %q", name)
+		}
+		disabledItems[name] = true
+	}
+
+	return disabledItems, nil
+}
+
+// buildReplaceConfigs converts the --replace-configs / --replace-configs-all
+// flags into the map[string]bool consumed by the config deployer.
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - nil when --replace-configs-all is set (deployer treats nil as "replace all")
+//   - a map with all known configs set to false when neither flag is set (deploy only if config file is missing on disk)
+//   - a map with requested configs true, all others false for --replace-configs
+//   - an error when both flags are set or an invalid config name is given
+func (r *Runner) buildReplaceConfigs() (map[string]bool, error) {
+	hasSpecific := len(r.cfg.ReplaceConfigs) > 0
+	if hasSpecific && r.cfg.ReplaceConfigsAll {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("--replace-configs and --replace-configs-all are mutually exclusive")
+	}
+
+	if r.cfg.ReplaceConfigsAll {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Build a map with all known configs explicitly set to false
+	result := make(map[string]bool, len(validConfigNames))
+	for _, cliName := range orderedConfigNames {
+		result[validConfigNames[cliName]] = false
+	}
+
+	// Enable only the requested configs
+	for _, name := range r.cfg.ReplaceConfigs {
+		name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+		if name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		deployerKey, ok := validConfigNames[strings.ToLower(name)]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("--replace-configs: unknown config %q; valid values: niri, hyprland, ghostty, kitty, alacritty", name)
+		}
+		result[deployerKey] = true
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) log(message string) {
+	select {
+	case r.logChan <- message:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) parseWindowManager() (deps.WindowManager, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(r.cfg.Compositor) {
+	case "niri":
+		return deps.WindowManagerNiri, nil
+	case "hyprland":
+		return deps.WindowManagerHyprland, nil
+	default:
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid --compositor value %q: must be 'niri' or 'hyprland'", r.cfg.Compositor)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) parseTerminal() (deps.Terminal, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(r.cfg.Terminal) {
+	case "ghostty":
+		return deps.TerminalGhostty, nil
+	case "kitty":
+		return deps.TerminalKitty, nil
+	case "alacritty":
+		return deps.TerminalAlacritty, nil
+	default:
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid --term value %q: must be 'ghostty', 'kitty', or 'alacritty'", r.cfg.Terminal)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) resolveSudoPassword() (string, error) {
+	tool, err := privesc.Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if err := privesc.CheckCached(context.Background()); err == nil {
+		r.log(fmt.Sprintf("%s cache is valid, no password needed", tool.Name()))
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s: using cached credentials\n", tool.Name())
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	switch tool {
+	case privesc.ToolSudo:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"sudo authentication required but no cached credentials found\n" +
+				"Options:\n" +
+				"  1. Run 'sudo -v' before dankinstall to cache credentials\n" +
+				"  2. Configure passwordless sudo for your user",
+		)
+	case privesc.ToolDoas:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"doas authentication required but no cached credentials found\n" +
+				"Options:\n" +
+				"  1. Run 'doas true' before dankinstall to cache credentials (requires 'persist' in /etc/doas.conf)\n" +
+				"  2. Configure a 'nopass' rule in /etc/doas.conf for your user",
+		)
+	case privesc.ToolRun0:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"run0 authentication required but no cached credentials found\n" +
+				"Configure a polkit rule granting your user passwordless privilege\n" +
+				"(see `man polkit` for details on rules in /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/)",
+		)
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported privilege tool: %s", tool)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) anyConfigEnabled(m map[string]bool) bool {
+	for _, v := range m {
+		if v {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) depExists(dependencies []deps.Dependency, name string) bool {
+	for _, dep := range dependencies {
+		if dep.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

core/internal/headless/runner_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,459 @@
+package headless
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+)
+
+func TestParseWindowManager(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		want    deps.WindowManager
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"niri lowercase", "niri", deps.WindowManagerNiri, false},
+		{"niri mixed case", "Niri", deps.WindowManagerNiri, false},
+		{"hyprland lowercase", "hyprland", deps.WindowManagerHyprland, false},
+		{"hyprland mixed case", "Hyprland", deps.WindowManagerHyprland, false},
+		{"invalid", "sway", 0, true},
+		{"empty", "", 0, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := NewRunner(Config{Compositor: tt.input})
+			got, err := r.parseWindowManager()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("parseWindowManager() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !tt.wantErr && got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("parseWindowManager() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTerminal(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		want    deps.Terminal
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"ghostty lowercase", "ghostty", deps.TerminalGhostty, false},
+		{"ghostty mixed case", "Ghostty", deps.TerminalGhostty, false},
+		{"kitty lowercase", "kitty", deps.TerminalKitty, false},
+		{"alacritty lowercase", "alacritty", deps.TerminalAlacritty, false},
+		{"alacritty uppercase", "ALACRITTY", deps.TerminalAlacritty, false},
+		{"invalid", "wezterm", 0, true},
+		{"empty", "", 0, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := NewRunner(Config{Terminal: tt.input})
+			got, err := r.parseTerminal()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("parseTerminal() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !tt.wantErr && got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("parseTerminal() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDepExists(t *testing.T) {
+	dependencies := []deps.Dependency{
+		{Name: "niri", Status: deps.StatusInstalled},
+		{Name: "ghostty", Status: deps.StatusMissing},
+		{Name: "dms (DankMaterialShell)", Status: deps.StatusInstalled},
+		{Name: "dms-greeter", Status: deps.StatusMissing},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		dep  string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"existing dep", "niri", true},
+		{"existing dep with special chars", "dms (DankMaterialShell)", true},
+		{"existing optional dep", "dms-greeter", true},
+		{"non-existing dep", "firefox", false},
+		{"empty name", "", false},
+	}
+
+	r := NewRunner(Config{})
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := r.depExists(dependencies, tt.dep); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("depExists(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.dep, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewRunner(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := Config{
+		Compositor:  "niri",
+		Terminal:    "ghostty",
+		IncludeDeps: []string{"dms-greeter"},
+		ExcludeDeps: []string{"some-pkg"},
+		Yes:         true,
+	}
+	r := NewRunner(cfg)
+
+	if r == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewRunner returned nil")
+	}
+	if r.cfg.Compositor != "niri" {
+		t.Errorf("cfg.Compositor = %q, want %q", r.cfg.Compositor, "niri")
+	}
+	if r.cfg.Terminal != "ghostty" {
+		t.Errorf("cfg.Terminal = %q, want %q", r.cfg.Terminal, "ghostty")
+	}
+	if !r.cfg.Yes {
+		t.Error("cfg.Yes = false, want true")
+	}
+	if r.logChan == nil {
+		t.Error("logChan is nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetLogChan(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRunner(Config{})
+	ch := r.GetLogChan()
+	if ch == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetLogChan returned nil")
+	}
+
+	// Verify the channel is readable by sending a message
+	go func() {
+		r.logChan <- "test message"
+	}()
+	msg := <-ch
+	if msg != "test message" {
+		t.Errorf("received %q, want %q", msg, "test message")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRunner(Config{})
+
+	// log should not block even if channel is full
+	for i := 0; i < 1100; i++ {
+		r.log("message")
+	}
+	// If we reach here without hanging, the non-blocking send works
+}
+
+func TestRunRequiresYes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that ErrConfirmationRequired is a distinct sentinel error
+	if ErrConfirmationRequired == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ErrConfirmationRequired should not be nil")
+	}
+	expected := "confirmation required: pass --yes to proceed"
+	if ErrConfirmationRequired.Error() != expected {
+		t.Errorf("ErrConfirmationRequired = %q, want %q", ErrConfirmationRequired.Error(), expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigYesStoredCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	// Yes=false (default) should be stored
+	rNo := NewRunner(Config{Compositor: "niri", Terminal: "ghostty", Yes: false})
+	if rNo.cfg.Yes {
+		t.Error("cfg.Yes = true, want false")
+	}
+
+	// Yes=true should be stored
+	rYes := NewRunner(Config{Compositor: "niri", Terminal: "ghostty", Yes: true})
+	if !rYes.cfg.Yes {
+		t.Error("cfg.Yes = false, want true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidConfigNamesCompleteness(t *testing.T) {
+	// orderedConfigNames and validConfigNames must stay in sync.
+	if len(orderedConfigNames) != len(validConfigNames) {
+		t.Fatalf("orderedConfigNames has %d entries but validConfigNames has %d",
+			len(orderedConfigNames), len(validConfigNames))
+	}
+
+	// Every entry in orderedConfigNames must exist in validConfigNames.
+	for _, name := range orderedConfigNames {
+		if _, ok := validConfigNames[name]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("orderedConfigNames contains %q which is missing from validConfigNames", name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// validConfigNames must have no extra keys not in orderedConfigNames.
+	ordered := make(map[string]bool, len(orderedConfigNames))
+	for _, name := range orderedConfigNames {
+		ordered[name] = true
+	}
+	for key := range validConfigNames {
+		if !ordered[key] {
+			t.Errorf("validConfigNames contains %q which is missing from orderedConfigNames", key)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildReplaceConfigs(t *testing.T) {
+	allDeployerKeys := []string{"Niri", "Hyprland", "Ghostty", "Kitty", "Alacritty"}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		replaceConfigs []string
+		replaceAll     bool
+		wantNil        bool     // expect nil (replace all)
+		wantEnabled    []string // deployer keys that should be true
+		wantErr        bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "neither flag set",
+			wantNil:     false,
+			wantEnabled: nil, // all should be false
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "replace-configs-all",
+			replaceAll: true,
+			wantNil:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "specific configs",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"niri", "ghostty"},
+			wantNil:        false,
+			wantEnabled:    []string{"Niri", "Ghostty"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "both flags set",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"niri"},
+			replaceAll:     true,
+			wantErr:        true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalid config name",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"foo"},
+			wantErr:        true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "case insensitive",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"NIRI", "Ghostty"},
+			wantNil:        false,
+			wantEnabled:    []string{"Niri", "Ghostty"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "single config",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"kitty"},
+			wantNil:        false,
+			wantEnabled:    []string{"Kitty"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "whitespace entry",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"  ", "niri"},
+			wantNil:        false,
+			wantEnabled:    []string{"Niri"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "duplicate entry",
+			replaceConfigs: []string{"niri", "niri"},
+			wantNil:        false,
+			wantEnabled:    []string{"Niri"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := NewRunner(Config{
+				ReplaceConfigs:    tt.replaceConfigs,
+				ReplaceConfigsAll: tt.replaceAll,
+			})
+			got, err := r.buildReplaceConfigs()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("buildReplaceConfigs() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				return
+			}
+			if tt.wantNil {
+				if got != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("buildReplaceConfigs() = %v, want nil", got)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if got == nil {
+				t.Fatal("buildReplaceConfigs() = nil, want non-nil map")
+			}
+
+			// All known deployer keys must be present
+			for _, key := range allDeployerKeys {
+				if _, exists := got[key]; !exists {
+					t.Errorf("missing deployer key %q in result map", key)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Build enabled set for easy lookup
+			enabledSet := make(map[string]bool)
+			for _, k := range tt.wantEnabled {
+				enabledSet[k] = true
+			}
+
+			for _, key := range allDeployerKeys {
+				want := enabledSet[key]
+				if got[key] != want {
+					t.Errorf("replaceConfigs[%q] = %v, want %v", key, got[key], want)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigReplaceConfigsStoredCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRunner(Config{
+		Compositor:        "niri",
+		Terminal:          "ghostty",
+		ReplaceConfigs:    []string{"niri", "ghostty"},
+		ReplaceConfigsAll: false,
+	})
+	if len(r.cfg.ReplaceConfigs) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("len(ReplaceConfigs) = %d, want 2", len(r.cfg.ReplaceConfigs))
+	}
+	if r.cfg.ReplaceConfigsAll {
+		t.Error("ReplaceConfigsAll = true, want false")
+	}
+
+	r2 := NewRunner(Config{
+		Compositor:        "niri",
+		Terminal:          "ghostty",
+		ReplaceConfigsAll: true,
+	})
+	if !r2.cfg.ReplaceConfigsAll {
+		t.Error("ReplaceConfigsAll = false, want true")
+	}
+	if len(r2.cfg.ReplaceConfigs) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("len(ReplaceConfigs) = %d, want 0", len(r2.cfg.ReplaceConfigs))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildDisabledItems(t *testing.T) {
+	dependencies := []deps.Dependency{
+		{Name: "niri", Status: deps.StatusInstalled},
+		{Name: "ghostty", Status: deps.StatusMissing},
+		{Name: "dms (DankMaterialShell)", Status: deps.StatusInstalled},
+		{Name: "dms-greeter", Status: deps.StatusMissing},
+		{Name: "waybar", Status: deps.StatusMissing},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		includeDeps  []string
+		excludeDeps  []string
+		deps         []deps.Dependency // nil means use the shared fixture
+		wantErr      bool
+		errContains  string   // substring expected in error message
+		wantDisabled []string // dep names that should be in disabledItems
+		wantEnabled  []string // dep names that should NOT be in disabledItems (extra check)
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "no flags set, dms-greeter disabled by default",
+			wantDisabled: []string{"dms-greeter"},
+			wantEnabled:  []string{"niri", "ghostty", "waybar"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "include dms-greeter enables it",
+			includeDeps: []string{"dms-greeter"},
+			wantEnabled: []string{"dms-greeter"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "exclude a regular dep",
+			excludeDeps:  []string{"waybar"},
+			wantDisabled: []string{"dms-greeter", "waybar"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "include unknown dep returns error",
+			includeDeps: []string{"nonexistent"},
+			wantErr:     true,
+			errContains: "--include-deps",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "exclude unknown dep returns error",
+			excludeDeps: []string{"nonexistent"},
+			wantErr:     true,
+			errContains: "--exclude-deps",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "exclude DMS itself is forbidden",
+			excludeDeps: []string{"dms (DankMaterialShell)"},
+			wantErr:     true,
+			errContains: "cannot exclude required package",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "include and exclude same dep",
+			includeDeps:  []string{"dms-greeter"},
+			excludeDeps:  []string{"dms-greeter"},
+			wantDisabled: []string{"dms-greeter"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "whitespace entries are skipped",
+			includeDeps: []string{"  ", "dms-greeter"},
+			wantEnabled: []string{"dms-greeter"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no dms-greeter in deps, nothing disabled by default",
+			deps: []deps.Dependency{
+				{Name: "niri", Status: deps.StatusInstalled},
+			},
+			wantEnabled: []string{"niri"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := NewRunner(Config{
+				IncludeDeps: tt.includeDeps,
+				ExcludeDeps: tt.excludeDeps,
+			})
+			d := tt.deps
+			if d == nil {
+				d = dependencies
+			}
+			got, err := r.buildDisabledItems(d)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("buildDisabledItems() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				if tt.errContains != "" && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.errContains) {
+					t.Errorf("error %q does not contain %q", err.Error(), tt.errContains)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if got == nil {
+				t.Fatal("buildDisabledItems() returned nil map, want non-nil")
+			}
+
+			// Check expected disabled items
+			for _, name := range tt.wantDisabled {
+				if !got[name] {
+					t.Errorf("expected %q to be disabled, but it is not", name)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Check expected enabled items (should not be in the map or be false)
+			for _, name := range tt.wantEnabled {
+				if got[name] {
+					t.Errorf("expected %q to NOT be disabled, but it is", name)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If wantDisabled is empty, the map should have length 0
+			if len(tt.wantDisabled) == 0 && len(got) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("expected empty disabledItems map, got %v", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/keybinds/providers/niri.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/keybinds"
-	"github.com/sblinch/kdl-go"
 	"github.com/sblinch/kdl-go/document"
 )
 
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ func (n *NiriProvider) loadOverrideBinds() (map[string]*overrideBind, error) {
 	parser := NewNiriParser(filepath.Dir(overridePath))
 	parser.currentSource = overridePath
 
-	doc, err := kdl.Parse(strings.NewReader(string(data)))
+	doc, err := parseKDL(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

core/internal/keybinds/providers/niri_parser.go

@@ -50,6 +50,103 @@ type NiriParser struct {
 	conflictingConfigs map[string]*NiriKeyBinding
 }
 
+func parseKDL(data []byte) (*document.Document, error) {
+	return kdl.Parse(strings.NewReader(normalizeKDLBraces(string(data))))
+}
+
+func normalizeKDLBraces(input string) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	sb.Grow(len(input))
+
+	var prev byte
+	n := len(input)
+	for i := 0; i < n; {
+		c := input[i]
+
+		switch {
+		case c == '"':
+			end := findStringEnd(input, i)
+			sb.WriteString(input[i:end])
+			prev = '"'
+			i = end
+		case c == '/' && i+1 < n && input[i+1] == '/':
+			end := findLineCommentEnd(input, i)
+			sb.WriteString(input[i:end])
+			prev = '\n'
+			i = end
+		case c == '/' && i+1 < n && input[i+1] == '*':
+			end := findBlockCommentEnd(input, i)
+			sb.WriteString(input[i:end])
+			prev = '/'
+			i = end
+		case c == '{' && prev != 0 && !isBraceAdjacentSpace(prev):
+			sb.WriteByte(' ')
+			sb.WriteByte(c)
+			prev = c
+			i++
+		default:
+			sb.WriteByte(c)
+			prev = c
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func findStringEnd(s string, start int) int {
+	n := len(s)
+	for i := start + 1; i < n; {
+		switch s[i] {
+		case '\\':
+			i += 2
+		case '"':
+			return i + 1
+		default:
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func findLineCommentEnd(s string, start int) int {
+	for i := start + 2; i < len(s); i++ {
+		if s[i] == '\n' {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return len(s)
+}
+
+func findBlockCommentEnd(s string, start int) int {
+	n := len(s)
+	depth := 1
+	for i := start + 2; i < n && depth > 0; {
+		switch {
+		case i+1 < n && s[i] == '/' && s[i+1] == '*':
+			depth++
+			i += 2
+		case i+1 < n && s[i] == '*' && s[i+1] == '/':
+			depth--
+			i += 2
+			if depth == 0 {
+				return i
+			}
+		default:
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func isBraceAdjacentSpace(b byte) bool {
+	switch b {
+	case ' ', '\t', '\n', '\r', '{':
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func NewNiriParser(configDir string) *NiriParser {
 	return &NiriParser{
 		configDir:          configDir,
@@ -91,7 +188,7 @@ func (p *NiriParser) parseDMSBindsDirectly(dmsBindsPath string, section *NiriSec
 		return
 	}
 
-	doc, err := kdl.Parse(strings.NewReader(string(data)))
+	doc, err := parseKDL(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -159,7 +256,7 @@ func (p *NiriParser) parseFile(filePath, sectionName string) (*NiriSection, erro
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", absPath, err)
 	}
 
-	doc, err := kdl.Parse(strings.NewReader(string(data)))
+	doc, err := parseKDL(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse KDL in %s: %w", absPath, err)
 	}

core/internal/keybinds/providers/niri_parser_test.go

@@ -3,9 +3,74 @@ package providers
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestNiriParse_NoSpaceBeforeBrace(t *testing.T) {
+	config := `recent-windows {
+    binds {
+        Alt+Tab         { next-window scope="output"; }
+        Alt+Shift+Tab   { previous-window scope="output"; }
+        Alt+grave       { next-window filter="app-id"; }
+        Alt+Shift+grave { previous-window filter="app-id"; }
+        Alt+Escape      { next-window scope="all"; }
+        Alt+Shift+Escape{ previous-window scope="all"; }
+    }
+}
+`
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "config.kdl"), []byte(config), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to write test config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	result, err := ParseNiriKeys(tmpDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ParseNiriKeys failed on valid niri config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var found *NiriKeyBinding
+	for i := range result.Section.Keybinds {
+		kb := &result.Section.Keybinds[i]
+		if kb.Key == "Escape" && slices.Contains(kb.Mods, "Alt") && slices.Contains(kb.Mods, "Shift") {
+			found = kb
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if found == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Alt+Shift+Escape bind missing — '{' without preceding space was not handled")
+	}
+	if found.Action != "previous-window" {
+		t.Errorf("Action = %q, want %q", found.Action, "previous-window")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNormalizeKDLBraces(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   string
+		out  string
+	}{
+		{"already spaced", "node { child }\n", "node { child }\n"},
+		{"missing space", "node{ child }\n", "node { child }\n"},
+		{"niri keybind", "Alt+Shift+Escape{ previous-window; }", "Alt+Shift+Escape { previous-window; }"},
+		{"brace inside string", `node "a{b" { child }`, `node "a{b" { child }`},
+		{"brace in line comment", "// foo{bar\nnode { }", "// foo{bar\nnode { }"},
+		{"brace in block comment", "/* foo{bar */ node{ }", "/* foo{bar */ node { }"},
+		{"escaped quote in string", `node "a\"b{c" { }`, `node "a\"b{c" { }`},
+		{"leading brace", "{ child }", "{ child }"},
+		{"nested missing space", "a{b{ c }}", "a {b { c }}"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := normalizeKDLBraces(tc.in)
+			if got != tc.out {
+				t.Errorf("normalizeKDLBraces(%q) = %q, want %q", tc.in, got, tc.out)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNiriParseKeyCombo(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		combo        string

core/internal/log/filelogger.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -21,7 +22,16 @@ type FileLogger struct {
 
 func NewFileLogger() (*FileLogger, error) {
 	timestamp := time.Now().Unix()
-	logPath := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/dankinstall-%d.log", timestamp)
+
+	// Use DANKINSTALL_LOG_DIR if set, otherwise fall back to /tmp.
+	logDir := os.Getenv("DANKINSTALL_LOG_DIR")
+	if logDir == "" {
+		logDir = "/tmp"
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(logDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create log directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	logPath := filepath.Join(logDir, fmt.Sprintf("dankinstall-%d.log", timestamp))
 
 	file, err := os.Create(logPath)
 	if err != nil {

core/internal/log/log.go

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package log
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	cblog "github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
+	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
 )
 
 // Logger embeds the Charm Logger and adds Printf/Fatalf
@@ -21,8 +25,26 @@ func (l *Logger) Fatalf(format string, v ...any) { l.Logger.Fatalf(format, v...)
 var (
 	logger     *Logger
 	initLogger sync.Once
+
+	logMu     sync.Mutex
+	logFile   *os.File
+	logStderr io.Writer = os.Stderr
+
+	ansiRe = regexp.MustCompile(`\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]`)
 )
 
+// ansiStripWriter strips ANSI escape sequences before forwarding to w. Used
+// for the file sink so colored stderr stays colored while the file stays plain.
+type ansiStripWriter struct{ w io.Writer }
+
+func (a *ansiStripWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	stripped := ansiRe.ReplaceAll(p, nil)
+	if _, err := a.w.Write(stripped); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 func parseLogLevel(level string) cblog.Level {
 	switch strings.ToLower(level) {
 	case "debug":
@@ -86,7 +108,7 @@ func GetLogger() *Logger {
 			SetString(" DEBUG").
 			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("4"))
 
-		base := cblog.New(os.Stderr)
+		base := cblog.New(logStderr)
 		base.SetStyles(styles)
 		base.SetReportTimestamp(false)
 
@@ -98,10 +120,85 @@ func GetLogger() *Logger {
 		base.SetPrefix(" go")
 
 		logger = &Logger{base}
+
+		if path := os.Getenv("DMS_LOG_FILE"); path != "" {
+			_ = SetLogFile(path)
+		}
 	})
 	return logger
 }
 
+// SetLevel updates the active log level. Accepts the same strings as
+// DMS_LOG_LEVEL. Unknown values default to info.
+func SetLevel(level string) {
+	GetLogger().SetLevel(parseLogLevel(level))
+}
+
+// SetLogFile makes the logger append to path in addition to stderr. Passing an
+// empty string detaches the file sink. Atomic per-line writes (≤PIPE_BUF) on
+// O_APPEND keep concurrent Go and QML writers from corrupting each other.
+//
+// Color handling: charmbracelet/log auto-detects color support from its
+// io.Writer, and io.MultiWriter doesn't pass that through, so we force the ANSI
+// profile when stderr is a TTY and route the file through ansiStripWriter so
+// the file stays plain while stderr keeps its colors.
+func SetLogFile(path string) error {
+	logMu.Lock()
+	defer logMu.Unlock()
+
+	if logFile != nil {
+		logFile.Close()
+		logFile = nil
+	}
+
+	l := GetLogger()
+	if path == "" {
+		l.SetOutput(logStderr)
+		applyColorProfile(l, logStderr)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0o644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logFile = f
+	out := io.MultiWriter(logStderr, &ansiStripWriter{w: f})
+	l.SetOutput(out)
+	applyColorProfile(l, logStderr)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// applyColorProfile forces the renderer's color profile to match what stderr
+// would produce on its own, undoing the auto-downgrade triggered by wrapping
+// stderr in a non-TTY writer (e.g. io.MultiWriter).
+func applyColorProfile(l *Logger, stderr io.Writer) {
+	f, ok := stderr.(*os.File)
+	if !ok {
+		l.SetColorProfile(termenv.Ascii)
+		return
+	}
+	if isatty.IsTerminal(f.Fd()) {
+		l.SetColorProfile(termenv.ANSI)
+		return
+	}
+	l.SetColorProfile(termenv.Ascii)
+}
+
+// ApplyEnvOverrides re-reads DMS_LOG_LEVEL and DMS_LOG_FILE and reconfigures
+// the singleton. Safe to call after CLI flags have rewritten the environment.
+func ApplyEnvOverrides() {
+	GetLogger()
+	if level := os.Getenv("DMS_LOG_LEVEL"); level != "" {
+		SetLevel(level)
+	}
+	if path := os.Getenv("DMS_LOG_FILE"); path != "" {
+		if err := SetLogFile(path); err != nil {
+			Warnf("Failed to open log file %q: %v", path, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // * Convenience wrappers
 
 func Debug(msg any, keyvals ...any)  { GetLogger().Debug(msg, keyvals...) }

core/internal/matugen/matugen.go

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ var templateRegistry = []TemplateDef{
 	{ID: "pywalfox", Commands: []string{"pywalfox"}, ConfigFile: "pywalfox.toml"},
 	{ID: "zenbrowser", Commands: []string{"zen", "zen-browser", "zen-beta", "zen-twilight"}, Flatpaks: []string{"app.zen_browser.zen"}, ConfigFile: "zenbrowser.toml"},
 	{ID: "vesktop", Commands: []string{"vesktop"}, Flatpaks: []string{"dev.vencord.Vesktop"}, ConfigFile: "vesktop.toml"},
+	{ID: "vencord", Commands: []string{"discord", "Discord", "discord-canary", "DiscordCanary"}, Flatpaks: []string{"com.discordapp.Discord", "com.discordapp.DiscordCanary"}, ConfigFile: "vencord.toml"},
 	{ID: "equibop", Commands: []string{"equibop"}, ConfigFile: "equibop.toml"},
 	{ID: "ghostty", Commands: []string{"ghostty"}, ConfigFile: "ghostty.toml", Kind: TemplateKindTerminal},
 	{ID: "kitty", Commands: []string{"kitty"}, ConfigFile: "kitty.toml", Kind: TemplateKindTerminal},

core/internal/pam/pam.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -80,16 +81,18 @@ type lockscreenPamResolver struct {
 
 func defaultSyncDeps() syncDeps {
 	return syncDeps{
-		pamDir:                             "/etc/pam.d",
-		greetdPath:                         GreetdPamPath,
-		dankshellPath:                      DankshellPamPath,
-		dankshellU2fPath:                   DankshellU2FPamPath,
-		isNixOS:                            IsNixOS,
-		readFile:                           os.ReadFile,
-		stat:                               os.Stat,
-		createTemp:                         os.CreateTemp,
-		removeFile:                         os.Remove,
-		runSudoCmd:                         runSudoCmd,
+		pamDir:           "/etc/pam.d",
+		greetdPath:       GreetdPamPath,
+		dankshellPath:    DankshellPamPath,
+		dankshellU2fPath: DankshellU2FPamPath,
+		isNixOS:          IsNixOS,
+		readFile:         os.ReadFile,
+		stat:             os.Stat,
+		createTemp:       os.CreateTemp,
+		removeFile:       os.Remove,
+		runSudoCmd: func(password, command string, args ...string) error {
+			return privesc.Run(context.Background(), password, append([]string{command}, args...)...)
+		},
 		pamModuleExists:                    pamModuleExists,
 		fingerprintAvailableForCurrentUser: FingerprintAuthAvailableForCurrentUser,
 	}
@@ -869,24 +872,3 @@ func fingerprintAuthAvailableForUser(username string) bool {
 	}
 	return hasEnrolledFingerprintOutput(string(out))
 }
-
-func runSudoCmd(sudoPassword string, command string, args ...string) error {
-	var cmd *exec.Cmd
-
-	if sudoPassword != "" {
-		fullArgs := append([]string{command}, args...)
-		quotedArgs := make([]string, len(fullArgs))
-		for i, arg := range fullArgs {
-			quotedArgs[i] = "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "'", "'\\''") + "'"
-		}
-		cmdStr := strings.Join(quotedArgs, " ")
-
-		cmd = distros.ExecSudoCommand(context.Background(), sudoPassword, cmdStr)
-	} else {
-		cmd = exec.Command("sudo", append([]string{command}, args...)...)
-	}
-
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	return cmd.Run()
-}

core/internal/privesc/privesc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,385 @@
+package privesc
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// Tool identifies a privilege-escalation binary.
+type Tool string
+
+const (
+	ToolSudo Tool = "sudo"
+	ToolDoas Tool = "doas"
+	ToolRun0 Tool = "run0"
+)
+
+// EnvVar selects a specific tool when set to one of: sudo, doas, run0.
+const EnvVar = "DMS_PRIVESC"
+
+var detectionOrder = []Tool{ToolSudo, ToolDoas, ToolRun0}
+
+var (
+	detectOnce   sync.Once
+	detected     Tool
+	detectErr    error
+	userSelected bool
+)
+
+// Detect returns the tool that should be used for privilege escalation.
+// The result is cached after the first call.
+func Detect() (Tool, error) {
+	detectOnce.Do(func() {
+		detected, detectErr = detectTool()
+	})
+	return detected, detectErr
+}
+
+// ResetForTesting clears cached detection state.
+func ResetForTesting() {
+	detectOnce = sync.Once{}
+	detected = ""
+	detectErr = nil
+	userSelected = false
+}
+
+// AvailableTools returns the set of supported tools that are installed on
+// PATH, in detection-precedence order.
+func AvailableTools() []Tool {
+	var out []Tool
+	for _, t := range detectionOrder {
+		if t.Available() {
+			out = append(out, t)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// EnvOverride returns the tool selected by the $DMS_PRIVESC env var (if any)
+// along with ok=true when the variable is set. An empty or unset variable
+// returns ok=false.
+func EnvOverride() (Tool, bool) {
+	v := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvVar)))
+	if v == "" {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return Tool(v), true
+}
+
+// SetTool forces the detected tool to t, bypassing autodetection. Intended
+// for use after the caller has prompted the user for a selection.
+func SetTool(t Tool) error {
+	if !t.Available() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%q is not installed", t.Name())
+	}
+	detectOnce = sync.Once{}
+	detectOnce.Do(func() {
+		detected = t
+		detectErr = nil
+	})
+	userSelected = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func detectTool() (Tool, error) {
+	switch override := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvVar))); override {
+	case "":
+		// fall through to autodetect
+	case string(ToolSudo), string(ToolDoas), string(ToolRun0):
+		t := Tool(override)
+		if !t.Available() {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s=%s but %q is not installed", EnvVar, override, t.Name())
+		}
+		return t, nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid %s=%q: must be one of sudo, doas, run0", EnvVar, override)
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range detectionOrder {
+		if t.Available() {
+			return t, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no supported privilege escalation tool found (tried: sudo, doas, run0)")
+}
+
+// Name returns the binary name.
+func (t Tool) Name() string { return string(t) }
+
+// Available reports whether this tool's binary is on PATH.
+func (t Tool) Available() bool {
+	if t == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(string(t))
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// SupportsStdinPassword reports whether the tool can accept a password via
+// stdin. Only sudo (-S) supports this.
+func (t Tool) SupportsStdinPassword() bool {
+	return t == ToolSudo
+}
+
+// EscapeSingleQuotes escapes single quotes for safe inclusion inside a
+// bash single-quoted string.
+func EscapeSingleQuotes(s string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "'\\''")
+}
+
+// MakeCommand returns a bash command string that runs `command` with the
+// detected tool. When the tool supports stdin passwords and password is
+// non-empty, the password is piped in. Otherwise the tool is invoked with
+// no non-interactive flag so that an interactive TTY prompt is still
+// possible for CLI callers.
+//
+// If detection fails, the returned shell string exits 1 with an error
+// message so callers that treat the *exec.Cmd as infallible still fail
+// deterministically.
+func MakeCommand(password, command string) string {
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return failingShell(err)
+	}
+
+	switch t {
+	case ToolSudo:
+		if password != "" {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' | sudo -S %s", EscapeSingleQuotes(password), command)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", command)
+	case ToolDoas:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("doas sh -c '%s'", EscapeSingleQuotes(command))
+	case ToolRun0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("run0 sh -c '%s'", EscapeSingleQuotes(command))
+	default:
+		return failingShell(fmt.Errorf("unsupported privilege tool: %q", t))
+	}
+}
+
+// ExecCommand builds an exec.Cmd that runs `command` as root via the
+// detected tool. Detection errors surface at Run() time as a failing
+// command writing a clear error to stderr.
+func ExecCommand(ctx context.Context, password, command string) *exec.Cmd {
+	return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c", MakeCommand(password, command))
+}
+
+// ExecArgv builds an exec.Cmd that runs argv as root via the detected tool.
+// No stdin password is supplied; callers relying on non-interactive success
+// should ensure cached credentials are present (see CheckCached).
+func ExecArgv(ctx context.Context, argv ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	if len(argv) == 0 {
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c", failingShell(fmt.Errorf("privesc.ExecArgv: argv must not be empty")))
+	}
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c", failingShell(err))
+	}
+
+	switch t {
+	case ToolSudo, ToolDoas:
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, string(t), argv...)
+	case ToolRun0:
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "run0", argv...)
+	default:
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bash", "-c", failingShell(fmt.Errorf("unsupported privilege tool: %q", t)))
+	}
+}
+
+func failingShell(err error) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("printf 'privesc: %%s\\n' '%s' >&2; exit 1", EscapeSingleQuotes(err.Error()))
+}
+
+// CheckCached runs a non-interactive credential probe. Returns nil if the
+// tool will run commands without prompting (cached credentials, nopass, or
+// polkit rule).
+func CheckCached(ctx context.Context) error {
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	switch t {
+	case ToolSudo:
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-n", "true")
+	case ToolDoas:
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "doas", "-n", "true")
+	case ToolRun0:
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "run0", "--no-ask-password", "true")
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported privilege tool: %q", t)
+	}
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// ClearCache invalidates any cached credentials. No-op for tools that do
+// not expose a cache-clear operation.
+func ClearCache(ctx context.Context) error {
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	switch t {
+	case ToolSudo:
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-k").Run()
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ValidateWithAskpass validates cached credentials using an askpass helper
+// script. Only sudo supports this mechanism; the TUI uses it to trigger
+// fingerprint authentication via PAM.
+func ValidateWithAskpass(ctx context.Context, askpassScript string) error {
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if t != ToolSudo {
+		return fmt.Errorf("askpass validation requires sudo (detected: %s)", t)
+	}
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-A", "-v")
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("SUDO_ASKPASS=%s", askpassScript))
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// ValidatePassword validates the given password. Only sudo supports this
+// (via `sudo -S -v`); for other tools the caller should fall back to
+// CheckCached.
+func ValidatePassword(ctx context.Context, password string) error {
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if t != ToolSudo {
+		return fmt.Errorf("password validation requires sudo (detected: %s)", t)
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-S", "-v")
+	stdin, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(stdin, "%s\n", password); err != nil {
+		stdin.Close()
+		_ = cmd.Wait()
+		return err
+	}
+	stdin.Close()
+	return cmd.Wait()
+}
+
+// QuoteArgsForShell wraps each argv element in single quotes so the result
+// can be safely passed to bash -c.
+func QuoteArgsForShell(argv []string) string {
+	parts := make([]string, len(argv))
+	for i, a := range argv {
+		parts[i] = "'" + EscapeSingleQuotes(a) + "'"
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, " ")
+}
+
+// Run invokes argv with privilege escalation. When the tool supports stdin
+// passwords and password is non-empty, the password is piped in. Otherwise
+// argv is invoked directly, which may prompt on a TTY.
+// Stdout and Stderr are inherited from the current process.
+func Run(ctx context.Context, password string, argv ...string) error {
+	if len(argv) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("privesc.Run: argv must not be empty")
+	}
+	t, err := Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	switch {
+	case t == ToolSudo && password != "":
+		cmd = ExecCommand(ctx, password, QuoteArgsForShell(argv))
+	default:
+		cmd = ExecArgv(ctx, argv...)
+	}
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// stdinIsTTY reports whether stdin is a character device (interactive
+// terminal) rather than a pipe or file.
+func stdinIsTTY() bool {
+	fi, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) != 0
+}
+
+// PromptCLI interactively prompts the user to pick a privilege tool when more
+// than one is installed and $DMS_PRIVESC is not set. If stdin is not a TTY,
+// or only one tool is available, or the env var is set, the detected tool is
+// returned without any prompt.
+//
+// The prompt is written to out (typically os.Stdout/os.Stderr) and input is
+// read from in. EOF or empty input selects the first option.
+func PromptCLI(out io.Writer, in io.Reader) (Tool, error) {
+	if userSelected {
+		return Detect()
+	}
+	if _, envSet := EnvOverride(); envSet {
+		return Detect()
+	}
+
+	tools := AvailableTools()
+	switch len(tools) {
+	case 0:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no supported privilege tool (sudo/doas/run0) found on PATH")
+	case 1:
+		if err := SetTool(tools[0]); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return tools[0], nil
+	}
+
+	if !stdinIsTTY() {
+		return Detect()
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Multiple privilege escalation tools detected:")
+	for i, t := range tools {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  [%d] %s\n", i+1, t.Name())
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Choose one [1-%d] (default 1, or set %s=<tool> to skip): ", len(tools), EnvVar)
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(in)
+	line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read selection: %w", err)
+	}
+	line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+
+	idx := 1
+	if line != "" {
+		n, convErr := strconv.Atoi(line)
+		if convErr != nil || n < 1 || n > len(tools) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid selection %q", line)
+		}
+		idx = n
+	}
+
+	chosen := tools[idx-1]
+	if err := SetTool(chosen); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return chosen, nil
+}

core/internal/server/brightness/ddc.go

@@ -215,31 +215,34 @@ func (b *DDCBackend) SetBrightnessWithExponent(id string, value int, exponential
 		callback: callback,
 	}
 
-	if timer, exists := b.debounceTimers[id]; exists {
-		timer.Reset(200 * time.Millisecond)
-	} else {
-		b.debounceTimers[id] = time.AfterFunc(200*time.Millisecond, func() {
-			b.debounceMutex.Lock()
-			pending, exists := b.debouncePending[id]
-			if exists {
-				delete(b.debouncePending, id)
-			}
-			b.debounceMutex.Unlock()
-
-			if !exists {
-				return
-			}
-
-			err := b.setBrightnessImmediateWithExponent(id, pending.percent)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("Failed to set brightness for %s: %v", id, err)
-			}
-
-			if pending.callback != nil {
-				pending.callback()
-			}
-		})
+	if existing, exists := b.debounceTimers[id]; exists {
+		if existing.Stop() {
+			b.debounceWg.Done()
+		}
 	}
+
+	b.debounceWg.Add(1)
+	b.debounceTimers[id] = time.AfterFunc(200*time.Millisecond, func() {
+		defer b.debounceWg.Done()
+
+		b.debounceMutex.Lock()
+		pending, hasPending := b.debouncePending[id]
+		delete(b.debouncePending, id)
+		delete(b.debounceTimers, id)
+		b.debounceMutex.Unlock()
+
+		if !hasPending {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := b.setBrightnessImmediateWithExponent(id, pending.percent); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("Failed to set brightness for %s: %v", id, err)
+		}
+
+		if pending.callback != nil {
+			pending.callback()
+		}
+	})
 	b.debounceMutex.Unlock()
 
 	return nil
@@ -490,5 +493,19 @@ func (b *DDCBackend) valueToPercent(value int, max int, exponential bool) int {
 	return percent
 }
 
+func (b *DDCBackend) WaitPending() {
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		b.debounceWg.Wait()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		log.Debug("WaitPending timed out waiting for DDC writes")
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *DDCBackend) Close() {
 }

core/internal/server/brightness/types.go

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type DDCBackend struct {
 	debounceMutex   sync.Mutex
 	debounceTimers  map[string]*time.Timer
 	debouncePending map[string]ddcPendingSet
+	debounceWg      sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 type ddcPendingSet struct {

core/internal/server/clipboard/manager.go

@@ -212,9 +212,10 @@ func (m *Manager) setupDataDeviceSync() {
 		}
 
 		var offer any
-		if e.Id != nil {
+		switch {
+		case e.Id != nil:
 			offer = e.Id
-		} else if e.OfferId != 0 {
+		case e.OfferId != 0:
 			m.offerMutex.RLock()
 			offer = m.offerRegistry[e.OfferId]
 			m.offerMutex.RUnlock()
@@ -224,10 +225,6 @@ func (m *Manager) setupDataDeviceSync() {
 		wasOwner := m.isOwner
 		m.ownerLock.Unlock()
 
-		if offer == nil {
-			return
-		}
-
 		if wasOwner {
 			return
 		}
@@ -236,9 +233,11 @@ func (m *Manager) setupDataDeviceSync() {
 		m.currentOffer = offer
 
 		if prevOffer != nil && prevOffer != offer {
-			m.offerMutex.Lock()
-			delete(m.offerMimeTypes, prevOffer)
-			m.offerMutex.Unlock()
+			m.releaseOffer(prevOffer)
+		}
+
+		if offer == nil {
+			return
 		}
 
 		m.offerMutex.RLock()
@@ -292,6 +291,33 @@ func (m *Manager) setupDataDeviceSync() {
 	log.Info("Data device setup complete")
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) releaseOffer(offer any) {
+	if offer == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	typedOffer, ok := offer.(*ext_data_control.ExtDataControlOfferV1)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	m.offerMutex.Lock()
+	delete(m.offerMimeTypes, offer)
+	delete(m.offerRegistry, typedOffer.ID())
+	m.offerMutex.Unlock()
+	typedOffer.Destroy()
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) releaseCurrentSource() {
+	if m.currentSource == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	source, ok := m.currentSource.(*ext_data_control.ExtDataControlSourceV1)
+	m.currentSource = nil
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	source.Destroy()
+}
+
 func (m *Manager) readAndStore(r *os.File, mimeType string) {
 	defer r.Close()
 
@@ -395,7 +421,7 @@ func (m *Manager) deduplicateInTx(b *bolt.Bucket, hash uint64) error {
 		if extractHash(v) != hash {
 			continue
 		}
-		entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+		entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 		if err == nil && entry.Pinned {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -413,7 +439,7 @@ func (m *Manager) trimLengthInTx(b *bolt.Bucket) error {
 	c := b.Cursor()
 	var count int
 	for k, v := c.Last(); k != nil; k, v = c.Prev() {
-		entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+		entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 		if err == nil && entry.Pinned {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -456,6 +482,14 @@ func encodeEntry(e Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func decodeEntry(data []byte) (Entry, error) {
+	return decodeEntryFields(data, true)
+}
+
+func decodeEntryMeta(data []byte) (Entry, error) {
+	return decodeEntryFields(data, false)
+}
+
+func decodeEntryFields(data []byte, withData bool) (Entry, error) {
 	buf := bytes.NewReader(data)
 	var e Entry
 
@@ -463,8 +497,15 @@ func decodeEntry(data []byte) (Entry, error) {
 
 	var dataLen uint32
 	binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &dataLen)
-	e.Data = make([]byte, dataLen)
-	buf.Read(e.Data)
+	switch {
+	case withData:
+		e.Data = make([]byte, dataLen)
+		buf.Read(e.Data)
+	default:
+		if _, err := buf.Seek(int64(dataLen), io.SeekCurrent); err != nil {
+			return e, err
+		}
+	}
 
 	var mimeLen uint32
 	binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &mimeLen)
@@ -668,14 +709,9 @@ func sizeStr(size int) string {
 func (m *Manager) updateState() {
 	history := m.GetHistory()
 
-	for i := range history {
-		history[i].Data = nil
-	}
-
 	var current *Entry
 	if len(history) > 0 {
 		c := history[0]
-		c.Data = nil
 		current = &c
 	}
 
@@ -750,7 +786,7 @@ func (m *Manager) GetHistory() []Entry {
 		c := b.Cursor()
 
 		for k, v := c.Last(); k != nil; k, v = c.Prev() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -935,7 +971,7 @@ func (m *Manager) ClearHistory() {
 		var toDelete [][]byte
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err != nil || !entry.Pinned {
 				toDelete = append(toDelete, k)
 			}
@@ -958,7 +994,7 @@ func (m *Manager) ClearHistory() {
 		if b != nil {
 			c := b.Cursor()
 			for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-				entry, _ := decodeEntry(v)
+				entry, _ := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 				if entry.Pinned {
 					pinnedCount++
 				}
@@ -1066,6 +1102,7 @@ func (m *Manager) SetClipboard(data []byte, mimeType string) error {
 			m.ownerLock.Unlock()
 		})
 
+		m.releaseCurrentSource()
 		m.currentSource = source
 		m.sourceMutex.Lock()
 		m.sourceMimeTypes = []string{mimeType}
@@ -1145,9 +1182,11 @@ func (m *Manager) Close() {
 	m.subscribers = make(map[string]chan State)
 	m.subMutex.Unlock()
 
-	if m.currentSource != nil {
-		source := m.currentSource.(*ext_data_control.ExtDataControlSourceV1)
-		source.Destroy()
+	m.releaseCurrentSource()
+
+	if m.currentOffer != nil {
+		m.releaseOffer(m.currentOffer)
+		m.currentOffer = nil
 	}
 
 	if m.dataDevice != nil {
@@ -1191,11 +1230,10 @@ func (m *Manager) clearOldEntries(days int) error {
 		var toDelete [][]byte
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			// Skip pinned entries
 			if entry.Pinned {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1310,7 +1348,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Search(params SearchParams) SearchResult {
 
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.Last(); k != nil; k, v = c.Prev() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1335,7 +1373,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Search(params SearchParams) SearchResult {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			entry.Data = nil
 			all = append(all, entry)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -1510,7 +1547,7 @@ func (m *Manager) PinEntry(id uint64) error {
 		}
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err != nil || !entry.Pinned {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1528,7 +1565,6 @@ func (m *Manager) PinEntry(id uint64) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Check pinned count
 	cfg := m.getConfig()
 	pinnedCount := 0
 	if err := m.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -1538,7 +1574,7 @@ func (m *Manager) PinEntry(id uint64) error {
 		}
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err == nil && entry.Pinned {
 				pinnedCount++
 			}
@@ -1629,12 +1665,11 @@ func (m *Manager) GetPinnedEntries() []Entry {
 
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.Last(); k != nil; k, v = c.Prev() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 			if entry.Pinned {
-				entry.Data = nil
 				pinned = append(pinned, entry)
 			}
 		}
@@ -1660,7 +1695,7 @@ func (m *Manager) GetPinnedCount() int {
 
 		c := b.Cursor()
 		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-			entry, err := decodeEntry(v)
+			entry, err := decodeEntryMeta(v)
 			if err == nil && entry.Pinned {
 				count++
 			}
@@ -1779,6 +1814,7 @@ func (m *Manager) CopyFile(filePath string) error {
 			m.ownerLock.Unlock()
 		})
 
+		m.releaseCurrentSource()
 		m.currentSource = source
 
 		m.ownerLock.Lock()

core/internal/server/evdev/manager.go

@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Close() {
 
 func InitializeManager() (*Manager, error) {
 	if os.Getuid() != 0 && !hasInputGroupAccess() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("insufficient permissions to access input devices")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("insufficient permissions to access input devices. Add your user to the 'input' group: `sudo usermod -a -G input $USER` or run `dms setup`")
 	}
 
 	return NewManager()

core/internal/server/freedesktop/screensaver.go

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (m *Manager) claimScreensaverName(handler *screensaverHandler, name, iface
 		return false
 	}
 	if reply != dbus.RequestNameReplyPrimaryOwner {
-		log.Warnf("Screensaver name %s already owned by another process", name)
+		log.Infof("Screensaver name %s already owned by another process (e.g. hypridle/swayidle)", name)
 		return false
 	}
 	if err := m.exportScreensaverOnPaths(handler, iface, paths...); err != nil {

core/internal/server/loginctl/types.go

@@ -35,12 +35,7 @@ type SessionState struct {
 type EventType string
 
 const (
-	EventStateChanged      EventType = "state_changed"
-	EventLock              EventType = "lock"
-	EventUnlock            EventType = "unlock"
-	EventPrepareForSleep   EventType = "prepare_for_sleep"
-	EventIdleHintChanged   EventType = "idle_hint_changed"
-	EventLockedHintChanged EventType = "locked_hint_changed"
+	EventStateChanged EventType = "state_changed"
 )
 
 type SessionEvent struct {

core/internal/server/loginctl/types_test.go

@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestEventType_Constants(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, EventType("state_changed"), EventStateChanged)
-	assert.Equal(t, EventType("lock"), EventLock)
-	assert.Equal(t, EventType("unlock"), EventUnlock)
-	assert.Equal(t, EventType("prepare_for_sleep"), EventPrepareForSleep)
-	assert.Equal(t, EventType("idle_hint_changed"), EventIdleHintChanged)
-	assert.Equal(t, EventType("locked_hint_changed"), EventLockedHintChanged)
 }
 
 func TestSessionState_Struct(t *testing.T) {
@@ -40,11 +35,11 @@ func TestSessionEvent_Struct(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	event := SessionEvent{
-		Type: EventLock,
+		Type: EventStateChanged,
 		Data: state,
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, EventLock, event.Type)
+	assert.Equal(t, EventStateChanged, event.Type)
 	assert.Equal(t, "1", event.Data.SessionID)
 	assert.True(t, event.Data.Locked)
 }

core/internal/server/network/backend_networkmanager_wifi.go

@@ -158,18 +158,26 @@ func (b *NetworkManagerBackend) GetWiFiNetworkDetails(ssid string) (*NetworkInfo
 
 		channel := frequencyToChannel(freq)
 
+		isConnected := ssid == currentSSID && bssid == currentBSSID
+		rate := maxBitrate / 1000
+		if isConnected {
+			if devBitrate, err := w.GetPropertyBitrate(); err == nil && devBitrate > 0 {
+				rate = devBitrate / 1000
+			}
+		}
+
 		network := WiFiNetwork{
 			SSID:        ssid,
 			BSSID:       bssid,
 			Signal:      strength,
 			Secured:     secured,
 			Enterprise:  enterprise,
-			Connected:   ssid == currentSSID && bssid == currentBSSID,
+			Connected:   isConnected,
 			Saved:       savedSSIDs[ssid],
 			Autoconnect: autoconnectMap[ssid],
 			Frequency:   freq,
 			Mode:        modeStr,
-			Rate:        maxBitrate / 1000,
+			Rate:        rate,
 			Channel:     channel,
 		}
 
@@ -514,19 +522,27 @@ func (b *NetworkManagerBackend) updateWiFiNetworks() ([]WiFiNetwork, error) {
 
 		channel := frequencyToChannel(freq)
 
+		isConnected := ssid == currentSSID
+		rate := maxBitrate / 1000
+		if isConnected {
+			if devBitrate, err := w.GetPropertyBitrate(); err == nil && devBitrate > 0 {
+				rate = devBitrate / 1000
+			}
+		}
+
 		network := WiFiNetwork{
 			SSID:        ssid,
 			BSSID:       bssid,
 			Signal:      strength,
 			Secured:     secured,
 			Enterprise:  enterprise,
-			Connected:   ssid == currentSSID,
+			Connected:   isConnected,
 			Saved:       savedSSIDs[ssid],
 			Autoconnect: autoconnectMap[ssid],
 			Hidden:      hiddenSSIDs[ssid],
 			Frequency:   freq,
 			Mode:        modeStr,
-			Rate:        maxBitrate / 1000,
+			Rate:        rate,
 			Channel:     channel,
 		}
 
@@ -1062,19 +1078,27 @@ func (b *NetworkManagerBackend) updateAllWiFiDevices() {
 
 				channel := frequencyToChannel(freq)
 
+				isConnected := connected && apSSID == ssid
+				rate := maxBitrate / 1000
+				if isConnected {
+					if devBitrate, err := devInfo.wireless.GetPropertyBitrate(); err == nil && devBitrate > 0 {
+						rate = devBitrate / 1000
+					}
+				}
+
 				network := WiFiNetwork{
 					SSID:        apSSID,
 					BSSID:       apBSSID,
 					Signal:      strength,
 					Secured:     secured,
 					Enterprise:  enterprise,
-					Connected:   connected && apSSID == ssid,
+					Connected:   isConnected,
 					Saved:       savedSSIDs[apSSID],
 					Autoconnect: autoconnectMap[apSSID],
 					Hidden:      hiddenSSIDs[apSSID],
 					Frequency:   freq,
 					Mode:        modeStr,
-					Rate:        maxBitrate / 1000,
+					Rate:        rate,
 					Channel:     channel,
 					Device:      name,
 				}

core/internal/server/router.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/network"
 	serverPlugins "github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/plugins"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/sysupdate"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/thememode"
 	serverThemes "github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/themes"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/wayland"
@@ -202,6 +203,15 @@ func RouteRequest(conn net.Conn, req models.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if strings.HasPrefix(req.Method, "sysupdate.") {
+		if sysUpdateManager == nil {
+			models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "sysupdate manager not initialized")
+			return
+		}
+		sysupdate.HandleRequest(conn, req, sysUpdateManager)
+		return
+	}
+
 	switch req.Method {
 	case "ping":
 		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, "pong")

core/internal/server/server.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/loginctl"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/network"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/sysupdate"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/thememode"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/trayrecovery"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/wayland"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ var wlContext *wlcontext.SharedContext
 var themeModeManager *thememode.Manager
 var trayRecoveryManager *trayrecovery.Manager
 var locationManager *location.Manager
+var sysUpdateManager *sysupdate.Manager
 var geoClientInstance geolocation.Client
 
 const dbusClientID = "dms-dbus-client"
@@ -421,6 +423,19 @@ func InitializeLocationManager(geoClient geolocation.Client) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func InitializeSysUpdateManager() error {
+	manager, err := sysupdate.NewManager()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Failed to initialize sysupdate manager: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sysUpdateManager = manager
+
+	log.Info("Sysupdate manager initialized")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
@@ -506,6 +521,10 @@ func getCapabilities() Capabilities {
 		caps = append(caps, "dbus")
 	}
 
+	if sysUpdateManager != nil {
+		caps = append(caps, "sysupdate")
+	}
+
 	return Capabilities{Capabilities: caps}
 }
 
@@ -576,6 +595,10 @@ func getServerInfo() ServerInfo {
 		caps = append(caps, "dbus")
 	}
 
+	if sysUpdateManager != nil {
+		caps = append(caps, "sysupdate")
+	}
+
 	return ServerInfo{
 		APIVersion:   APIVersion,
 		CLIVersion:   CLIVersion,
@@ -1243,6 +1266,38 @@ func handleSubscribe(conn net.Conn, req models.Request) {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if shouldSubscribe("sysupdate") && sysUpdateManager != nil {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		sysupdateChan := sysUpdateManager.Subscribe(clientID + "-sysupdate")
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			defer sysUpdateManager.Unsubscribe(clientID + "-sysupdate")
+
+			initialState := sysUpdateManager.GetState()
+			select {
+			case eventChan <- ServiceEvent{Service: "sysupdate", Data: initialState}:
+			case <-stopChan:
+				return
+			}
+
+			for {
+				select {
+				case state, ok := <-sysupdateChan:
+					if !ok {
+						return
+					}
+					select {
+					case eventChan <- ServiceEvent{Service: "sysupdate", Data: state}:
+					case <-stopChan:
+						return
+					}
+				case <-stopChan:
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	if shouldSubscribe("dbus") && dbusManager != nil {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		dbusChan := dbusManager.SubscribeSignals(dbusClientID)
@@ -1348,6 +1403,9 @@ func cleanupManagers() {
 	if locationManager != nil {
 		locationManager.Close()
 	}
+	if sysUpdateManager != nil {
+		sysUpdateManager.Close()
+	}
 	if geoClientInstance != nil {
 		geoClientInstance.Close()
 	}
@@ -1733,6 +1791,10 @@ func Start(printDocs bool) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	if err := InitializeSysUpdateManager(); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Sysupdate manager unavailable: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	log.Info("")
 	log.Infof("Ready! Capabilities: %v", getCapabilities().Capabilities)
 

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend.go

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type Backend interface {
+	ID() string
+	DisplayName() string
+	Repo() RepoKind
+	IsAvailable(ctx context.Context) bool
+	NeedsAuth() bool
+	RunsInTerminal() bool
+	CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error)
+	Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error
+}
+
+type Selection struct {
+	System  Backend
+	Overlay []Backend
+}
+
+func (s Selection) All() []Backend {
+	if s.System == nil {
+		return s.Overlay
+	}
+	out := make([]Backend, 0, 1+len(s.Overlay))
+	out = append(out, s.System)
+	out = append(out, s.Overlay...)
+	return out
+}
+
+func (s Selection) Info() []BackendInfo {
+	all := s.All()
+	out := make([]BackendInfo, 0, len(all))
+	for _, b := range all {
+		out = append(out, BackendInfo{
+			ID:             b.ID(),
+			DisplayName:    b.DisplayName(),
+			Repo:           b.Repo(),
+			NeedsAuth:      b.NeedsAuth(),
+			RunsInTerminal: b.RunsInTerminal(),
+		})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+var (
+	registryMu       sync.RWMutex
+	systemCandidates []func() Backend
+	overlayCandidate []func() Backend
+)
+
+func RegisterSystemBackend(factory func() Backend) {
+	registryMu.Lock()
+	defer registryMu.Unlock()
+	systemCandidates = append(systemCandidates, factory)
+}
+
+func RegisterOverlayBackend(factory func() Backend) {
+	registryMu.Lock()
+	defer registryMu.Unlock()
+	overlayCandidate = append(overlayCandidate, factory)
+}
+
+func Select(ctx context.Context) Selection {
+	registryMu.RLock()
+	sys := append([]func() Backend(nil), systemCandidates...)
+	ov := append([]func() Backend(nil), overlayCandidate...)
+	registryMu.RUnlock()
+
+	var sel Selection
+	for _, factory := range sys {
+		b := factory()
+		if !b.IsAvailable(ctx) {
+			continue
+		}
+		sel.System = b
+		break
+	}
+	for _, factory := range ov {
+		b := factory()
+		if !b.IsAvailable(ctx) {
+			continue
+		}
+		sel.Overlay = append(sel.Overlay, b)
+	}
+	return sel
+}
+
+func commandExists(name string) bool {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(name)
+	return err == nil
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_apt.go

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &aptBackend{} })
+}
+
+var aptUpgradableLine = regexp.MustCompile(`^([^/]+)/\S+\s+(\S+)\s+\S+\s+\[upgradable from:\s+([^\]]+)\]`)
+
+type aptBackend struct{}
+
+func (aptBackend) ID() string           { return "apt" }
+func (aptBackend) DisplayName() string  { return "APT" }
+func (aptBackend) Repo() RepoKind       { return RepoSystem }
+func (aptBackend) NeedsAuth() bool      { return true }
+func (aptBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool { return false }
+func (aptBackend) IsAvailable(_ context.Context) bool {
+	return commandExists("apt") || commandExists("apt-get")
+}
+
+func (aptBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "apt", "list", "--upgradable")
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Environ(), "LC_ALL=C")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return parseAptUpgradable(string(out)), nil
+}
+
+func (aptBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	bin := "apt-get"
+	if !commandExists(bin) {
+		bin = "apt"
+	}
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		return Run(ctx, []string{bin, "upgrade", "--dry-run"}, RunOptions{
+			Env:    []string{"DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive", "LC_ALL=C"},
+			OnLine: onLine,
+		})
+	}
+	names := pickTargetNames(opts.Targets, "apt", true)
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	argv := append([]string{"pkexec", "env", "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive", "LC_ALL=C", bin, "install", "-y", "--only-upgrade"}, names...)
+	return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}
+
+func parseAptUpgradable(text string) []Package {
+	if text == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var pkgs []Package
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(text, "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		m := aptUpgradableLine.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+		if m == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		pkgs = append(pkgs, Package{
+			Name:        m[1],
+			Repo:        RepoSystem,
+			Backend:     "apt",
+			FromVersion: m[3],
+			ToVersion:   m[2],
+		})
+	}
+	return pkgs
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_apt_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseAptUpgradable(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+		want  []Package
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "empty",
+			input: "",
+			want:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "header line only",
+			input: `Listing... Done
+`,
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single upgradable",
+			input: `Listing... Done
+bash/stable 5.2.40-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.2.39-1]`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "5.2.39-1", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple architectures and suites",
+			input: `Listing... Done
+bash/stable 5.2.40-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.2.39-1]
+libfoo/stable-security 1.0.0-2 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.0.0-1]
+zsh/testing 5.9-6 arm64 [upgradable from: 5.9-5]`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "5.2.39-1", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1"},
+				{Name: "libfoo", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "1.0.0-1", ToVersion: "1.0.0-2"},
+				{Name: "zsh", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "5.9-5", ToVersion: "5.9-6"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "package name with hyphens, dots, plus signs",
+			input: `Listing... Done
+g++/stable 4:13.3.0-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 4:13.2.0-1]
+libsdl2-2.0-0/stable 2.30.0+dfsg-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.28.5+dfsg-1]`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "g++", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "4:13.2.0-1", ToVersion: "4:13.3.0-1"},
+				{Name: "libsdl2-2.0-0", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "2.28.5+dfsg-1", ToVersion: "2.30.0+dfsg-1"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "non-matching lines ignored",
+			input: "WARNING: this is some warning\nbash/stable 5.2.40-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.2.39-1]",
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "apt", FromVersion: "5.2.39-1", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := parseAptUpgradable(tt.input)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseAptUpgradable() = %#v\nwant %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_dnf.go

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &dnfBackend{bin: "dnf5"} })
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &dnfBackend{bin: "dnf"} })
+}
+
+type dnfBackend struct {
+	bin string
+}
+
+func (b dnfBackend) ID() string           { return b.bin }
+func (b dnfBackend) DisplayName() string  { return strings.ToUpper(b.bin) }
+func (b dnfBackend) Repo() RepoKind       { return RepoSystem }
+func (b dnfBackend) NeedsAuth() bool      { return true }
+func (b dnfBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool { return false }
+
+func (b dnfBackend) IsAvailable(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	if !commandExists(b.bin) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if commandExists("rpm-ostree") && ostreeBooted(ctx) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (b dnfBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	out, err := dnfListUpgrades(ctx, b.bin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	installed := rpmInstalledVersions(ctx)
+	return parseDnfList(out, b.bin, installed), nil
+}
+
+func (b dnfBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		return Run(ctx, []string{b.bin, "upgrade", "--assumeno"}, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+	}
+	names := pickTargetNames(opts.Targets, b.bin, true)
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	argv := append([]string{"pkexec", b.bin, "upgrade", "-y"}, names...)
+	return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}
+
+func dnfListUpgrades(ctx context.Context, bin string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, bin, "list", "--upgrades", "--quiet")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err == nil {
+		return string(out), nil
+	}
+	if exitErr, ok := errors.AsType[*exec.ExitError](err); ok && exitErr.ExitCode() == 1 {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	return "", err
+}
+
+func rpmInstalledVersions(ctx context.Context) map[string]string {
+	out, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "rpm", "-qa", "--qf", `%{NAME}\t%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}\n`).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	m := make(map[string]string)
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(string(out), "\n") {
+		name, ver, ok := strings.Cut(line, "\t")
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		m[name] = ver
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func parseDnfList(text, backendID string, installed map[string]string) []Package {
+	if text == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var pkgs []Package
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(text, "\n") {
+		fields := strings.Fields(line)
+		if len(fields) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		nameArch := fields[0]
+		version := fields[1]
+		dot := strings.LastIndex(nameArch, ".")
+		if dot <= 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !looksLikeRpmVersion(version) {
+			continue
+		}
+		name := nameArch[:dot]
+		pkgs = append(pkgs, Package{
+			Name:        nameArch,
+			Repo:        RepoSystem,
+			Backend:     backendID,
+			FromVersion: installed[name],
+			ToVersion:   version,
+		})
+	}
+	return pkgs
+}
+
+func looksLikeRpmVersion(s string) bool {
+	if s == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, r := range s {
+		if r >= '0' && r <= '9' {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_dnf_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseDnfList(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		input     string
+		backendID string
+		installed map[string]string
+		want      []Package
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "empty",
+			input: "",
+			want:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "single package with installed cross-ref",
+			input:     "bash.x86_64                              5.2.40-1.fc41                       updates",
+			backendID: "dnf",
+			installed: map[string]string{"bash": "5.2.39-1.fc41"},
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash.x86_64", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "dnf", FromVersion: "5.2.39-1.fc41", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1.fc41"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "noarch package and missing installed entry",
+			input: `bash.x86_64        5.2.40-1.fc41        updates
+fonts-misc.noarch  1.0.5-2.fc41         updates`,
+			backendID: "dnf",
+			installed: map[string]string{"bash": "5.2.39-1.fc41"},
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash.x86_64", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "dnf", FromVersion: "5.2.39-1.fc41", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1.fc41"},
+				{Name: "fonts-misc.noarch", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "dnf", FromVersion: "", ToVersion: "1.0.5-2.fc41"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips header rows",
+			input: `Available
+Upgrades
+bash.x86_64       5.2.40-1.fc41       updates`,
+			backendID: "dnf",
+			installed: nil,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash.x86_64", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "dnf", FromVersion: "", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1.fc41"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "skips lines with too few fields",
+			input:     "incomplete",
+			backendID: "dnf",
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips dnf5 banner / column header lines",
+			input: `Updates available
+Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:23 ago on Tue Apr 29 14:00:00 2026.
+Package    Version    Repository    Size
+bash.x86_64       5.2.40-1.fc41       updates`,
+			backendID: "dnf",
+			installed: nil,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bash.x86_64", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "dnf", FromVersion: "", ToVersion: "5.2.40-1.fc41"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := parseDnfList(tt.input, tt.backendID, tt.installed)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseDnfList() = %#v\nwant %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_flatpak.go

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterOverlayBackend(func() Backend { return &flatpakBackend{} })
+}
+
+type flatpakBackend struct{}
+
+func (flatpakBackend) ID() string                         { return "flatpak" }
+func (flatpakBackend) DisplayName() string                { return "Flatpak" }
+func (flatpakBackend) Repo() RepoKind                     { return RepoFlatpak }
+func (flatpakBackend) NeedsAuth() bool                    { return false }
+func (flatpakBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool               { return false }
+func (flatpakBackend) IsAvailable(_ context.Context) bool { return commandExists("flatpak") }
+
+func (flatpakBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "flatpak", "remote-ls", "--updates", "--columns=application,version,branch,commit,name")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	installed := flatpakInstalled(ctx)
+	return parseFlatpakUpdates(string(out), installed), nil
+}
+
+func flatpakInstalled(ctx context.Context) map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry {
+	out, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "flatpak", "list", "--columns=application,version,branch,active").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	m := make(map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry)
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(string(out), "\n") {
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		fields := strings.Split(line, "\t")
+		if len(fields) == 0 || fields[0] == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		appID := fields[0]
+		entry := flatpakInstalledEntry{}
+		if len(fields) > 1 {
+			entry.version = fields[1]
+		}
+		if len(fields) > 2 {
+			entry.branch = fields[2]
+		}
+		if len(fields) > 3 {
+			entry.commit = fields[3]
+		}
+		key := appID
+		if entry.branch != "" {
+			key = appID + "//" + entry.branch
+		}
+		m[key] = entry
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+type flatpakInstalledEntry struct {
+	version string
+	branch  string
+	commit  string
+}
+
+func (flatpakBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		return Run(ctx, []string{"flatpak", "update", "--no-deploy", "-y"}, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+	}
+	refs := flatpakTargetRefs(opts.Targets)
+	if len(refs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	argv := append([]string{"flatpak", "update", "-y", "--noninteractive"}, refs...)
+	return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}
+
+func flatpakTargetRefs(targets []Package) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(targets))
+	for _, p := range targets {
+		if p.Backend != "flatpak" {
+			continue
+		}
+		ref := p.Ref
+		if ref == "" {
+			ref = p.Name
+		}
+		out = append(out, ref)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func parseFlatpakUpdates(text string, installed map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry) []Package {
+	if text == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var pkgs []Package
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(text, "\n") {
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		fields := strings.Split(line, "\t")
+		if len(fields) == 0 || fields[0] == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		appID := fields[0]
+		version, branch, commit := "", "", ""
+		if len(fields) > 1 {
+			version = fields[1]
+		}
+		if len(fields) > 2 {
+			branch = fields[2]
+		}
+		if len(fields) > 3 {
+			commit = fields[3]
+		}
+		display := appID
+		if len(fields) > 4 && fields[4] != "" {
+			display = fields[4]
+		}
+
+		key := appID
+		if branch != "" {
+			key = appID + "//" + branch
+		}
+		inst := installed[key]
+
+		if inst.commit != "" && commit != "" && strings.HasPrefix(commit, inst.commit) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		from, to := flatpakVersionPair(inst.version, inst.commit, version, commit)
+
+		ref := appID
+		if branch != "" {
+			ref = appID + "//" + branch
+		}
+
+		pkgs = append(pkgs, Package{
+			Name:        display,
+			Repo:        RepoFlatpak,
+			Backend:     "flatpak",
+			FromVersion: from,
+			ToVersion:   to,
+			Ref:         ref,
+		})
+	}
+	return pkgs
+}
+
+func flatpakVersionPair(installedVer, installedCommit, remoteVer, remoteCommit string) (from, to string) {
+	if remoteVer != "" {
+		return installedVer, remoteVer
+	}
+	return shortCommit(installedCommit), shortCommit(remoteCommit)
+}
+
+func shortCommit(c string) string {
+	if len(c) > 8 {
+		return c[:8]
+	}
+	return c
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_flatpak_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseFlatpakUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		input     string
+		installed map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry
+		want      []Package
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "empty",
+			input: "",
+			want:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "real flathub-style row with empty version, falls back to commit",
+			// columns: application,version,branch,commit,name
+			input: "com.discordapp.Discord\t\tstable\t43a1e5d2d3a446919356fd86d9f984ad7c6a0e20f109250d9d868223f26ca586\tDiscord",
+			installed: map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry{
+				"com.discordapp.Discord//stable": {commit: "8b16fa1a9b2aa189302c2428c8a7bb33dd050faf7e535dd1d975044cb0986855"},
+			},
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "Discord",
+					Repo:        RepoFlatpak,
+					Backend:     "flatpak",
+					FromVersion: "8b16fa1a",
+					ToVersion:   "43a1e5d2",
+					Ref:         "com.discordapp.Discord//stable",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "remote provides version, installed version known",
+			input: "com.example.App\t1.5.0\tstable\tdeadbeefcafe\tExample App",
+			installed: map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry{
+				"com.example.App//stable": {version: "1.4.2"},
+			},
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "Example App",
+					Repo:        RepoFlatpak,
+					Backend:     "flatpak",
+					FromVersion: "1.4.2",
+					ToVersion:   "1.5.0",
+					Ref:         "com.example.App//stable",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "no installed entry, remote has no version, falls back to commit on both sides",
+			input:     "org.gnome.Platform\t\t49\tbadcd4afb1fe\tgnome platform",
+			installed: nil,
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "gnome platform",
+					Repo:        RepoFlatpak,
+					Backend:     "flatpak",
+					FromVersion: "",
+					ToVersion:   "badcd4af",
+					Ref:         "org.gnome.Platform//49",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "missing display name falls back to application id",
+			input: "com.example.NoName\t2.0\tstable\tabcdef123456\t",
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "com.example.NoName",
+					Repo:        RepoFlatpak,
+					Backend:     "flatpak",
+					FromVersion: "",
+					ToVersion:   "2.0",
+					Ref:         "com.example.NoName//stable",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "skips blank lines and rows with empty application id",
+			input: "\n\t\t\t\t\norg.real.App\t1.0\tstable\tdeadbeef\tReal App",
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "Real App",
+					Repo:        RepoFlatpak,
+					Backend:     "flatpak",
+					FromVersion: "",
+					ToVersion:   "1.0",
+					Ref:         "org.real.App//stable",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "skips phantom updates where remote commit matches installed",
+			input: "com.phantom.App\t\tstable\tabc12345deadbeef\tPhantom",
+			installed: map[string]flatpakInstalledEntry{
+				"com.phantom.App//stable": {commit: "abc12345"},
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := parseFlatpakUpdates(tt.input, tt.installed)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseFlatpakUpdates() = %#v\nwant %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFlatpakVersionPair(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                                                   string
+		installedVer, installedCommit, remoteVer, remoteCommit string
+		wantFrom, wantTo                                       string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "remote has version - prefer versions",
+			installedVer: "1.0.0", remoteVer: "1.1.0",
+			wantFrom: "1.0.0", wantTo: "1.1.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "remote has no version - both sides fall to short commit",
+			installedCommit: "8b16fa1a9b2aa189302c2428c8a7bb33dd050faf7e535dd1d975044cb0986855",
+			remoteCommit:    "43a1e5d2d3a446919356fd86d9f984ad7c6a0e20f109250d9d868223f26ca586",
+			wantFrom:        "8b16fa1a", wantTo: "43a1e5d2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "short commits left as-is",
+			installedCommit: "abc123", remoteCommit: "def456",
+			wantFrom: "abc123", wantTo: "def456",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			from, to := flatpakVersionPair(tt.installedVer, tt.installedCommit, tt.remoteVer, tt.remoteCommit)
+			if from != tt.wantFrom || to != tt.wantTo {
+				t.Errorf("flatpakVersionPair() = (%q, %q), want (%q, %q)", from, to, tt.wantFrom, tt.wantTo)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_pacman.go

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &archHelperBackend{id: "paru"} })
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &archHelperBackend{id: "yay"} })
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &pacmanBackend{} })
+}
+
+var archUpdateLine = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+->\s+(\S+)`)
+
+type pacmanBackend struct{}
+
+func (pacmanBackend) ID() string                         { return "pacman" }
+func (pacmanBackend) DisplayName() string                { return "Pacman" }
+func (pacmanBackend) Repo() RepoKind                     { return RepoSystem }
+func (pacmanBackend) NeedsAuth() bool                    { return true }
+func (pacmanBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool               { return false }
+func (pacmanBackend) IsAvailable(_ context.Context) bool { return commandExists("pacman") }
+
+func (b pacmanBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	out, err := pacmanRepoUpdates(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return parseArchUpdates(out, b.ID(), RepoSystem), nil
+}
+
+func (b pacmanBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		return Run(ctx, []string{"pacman", "-Sup"}, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+	}
+	names := pickTargetNames(opts.Targets, b.ID(), opts.IncludeAUR)
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	argv := append([]string{"pkexec", "pacman", "-Sy", "--noconfirm", "--needed"}, names...)
+	return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}
+
+type archHelperBackend struct {
+	id string
+}
+
+func (b archHelperBackend) ID() string      { return b.id }
+func (b archHelperBackend) Repo() RepoKind  { return RepoSystem }
+func (b archHelperBackend) NeedsAuth() bool { return true }
+func (b archHelperBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool {
+	return os.Getenv("DMS_FORCE_PKEXEC") != "1"
+}
+func (b archHelperBackend) IsAvailable(_ context.Context) bool { return commandExists(b.id) }
+
+func (b archHelperBackend) DisplayName() string {
+	switch b.id {
+	case "paru":
+		return "Paru (AUR)"
+	case "yay":
+		return "Yay (AUR)"
+	default:
+		return b.id
+	}
+}
+
+func (b archHelperBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	repoOut, err := pacmanRepoUpdates(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pkgs := parseArchUpdates(repoOut, b.id, RepoSystem)
+
+	aurOut, err := capturePermissive(ctx, b.id, "-Qua")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pkgs = append(pkgs, parseArchUpdates(aurOut, b.id, RepoAUR)...)
+	return pkgs, nil
+}
+
+func (b archHelperBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		return Run(ctx, []string{b.id, "-Sup"}, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+	}
+	names := pickTargetNames(opts.Targets, b.id, opts.IncludeAUR)
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if os.Getenv("DMS_FORCE_PKEXEC") == "1" {
+		argv := append([]string{"pkexec", b.id, "-Sy", "--noconfirm", "--needed"}, names...)
+		return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+	}
+	term := findTerminal(opts.Terminal)
+	if term == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no terminal found (pick one in DMS settings, set $TERMINAL, or install kitty/ghostty/foot/alacritty)")
+	}
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s -Sy --noconfirm --needed %s", b.id, strings.Join(names, " "))
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("DMS — System Update (%s)", b.id)
+	return Run(ctx, wrapInTerminal(term, title, cmd), RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}
+
+func pickTargetNames(targets []Package, backendID string, includeAUR bool) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(targets))
+	for _, p := range targets {
+		if p.Backend != backendID {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !includeAUR && p.Repo == RepoAUR {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, p.Name)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func pacmanRepoUpdates(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	if commandExists("checkupdates") {
+		return capturePermissive(ctx, "checkupdates")
+	}
+	if commandExists("fakeroot") {
+		out, err := pacmanCheckViaFakeroot(ctx)
+		if err == nil {
+			return out, nil
+		}
+		log.Warnf("[sysupdate] fakeroot db refresh failed, falling back to stale pacman -Qu: %v", err)
+	}
+	return capturePermissive(ctx, "pacman", "-Qu")
+}
+
+func pacmanCheckViaFakeroot(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	dir, err := pacmanPrivateDB()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if err := seedPacmanDB(dir); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("seed sync db: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	refresh := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "fakeroot", "--", "pacman", "-Sy", "--dbpath", dir, "--logfile", "/dev/null", "--disable-sandbox")
+	if out, err := refresh.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fakeroot pacman -Sy: %w (%s)", err, strings.TrimSpace(string(out)))
+	}
+
+	return capturePermissive(ctx, "pacman", "-Qu", "--dbpath", dir)
+}
+
+func seedPacmanDB(dir string) error {
+	syncDir := filepath.Join(dir, "sync")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(syncDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dbs, err := filepath.Glob("/var/lib/pacman/sync/*.db")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, src := range dbs {
+		if err := copyFile(src, filepath.Join(syncDir, filepath.Base(src))); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	localLink := filepath.Join(dir, "local")
+	if fi, err := os.Lstat(localLink); err == nil {
+		if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == 0 {
+			if err := os.RemoveAll(localLink); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return os.Symlink("/var/lib/pacman/local", localLink)
+}
+
+func copyFile(src, dst string) error {
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(dst, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0o644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer out.Close()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return out.Sync()
+}
+
+func pacmanPrivateDB() (string, error) {
+	tmp := os.Getenv("TMPDIR")
+	if tmp == "" {
+		tmp = "/tmp"
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Join(tmp, fmt.Sprintf("dms-checkup-db-%d", os.Getuid()))
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return dir, nil
+}
+
+func capturePermissive(ctx context.Context, argv ...string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, argv[0], argv[1:]...)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err == nil {
+		return string(out), nil
+	}
+	if exitErr, ok := errors.AsType[*exec.ExitError](err); ok {
+		switch exitErr.ExitCode() {
+		case 1, 2:
+			return string(out), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", err
+}
+
+func parseArchUpdates(text, backendID string, repo RepoKind) []Package {
+	if text == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var pkgs []Package
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(text, "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		m := archUpdateLine.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+		if m == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		p := Package{
+			Name:        m[1],
+			Repo:        repo,
+			Backend:     backendID,
+			FromVersion: m[2],
+			ToVersion:   m[3],
+		}
+		if repo == RepoAUR {
+			p.ChangelogURL = "https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/" + p.Name
+		}
+		pkgs = append(pkgs, p)
+	}
+	return pkgs
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_pacman_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseArchUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		input     string
+		backendID string
+		repo      RepoKind
+		want      []Package
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "empty",
+			input:     "",
+			backendID: "paru",
+			repo:      RepoSystem,
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "whitespace only",
+			input:     "   \n\n  \n",
+			backendID: "paru",
+			repo:      RepoSystem,
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "single repo update",
+			input:     "bat 0.26.0-1 -> 0.26.1-2",
+			backendID: "paru",
+			repo:      RepoSystem,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bat", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "paru", FromVersion: "0.26.0-1", ToVersion: "0.26.1-2"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple updates with epoch versions",
+			input: `cups 2:2.4.18-1 -> 2:2.4.19-1
+linux 6.18.0-1 -> 6.18.1-1
+mesa 26.4.0-1 -> 26.4.1-1`,
+			backendID: "paru",
+			repo:      RepoSystem,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "cups", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "paru", FromVersion: "2:2.4.18-1", ToVersion: "2:2.4.19-1"},
+				{Name: "linux", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "paru", FromVersion: "6.18.0-1", ToVersion: "6.18.1-1"},
+				{Name: "mesa", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "paru", FromVersion: "26.4.0-1", ToVersion: "26.4.1-1"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "AUR update with changelog url",
+			input:     "google-chrome 147.0.7727.116-1 -> 147.0.7727.137-1",
+			backendID: "paru",
+			repo:      RepoAUR,
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:         "google-chrome",
+					Repo:         RepoAUR,
+					Backend:      "paru",
+					FromVersion:  "147.0.7727.116-1",
+					ToVersion:    "147.0.7727.137-1",
+					ChangelogURL: "https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/google-chrome",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "git package latest-commit marker",
+			input:     "niri-git 26.04.r5.ga85b922-1 -> latest-commit",
+			backendID: "yay",
+			repo:      RepoAUR,
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:         "niri-git",
+					Repo:         RepoAUR,
+					Backend:      "yay",
+					FromVersion:  "26.04.r5.ga85b922-1",
+					ToVersion:    "latest-commit",
+					ChangelogURL: "https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/niri-git",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips lines that don't match arrow format",
+			input: `bat 0.26.0-1 -> 0.26.1-2
+this is not an update line
+foo`,
+			backendID: "pacman",
+			repo:      RepoSystem,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bat", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "pacman", FromVersion: "0.26.0-1", ToVersion: "0.26.1-2"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "extra whitespace tolerated",
+			input:     "  bat   0.26.0-1   ->   0.26.1-2  ",
+			backendID: "paru",
+			repo:      RepoSystem,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "bat", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "paru", FromVersion: "0.26.0-1", ToVersion: "0.26.1-2"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := parseArchUpdates(tt.input, tt.backendID, tt.repo)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseArchUpdates() = %#v\nwant %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_rpmostree.go

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+const ostreeExitUpdateAvailable = 77
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &rpmOstreeBackend{} })
+}
+
+type rpmOstreeBackend struct{}
+
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) ID() string           { return "rpm-ostree" }
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) DisplayName() string  { return "rpm-ostree" }
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) Repo() RepoKind       { return RepoOSTree }
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) NeedsAuth() bool      { return true }
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool { return false }
+
+func (b rpmOstreeBackend) IsAvailable(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	if !commandExists("rpm-ostree") {
+		return false
+	}
+	return ostreeBooted(ctx)
+}
+
+type ostreeStatus struct {
+	Deployments  []ostreeDeployment `json:"deployments"`
+	CachedUpdate *ostreeCached      `json:"cached-update"`
+}
+
+type ostreeDeployment struct {
+	Origin    string `json:"origin"`
+	Version   string `json:"version"`
+	Timestamp int64  `json:"timestamp"`
+	Booted    bool   `json:"booted"`
+}
+
+type ostreeCached struct {
+	Origin    string `json:"origin"`
+	Version   string `json:"version"`
+	Timestamp int64  `json:"timestamp"`
+	Checksum  string `json:"checksum"`
+}
+
+func ostreeBooted(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "rpm-ostree", "status", "--json")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var s ostreeStatus
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &s); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return len(s.Deployments) > 0
+}
+
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "rpm-ostree", "upgrade", "--check")
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		exitErr, ok := errors.AsType[*exec.ExitError](err)
+		if !ok || exitErr.ExitCode() != ostreeExitUpdateAvailable {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	statusOut, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "rpm-ostree", "status", "--json").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return parseRpmOstreeStatus(statusOut)
+}
+
+func parseRpmOstreeStatus(statusOut []byte) ([]Package, error) {
+	var s ostreeStatus
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(statusOut, &s); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if s.CachedUpdate == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	booted := bootedDeployment(s.Deployments)
+	from := ""
+	if booted != nil {
+		from = booted.Version
+	}
+	if from == s.CachedUpdate.Version {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	name := s.CachedUpdate.Origin
+	if name == "" {
+		name = "system"
+	}
+	return []Package{{
+		Name:        name,
+		Repo:        RepoOSTree,
+		Backend:     "rpm-ostree",
+		FromVersion: from,
+		ToVersion:   s.CachedUpdate.Version,
+	}}, nil
+}
+
+func bootedDeployment(deps []ostreeDeployment) *ostreeDeployment {
+	for i := range deps {
+		if deps[i].Booted {
+			return &deps[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (rpmOstreeBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	argv := []string{"rpm-ostree", "upgrade"}
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		argv = append(argv, "--check")
+	}
+	return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_rpmostree_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseRpmOstreeStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		want    []Package
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "no cached update",
+			input: `{"deployments":[{"version":"39.20240101.0","booted":true}],"cached-update":null}`,
+			want:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "cached update available, booted version differs",
+			input: `{
+				"deployments": [
+					{"origin": "fedora:fedora/x86_64/silverblue", "version": "39.20240101.0", "booted": true},
+					{"origin": "fedora:fedora/x86_64/silverblue", "version": "39.20231215.0", "booted": false}
+				],
+				"cached-update": {
+					"origin": "fedora:fedora/x86_64/silverblue",
+					"version": "39.20240115.0",
+					"checksum": "abc123"
+				}
+			}`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "fedora:fedora/x86_64/silverblue",
+					Repo:        RepoOSTree,
+					Backend:     "rpm-ostree",
+					FromVersion: "39.20240101.0",
+					ToVersion:   "39.20240115.0",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "cached update equals booted version (no real update)",
+			input: `{
+				"deployments": [{"version": "39.20240101.0", "booted": true}],
+				"cached-update": {"origin": "x", "version": "39.20240101.0"}
+			}`,
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no booted deployment falls back to empty from",
+			input: `{
+				"deployments": [{"version": "39.20240101.0", "booted": false}],
+				"cached-update": {"origin": "fedora:silverblue", "version": "39.20240115.0"}
+			}`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "fedora:silverblue",
+					Repo:        RepoOSTree,
+					Backend:     "rpm-ostree",
+					FromVersion: "",
+					ToVersion:   "39.20240115.0",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing origin defaults to system",
+			input: `{
+				"deployments": [{"version": "1.0", "booted": true}],
+				"cached-update": {"version": "1.1"}
+			}`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{
+					Name:        "system",
+					Repo:        RepoOSTree,
+					Backend:     "rpm-ostree",
+					FromVersion: "1.0",
+					ToVersion:   "1.1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "malformed JSON",
+			input:   `{not json`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := parseRpmOstreeStatus([]byte(tt.input))
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("parseRpmOstreeStatus() err = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseRpmOstreeStatus() = %#v\nwant %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_zypper.go

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterSystemBackend(func() Backend { return &zypperBackend{} })
+}
+
+type zypperBackend struct{}
+
+func (zypperBackend) ID() string                         { return "zypper" }
+func (zypperBackend) DisplayName() string                { return "Zypper" }
+func (zypperBackend) Repo() RepoKind                     { return RepoSystem }
+func (zypperBackend) NeedsAuth() bool                    { return true }
+func (zypperBackend) RunsInTerminal() bool               { return false }
+func (zypperBackend) IsAvailable(_ context.Context) bool { return commandExists("zypper") }
+
+type zypperUpdateList struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name       `xml:"stream"`
+	Updates []zypperUpdate `xml:"update-list>update"`
+}
+
+type zypperUpdate struct {
+	Name       string `xml:"name,attr"`
+	Edition    string `xml:"edition,attr"`
+	EditionOld string `xml:"edition-old,attr"`
+	Kind       string `xml:"kind,attr"`
+}
+
+func (zypperBackend) CheckUpdates(ctx context.Context) ([]Package, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "zypper", "--non-interactive", "--xmlout", "list-updates")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		if exitErr, ok := errors.AsType[*exec.ExitError](err); ok {
+			switch exitErr.ExitCode() {
+			case 100, 101, 102, 103:
+				err = nil
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return parseZypperXML(out)
+}
+
+func parseZypperXML(out []byte) ([]Package, error) {
+	var list zypperUpdateList
+	if err := xml.Unmarshal(out, &list); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pkgs := make([]Package, 0, len(list.Updates))
+	for _, u := range list.Updates {
+		if u.Kind != "" && u.Kind != "package" {
+			continue
+		}
+		pkgs = append(pkgs, Package{
+			Name:        u.Name,
+			Repo:        RepoSystem,
+			Backend:     "zypper",
+			FromVersion: u.EditionOld,
+			ToVersion:   u.Edition,
+		})
+	}
+	return pkgs, nil
+}
+
+func (zypperBackend) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions, onLine func(string)) error {
+	if opts.DryRun {
+		return Run(ctx, []string{"zypper", "--non-interactive", "--dry-run", "update"}, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+	}
+	names := pickTargetNames(opts.Targets, "zypper", true)
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	argv := append([]string{"pkexec", "zypper", "--non-interactive", "update"}, names...)
+	return Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine})
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/backend_zypper_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseZypperXML(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		want    []Package
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "empty stream",
+			input: `<?xml version="1.0"?><stream><update-list></update-list></stream>`,
+			want:  []Package{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single package update",
+			input: `<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<stream>
+  <update-list>
+    <update name="zsh" edition="5.9-6" edition-old="5.9-5" kind="package" arch="x86_64">
+      <source url="https://download.opensuse.org/" alias="repo-oss"/>
+    </update>
+  </update-list>
+</stream>`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "zsh", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "zypper", FromVersion: "5.9-5", ToVersion: "5.9-6"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips non-package kinds",
+			input: `<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<stream>
+  <update-list>
+    <update name="foo" edition="2.0" edition-old="1.0" kind="package"/>
+    <update name="security-patch" edition="1" edition-old="0" kind="patch"/>
+    <update name="bar" edition="3.0" edition-old="2.0" kind="package"/>
+  </update-list>
+</stream>`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "foo", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "zypper", FromVersion: "1.0", ToVersion: "2.0"},
+				{Name: "bar", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "zypper", FromVersion: "2.0", ToVersion: "3.0"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "treats missing kind as package",
+			input: `<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<stream><update-list>
+  <update name="kernel" edition="6.18.1-1" edition-old="6.18.0-1"/>
+</update-list></stream>`,
+			want: []Package{
+				{Name: "kernel", Repo: RepoSystem, Backend: "zypper", FromVersion: "6.18.0-1", ToVersion: "6.18.1-1"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "malformed XML returns error",
+			input:   `not xml at all`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := parseZypperXML([]byte(tt.input))
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("parseZypperXML() err = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseZypperXML() = %#v\nwant %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/executor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+type RunOptions struct {
+	Env    []string
+	OnLine func(string)
+}
+
+func Run(ctx context.Context, argv []string, opts RunOptions) error {
+	if len(argv) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("sysupdate.Run: empty argv")
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, argv[0], argv[1:]...)
+	if len(opts.Env) > 0 {
+		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Environ(), opts.Env...)
+	}
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true}
+	cmd.Cancel = func() error {
+		if cmd.Process == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return syscall.Kill(-cmd.Process.Pid, syscall.SIGKILL)
+	}
+
+	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(2)
+	go pump(stdout, opts.OnLine, &wg)
+	go pump(stderr, opts.OnLine, &wg)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return cmd.Wait()
+}
+
+func pump(r io.Reader, onLine func(string), wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+	if onLine == nil {
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
+		return
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 64*1024), 1024*1024)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		onLine(scanner.Text())
+	}
+}
+
+func Capture(ctx context.Context, argv []string) (string, error) {
+	if len(argv) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("sysupdate.Capture: empty argv")
+	}
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, argv[0], argv[1:]...)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	return string(out), err
+}
+
+func findTerminal(override string) string {
+	if override != "" && commandExists(override) {
+		return override
+	}
+	if t := os.Getenv("TERMINAL"); t != "" && commandExists(t) {
+		return t
+	}
+	for _, t := range []string{"ghostty", "kitty", "foot", "alacritty", "wezterm", "konsole", "gnome-terminal", "xterm"} {
+		if commandExists(t) {
+			return t
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func wrapInTerminal(term, title, shellCmd string) []string {
+	const appID = "dms-sysupdate"
+	banner := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`printf '\033[1;36m=== %s ===\033[0m\n'; printf '\033[2m$ %s\033[0m\n'; printf '\033[33mYou may be prompted for your sudo password to apply system updates.\033[0m\n\n'`,
+		title, shellCmd,
+	)
+	closer := `printf '\n\033[1;32m=== Done. Press Enter to close. ===\033[0m\n'; read`
+	export := `export SUDO_PROMPT="[DMS] sudo password for %u: "; `
+	full := export + banner + "; " + shellCmd + "; " + closer
+
+	switch term {
+	case "kitty":
+		return []string{term, "--class", appID, "-T", title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "alacritty":
+		return []string{term, "--class", appID, "-T", title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "foot":
+		return []string{term, "--app-id=" + appID, "--title=" + title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "ghostty":
+		return []string{term, "--class=" + appID, "--title=" + title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "wezterm":
+		return []string{term, "--class", appID, "-T", title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "xterm":
+		return []string{term, "-class", appID, "-T", title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "konsole":
+		return []string{term, "-p", "tabtitle=" + title, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	case "gnome-terminal":
+		return []string{term, "--title=" + title, "--", "sh", "-c", full}
+	default:
+		return []string{term, "-e", "sh", "-c", full}
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/handlers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/params"
+)
+
+func HandleRequest(conn net.Conn, req models.Request, m *Manager) {
+	switch req.Method {
+	case "sysupdate.getState":
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, m.GetState())
+	case "sysupdate.refresh":
+		force := params.BoolOpt(req.Params, "force", false)
+		m.Refresh(RefreshOptions{Force: force})
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, m.GetState())
+	case "sysupdate.upgrade":
+		handleUpgrade(conn, req, m)
+	case "sysupdate.cancel":
+		m.Cancel()
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, m.GetState())
+	case "sysupdate.acquire":
+		m.Acquire()
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, models.SuccessResult{Success: true})
+	case "sysupdate.release":
+		m.Release()
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, models.SuccessResult{Success: true})
+	case "sysupdate.setInterval":
+		seconds, err := params.Int(req.Params, "seconds")
+		if err != nil {
+			models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		m.SetInterval(seconds)
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, m.GetState())
+	default:
+		models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "unknown method: "+req.Method)
+	}
+}
+
+func handleUpgrade(conn net.Conn, req models.Request, m *Manager) {
+	opts := UpgradeOptions{
+		IncludeFlatpak: params.BoolOpt(req.Params, "includeFlatpak", true),
+		IncludeAUR:     params.BoolOpt(req.Params, "includeAUR", true),
+		DryRun:         params.BoolOpt(req.Params, "dry", false),
+		CustomCommand:  params.StringOpt(req.Params, "customCommand", ""),
+		Terminal:       params.StringOpt(req.Params, "terminal", ""),
+	}
+	if err := m.Upgrade(opts); err != nil {
+		models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	models.Respond(conn, req.ID, m.GetState())
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/manager.go

@@ -0,0 +1,506 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/pkg/syncmap"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultIntervalSeconds = 30 * 60
+	minIntervalSeconds     = 5 * 60
+	recentLogCapacity      = 200
+	checkTimeout           = 5 * time.Minute
+	upgradeTimeout         = 30 * time.Minute
+)
+
+type Manager struct {
+	mu          sync.RWMutex
+	state       State
+	subscribers syncmap.Map[string, chan State]
+
+	selection Selection
+
+	notifyDirty chan struct{}
+	stopChan    chan struct{}
+	notifierWG  sync.WaitGroup
+	schedulerWG sync.WaitGroup
+
+	acquireCount int32
+	wakeSched    chan struct{}
+
+	refreshSerial sync.Mutex
+
+	opMu     sync.Mutex
+	opCtx    context.Context
+	opCancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+func NewManager() (*Manager, error) {
+	m := &Manager{
+		notifyDirty: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		stopChan:    make(chan struct{}),
+		wakeSched:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+	m.state = State{
+		Phase:           PhaseIdle,
+		IntervalSeconds: defaultIntervalSeconds,
+		Backends:        []BackendInfo{},
+		Packages:        []Package{},
+	}
+
+	id, pretty := readOSRelease()
+	m.state.Distro = id
+	m.state.DistroPretty = pretty
+
+	m.selection = Select(context.Background())
+	m.state.Backends = m.selection.Info()
+	if len(m.state.Backends) == 0 {
+		m.state.Error = &ErrorInfo{
+			Code:    ErrCodeNoBackend,
+			Message: "no supported package manager found",
+			Hint:    "install a supported package manager (pacman, dnf, apt, zypper) or flatpak",
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.notifierWG.Add(1)
+	go m.notifier()
+
+	m.schedulerWG.Add(1)
+	go m.scheduler()
+
+	go m.runRefresh(context.Background())
+
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) GetState() State {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	return cloneState(m.state)
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Subscribe(id string) chan State {
+	ch := make(chan State, 16)
+	m.subscribers.Store(id, ch)
+	return ch
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Unsubscribe(id string) {
+	if val, ok := m.subscribers.LoadAndDelete(id); ok {
+		close(val)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Close() {
+	select {
+	case <-m.stopChan:
+		return
+	default:
+		close(m.stopChan)
+	}
+	m.opMu.Lock()
+	if m.opCancel != nil {
+		m.opCancel()
+	}
+	m.opMu.Unlock()
+	select {
+	case m.wakeSched <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+	m.schedulerWG.Wait()
+	m.notifierWG.Wait()
+	m.subscribers.Range(func(key string, ch chan State) bool {
+		close(ch)
+		m.subscribers.Delete(key)
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) SetInterval(seconds int) {
+	if seconds < minIntervalSeconds {
+		seconds = minIntervalSeconds
+	}
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.IntervalSeconds = seconds
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Refresh(opts RefreshOptions) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	phase := m.state.Phase
+	m.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	switch {
+	case phase == PhaseUpgrading:
+		return
+	case phase == PhaseRefreshing && !opts.Force:
+		m.refreshSerial.Lock()
+		m.refreshSerial.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	m.runRefresh(context.Background())
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Upgrade(opts UpgradeOptions) error {
+	if len(m.selection.All()) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("no backend available")
+	}
+
+	m.opMu.Lock()
+	if m.opCancel != nil {
+		m.opMu.Unlock()
+		return errors.New("operation already running")
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), upgradeTimeout)
+	m.opCtx = ctx
+	m.opCancel = cancel
+	m.opMu.Unlock()
+
+	go m.runUpgrade(ctx, opts)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Cancel() {
+	m.opMu.Lock()
+	cancel := m.opCancel
+	m.opMu.Unlock()
+	if cancel == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	cancel()
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Acquire() {
+	first := atomic.AddInt32(&m.acquireCount, 1) == 1
+	select {
+	case m.wakeSched <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+	if first {
+		go m.runRefresh(context.Background())
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Release() {
+	if atomic.AddInt32(&m.acquireCount, -1) < 0 {
+		atomic.StoreInt32(&m.acquireCount, 0)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) scheduler() {
+	defer m.schedulerWG.Done()
+	for {
+		if atomic.LoadInt32(&m.acquireCount) == 0 {
+			select {
+			case <-m.stopChan:
+				return
+			case <-m.wakeSched:
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		m.mu.RLock()
+		interval := m.state.IntervalSeconds
+		m.mu.RUnlock()
+		if interval < minIntervalSeconds {
+			interval = minIntervalSeconds
+		}
+		t := time.NewTimer(time.Duration(interval) * time.Second)
+		select {
+		case <-m.stopChan:
+			t.Stop()
+			return
+		case <-m.wakeSched:
+			t.Stop()
+		case <-t.C:
+			m.runRefresh(context.Background())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) runRefresh(parent context.Context) {
+	m.refreshSerial.Lock()
+	defer m.refreshSerial.Unlock()
+
+	if len(m.selection.All()) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent, checkTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	if m.state.Phase == PhaseUpgrading {
+		m.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	m.state.Phase = PhaseRefreshing
+	m.state.Error = nil
+	m.state.RecentLog = nil
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+
+	type backendResult struct {
+		pkgs []Package
+		err  error
+	}
+	backends := m.selection.All()
+	results := make([]backendResult, len(backends))
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i, b := range backends {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int, b Backend) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			pkgs, err := b.CheckUpdates(ctx)
+			results[i] = backendResult{pkgs: pkgs, err: err}
+		}(i, b)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	now := time.Now().Unix()
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.LastCheckUnix = now
+	m.state.Packages = m.state.Packages[:0]
+	var firstErr error
+	for i, r := range results {
+		if r.err != nil {
+			if firstErr == nil {
+				firstErr = fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", backends[i].ID(), r.err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		m.state.Packages = append(m.state.Packages, r.pkgs...)
+	}
+	m.state.Count = len(m.state.Packages)
+	if firstErr != nil {
+		m.state.Phase = PhaseError
+		m.state.Error = &ErrorInfo{Code: ErrCodeBackendFailed, Message: firstErr.Error()}
+	} else {
+		m.state.Phase = PhaseIdle
+		m.state.LastSuccessUnix = now
+		m.state.NextCheckUnix = now + int64(m.state.IntervalSeconds)
+	}
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, opts UpgradeOptions) {
+	defer func() {
+		m.opMu.Lock()
+		if m.opCancel != nil {
+			m.opCancel = nil
+			m.opCtx = nil
+		}
+		m.opMu.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	if opts.CustomCommand != "" {
+		m.runCustomUpgrade(ctx, opts.CustomCommand, opts.Terminal)
+		return
+	}
+
+	backends := upgradeBackends(m.selection, opts)
+	if len(backends) == 0 {
+		m.setError(ErrCodeNoBackend, "no backend selected for upgrade")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(opts.Targets) == 0 {
+		m.mu.RLock()
+		opts.Targets = append([]Package(nil), m.state.Packages...)
+		m.mu.RUnlock()
+	}
+
+	opID := fmt.Sprintf("op-%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.Phase = PhaseUpgrading
+	m.state.OperationID = opID
+	m.state.OperationStarted = time.Now().Unix()
+	m.state.RecentLog = m.state.RecentLog[:0]
+	m.state.Error = nil
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+
+	onLine := func(line string) { m.appendLog(line) }
+	for _, b := range backends {
+		m.appendLog(fmt.Sprintf("== %s ==", b.DisplayName()))
+		if err := b.Upgrade(ctx, opts, onLine); err != nil {
+			code := ErrCodeBackendFailed
+			if errors.Is(ctx.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+				code = ErrCodeTimeout
+			} else if errors.Is(ctx.Err(), context.Canceled) {
+				code = ErrCodeCancelled
+			}
+			m.mu.Lock()
+			m.state.Phase = PhaseError
+			m.state.Error = &ErrorInfo{Code: code, Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", b.ID(), err)}
+			m.mu.Unlock()
+			m.markDirty()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.Phase = PhaseIdle
+	m.state.OperationID = ""
+	m.state.OperationStarted = 0
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+	go m.runRefresh(context.Background())
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) runCustomUpgrade(ctx context.Context, command, terminalOverride string) {
+	term := findTerminal(terminalOverride)
+	if term == "" {
+		m.setError(ErrCodeBackendFailed, "no terminal found (pick one in DMS settings, set $TERMINAL, or install kitty/ghostty/foot/alacritty)")
+		return
+	}
+
+	opID := fmt.Sprintf("op-%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.Phase = PhaseUpgrading
+	m.state.OperationID = opID
+	m.state.OperationStarted = time.Now().Unix()
+	m.state.RecentLog = m.state.RecentLog[:0]
+	m.state.Error = nil
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+
+	onLine := func(line string) { m.appendLog(line) }
+	argv := wrapInTerminal(term, "DMS — System Update (custom)", command)
+	if err := Run(ctx, argv, RunOptions{OnLine: onLine}); err != nil {
+		code := ErrCodeBackendFailed
+		switch {
+		case errors.Is(ctx.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded):
+			code = ErrCodeTimeout
+		case errors.Is(ctx.Err(), context.Canceled):
+			code = ErrCodeCancelled
+		}
+		m.mu.Lock()
+		m.state.Phase = PhaseError
+		m.state.Error = &ErrorInfo{Code: code, Message: err.Error()}
+		m.mu.Unlock()
+		m.markDirty()
+		return
+	}
+
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.Phase = PhaseIdle
+	m.state.OperationID = ""
+	m.state.OperationStarted = 0
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+	go m.runRefresh(context.Background())
+}
+
+func upgradeBackends(sel Selection, opts UpgradeOptions) []Backend {
+	var out []Backend
+	if sel.System != nil {
+		out = append(out, sel.System)
+	}
+	for _, b := range sel.Overlay {
+		switch {
+		case b.Repo() == RepoFlatpak && !opts.IncludeFlatpak:
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, b)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) appendLog(line string) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	if cap(m.state.RecentLog) == 0 {
+		m.state.RecentLog = make([]string, 0, recentLogCapacity)
+	}
+	if len(m.state.RecentLog) >= recentLogCapacity {
+		copy(m.state.RecentLog, m.state.RecentLog[1:])
+		m.state.RecentLog = m.state.RecentLog[:recentLogCapacity-1]
+	}
+	m.state.RecentLog = append(m.state.RecentLog, line)
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) setError(code ErrorCode, msg string) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state.Phase = PhaseError
+	m.state.Error = &ErrorInfo{Code: code, Message: msg}
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.markDirty()
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) markDirty() {
+	select {
+	case m.notifyDirty <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) notifier() {
+	defer m.notifierWG.Done()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-m.stopChan:
+			return
+		case <-m.notifyDirty:
+			snap := m.GetState()
+			m.subscribers.Range(func(key string, ch chan State) bool {
+				select {
+				case ch <- snap:
+				default:
+				}
+				return true
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func cloneState(s State) State {
+	out := s
+	out.Backends = append([]BackendInfo(nil), s.Backends...)
+	out.Packages = append([]Package(nil), s.Packages...)
+	out.RecentLog = append([]string(nil), s.RecentLog...)
+	if s.Error != nil {
+		errCopy := *s.Error
+		out.Error = &errCopy
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func readOSRelease() (id, pretty string) {
+	f, err := os.Open("/etc/os-release")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		k, v, ok := strings.Cut(scanner.Text(), "=")
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		v = strings.Trim(v, "\"")
+		switch k {
+		case "ID":
+			id = v
+		case "PRETTY_NAME":
+			pretty = v
+		}
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("[sysupdate] read os-release: %v", err)
+	}
+	return id, pretty
+}

core/internal/server/sysupdate/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package sysupdate
+
+type Phase string
+
+const (
+	PhaseIdle       Phase = "idle"
+	PhaseRefreshing Phase = "refreshing"
+	PhaseUpgrading  Phase = "upgrading"
+	PhaseError      Phase = "error"
+)
+
+type RepoKind string
+
+const (
+	RepoSystem  RepoKind = "system"
+	RepoAUR     RepoKind = "aur"
+	RepoFlatpak RepoKind = "flatpak"
+	RepoOSTree  RepoKind = "ostree"
+)
+
+type ErrorCode string
+
+const (
+	ErrCodeNone           ErrorCode = ""
+	ErrCodeNoBackend      ErrorCode = "no-backend"
+	ErrCodeBusy           ErrorCode = "busy"
+	ErrCodeBackendFailed  ErrorCode = "backend-failed"
+	ErrCodeTimeout        ErrorCode = "timeout"
+	ErrCodeCancelled      ErrorCode = "cancelled"
+	ErrCodeInvalidRequest ErrorCode = "invalid-request"
+)
+
+type Package struct {
+	Name         string   `json:"name"`
+	Repo         RepoKind `json:"repo"`
+	Backend      string   `json:"backend"`
+	FromVersion  string   `json:"fromVersion,omitempty"`
+	ToVersion    string   `json:"toVersion,omitempty"`
+	SizeBytes    int64    `json:"sizeBytes,omitempty"`
+	ChangelogURL string   `json:"changelogUrl,omitempty"`
+	Ref          string   `json:"-"`
+}
+
+type BackendInfo struct {
+	ID             string   `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName    string   `json:"displayName"`
+	Repo           RepoKind `json:"repo"`
+	NeedsAuth      bool     `json:"needsAuth"`
+	RunsInTerminal bool     `json:"runsInTerminal"`
+}
+
+type ErrorInfo struct {
+	Code    ErrorCode `json:"code,omitempty"`
+	Message string    `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	Hint    string    `json:"hint,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type State struct {
+	Phase            Phase         `json:"phase"`
+	Distro           string        `json:"distro,omitempty"`
+	DistroPretty     string        `json:"distroPretty,omitempty"`
+	Backends         []BackendInfo `json:"backends"`
+	Packages         []Package     `json:"packages"`
+	Count            int           `json:"count"`
+	IntervalSeconds  int           `json:"intervalSeconds"`
+	LastCheckUnix    int64         `json:"lastCheckUnix,omitempty"`
+	LastSuccessUnix  int64         `json:"lastSuccessUnix,omitempty"`
+	NextCheckUnix    int64         `json:"nextCheckUnix,omitempty"`
+	OperationID      string        `json:"operationId,omitempty"`
+	OperationStarted int64         `json:"operationStartedUnix,omitempty"`
+	RecentLog        []string      `json:"recentLog,omitempty"`
+	Error            *ErrorInfo    `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type UpgradeOptions struct {
+	IncludeFlatpak bool
+	IncludeAUR     bool
+	DryRun         bool
+	CustomCommand  string
+	Terminal       string
+	Targets        []Package
+}
+
+type RefreshOptions struct {
+	Force bool
+}

core/internal/server/trayrecovery/manager.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/loginctl"
 	"github.com/godbus/dbus/v5"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 const resumeDelay = 3 * time.Second
@@ -29,11 +30,14 @@ func NewManager() (*Manager, error) {
 		stopChan: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
-	// Run a startup scan after a delay — covers the case where the process
-	// was killed during suspend and restarted by systemd (Type=dbus).
-	// The fresh process never sees the PrepareForSleep true→false transition,
-	// so the loginctl watcher alone is not enough.
-	go m.scheduleRecovery()
+	// Only run a startup scan when the system has been suspended at least once.
+	// On a fresh boot CLOCK_BOOTTIME ≈ CLOCK_MONOTONIC (difference ~0).
+	// After any suspend/resume cycle the difference grows by the time spent
+	// sleeping.  This avoids duplicate registrations on normal boot where apps
+	// are still starting up and will register their own tray icons shortly.
+	if timeSuspended() > 5*time.Second {
+		go m.scheduleRecovery()
+	}
 
 	return m, nil
 }
@@ -91,3 +95,21 @@ func (m *Manager) Close() {
 	}
 	log.Info("TrayRecovery manager closed")
 }
+
+// timeSuspended returns how long the system has spent in suspend since boot.
+// It is the difference between CLOCK_BOOTTIME (includes suspend) and
+// CLOCK_MONOTONIC (excludes suspend).
+func timeSuspended() time.Duration {
+	var bt, mt unix.Timespec
+	if err := unix.ClockGettime(unix.CLOCK_BOOTTIME, &bt); err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	if err := unix.ClockGettime(unix.CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &mt); err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	diff := (bt.Sec-mt.Sec)*int64(time.Second) + (bt.Nsec - mt.Nsec)
+	if diff < 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return time.Duration(diff)
+}

core/internal/trash/trash.go

@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+// Package trash implements the FreeDesktop.org Trash specification 1.0.
+// See: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/trash-spec/trashspec-1.0.html
+package trash
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const trashInfoExt = ".trashinfo"
+
+type Entry struct {
+	Name         string `json:"name"`
+	OriginalPath string `json:"originalPath"`
+	DeletionDate string `json:"deletionDate"`
+	TrashDir     string `json:"trashDir"`
+	FilesPath    string `json:"filesPath"`
+	InfoPath     string `json:"infoPath"`
+	Size         int64  `json:"size"`
+	IsDir        bool   `json:"isDir"`
+}
+
+func homeTrashDir() (string, error) {
+	xdg := os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+	if xdg == "" {
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		xdg = filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(xdg, "Trash"), nil
+}
+
+func ensureTrashDirs(trashDir string) error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(trashDir, "files"), 0o700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(trashDir, "info"), 0o700)
+}
+
+func fsDevice(path string) (uint64, error) {
+	var st syscall.Stat_t
+	if err := syscall.Lstat(path, &st); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return uint64(st.Dev), nil
+}
+
+func fsDeviceWalkUp(start string) (uint64, error) {
+	cur := start
+	for {
+		if dev, err := fsDevice(cur); err == nil {
+			return dev, nil
+		}
+		parent := filepath.Dir(cur)
+		if parent == cur {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("no existing ancestor for %s", start)
+		}
+		cur = parent
+	}
+}
+
+func findTopDir(path string) (string, error) {
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	dev, err := fsDevice(abs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	cur := abs
+	for {
+		parent := filepath.Dir(cur)
+		if parent == cur {
+			return cur, nil
+		}
+		pdev, err := fsDevice(parent)
+		if err != nil {
+			return cur, nil
+		}
+		if pdev != dev {
+			return cur, nil
+		}
+		cur = parent
+	}
+}
+
+// isValidSharedTrash enforces the spec's checks on $topdir/.Trash:
+// must exist, must be a directory, must not be a symlink, must have sticky bit.
+func isValidSharedTrash(p string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Lstat(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return info.Mode()&os.ModeSticky != 0
+}
+
+// trashDirForPath chooses the correct trash dir per spec and returns the value
+// to store in the .trashinfo Path field (absolute for home, relative-to-topdir
+// for per-mountpoint trash).
+func trashDirForPath(absPath string) (trashDir string, storedPath string, err error) {
+	home, err := homeTrashDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	pathDev, err := fsDevice(absPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	homeDev, err := fsDeviceWalkUp(home)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	if pathDev == homeDev {
+		return home, absPath, nil
+	}
+
+	topDir, err := findTopDir(absPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	uid := strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid())
+	stored, rerr := filepath.Rel(topDir, absPath)
+	if rerr != nil || strings.HasPrefix(stored, "..") {
+		stored = absPath
+	}
+
+	shared := filepath.Join(topDir, ".Trash")
+	if isValidSharedTrash(shared) {
+		return filepath.Join(shared, uid), stored, nil
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(topDir, ".Trash-"+uid), stored, nil
+}
+
+// uniqueName returns a basename in trashDir that does not collide with an
+// existing entry in either files/ or info/.
+func uniqueName(trashDir, basename string) (string, error) {
+	filesDir := filepath.Join(trashDir, "files")
+	infoDir := filepath.Join(trashDir, "info")
+	if !exists(filepath.Join(filesDir, basename)) && !exists(filepath.Join(infoDir, basename+trashInfoExt)) {
+		return basename, nil
+	}
+	ext := filepath.Ext(basename)
+	stem := strings.TrimSuffix(basename, ext)
+	for i := 2; i < 100000; i++ {
+		candidate := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d%s", stem, i, ext)
+		if !exists(filepath.Join(filesDir, candidate)) && !exists(filepath.Join(infoDir, candidate+trashInfoExt)) {
+			return candidate, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", errors.New("could not find unique trash name")
+}
+
+func exists(p string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Lstat(p)
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// pathEncode percent-escapes a POSIX path per RFC 2396, preserving "/".
+func pathEncode(p string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(p, "/")
+	for i, seg := range parts {
+		parts[i] = url.PathEscape(seg)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, "/")
+}
+
+func pathDecode(p string) string {
+	if d, err := url.PathUnescape(p); err == nil {
+		return d
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+func writeTrashInfo(infoPath, storedPath string, when time.Time) error {
+	body := "[Trash Info]\nPath=" + pathEncode(storedPath) +
+		"\nDeletionDate=" + when.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05") + "\n"
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(infoPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0o600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	_, err = f.WriteString(body)
+	return err
+}
+
+// Put trashes a single file or directory.
+func Put(path string) (Entry, error) {
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Entry{}, err
+	}
+	info, err := os.Lstat(abs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Entry{}, err
+	}
+
+	trashDir, storedPath, err := trashDirForPath(abs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Entry{}, err
+	}
+	if err := ensureTrashDirs(trashDir); err != nil {
+		return Entry{}, fmt.Errorf("create trash dir %s: %w", trashDir, err)
+	}
+
+	name, err := uniqueName(trashDir, filepath.Base(abs))
+	if err != nil {
+		return Entry{}, err
+	}
+
+	infoPath := filepath.Join(trashDir, "info", name+trashInfoExt)
+	when := time.Now()
+	if err := writeTrashInfo(infoPath, storedPath, when); err != nil {
+		return Entry{}, err
+	}
+
+	target := filepath.Join(trashDir, "files", name)
+	if err := os.Rename(abs, target); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(infoPath)
+		return Entry{}, err
+	}
+
+	return Entry{
+		Name:         name,
+		OriginalPath: storedPath,
+		DeletionDate: when.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05"),
+		TrashDir:     trashDir,
+		FilesPath:    target,
+		InfoPath:     infoPath,
+		Size:         info.Size(),
+		IsDir:        info.IsDir(),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// allTrashDirs returns the home trash plus every per-mountpoint trash dir
+// that exists (and passes the spec's safety checks for $topdir/.Trash).
+func allTrashDirs() []string {
+	var dirs []string
+	if h, err := homeTrashDir(); err == nil {
+		dirs = append(dirs, h)
+	}
+
+	uid := strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid())
+	for _, mount := range readMountPoints() {
+		shared := filepath.Join(mount, ".Trash")
+		if isValidSharedTrash(shared) {
+			candidate := filepath.Join(shared, uid)
+			if info, err := os.Stat(candidate); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
+				dirs = append(dirs, candidate)
+			}
+		}
+		candidate := filepath.Join(mount, ".Trash-"+uid)
+		if info, err := os.Lstat(candidate); err == nil && info.IsDir() && info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == 0 {
+			dirs = append(dirs, candidate)
+		}
+	}
+	return dirs
+}
+
+// readMountPoints returns user-visible mount points from /proc/self/mountinfo,
+// skipping pseudo and system filesystems.
+func readMountPoints() []string {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("/proc/self/mountinfo")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	skipPrefixes := []string{"/proc", "/sys", "/dev"}
+	var out []string
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(string(data), "\n") {
+		fields := strings.Fields(line)
+		if len(fields) < 5 {
+			continue
+		}
+		mp := fields[4]
+		if mp == "/" {
+			continue
+		}
+		skip := false
+		for _, p := range skipPrefixes {
+			if mp == p || strings.HasPrefix(mp, p+"/") {
+				skip = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if skip || seen[mp] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[mp] = true
+		out = append(out, mp)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func List() ([]Entry, error) {
+	var entries []Entry
+	for _, d := range allTrashDirs() {
+		es, _ := listOne(d)
+		entries = append(entries, es...)
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+func listOne(trashDir string) ([]Entry, error) {
+	infoDir := filepath.Join(trashDir, "info")
+	filesDir := filepath.Join(trashDir, "files")
+	dir, err := os.ReadDir(infoDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var entries []Entry
+	for _, ent := range dir {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(ent.Name(), trashInfoExt) {
+			continue
+		}
+		name := strings.TrimSuffix(ent.Name(), trashInfoExt)
+		infoPath := filepath.Join(infoDir, ent.Name())
+		filesPath := filepath.Join(filesDir, name)
+
+		body, err := os.ReadFile(infoPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		e := Entry{Name: name, TrashDir: trashDir, InfoPath: infoPath, FilesPath: filesPath}
+		for line := range strings.SplitSeq(string(body), "\n") {
+			if v, ok := strings.CutPrefix(line, "Path="); ok {
+				e.OriginalPath = pathDecode(v)
+				continue
+			}
+			if v, ok := strings.CutPrefix(line, "DeletionDate="); ok {
+				e.DeletionDate = v
+			}
+		}
+		if info, err := os.Lstat(filesPath); err == nil {
+			e.Size = info.Size()
+			e.IsDir = info.IsDir()
+		}
+		entries = append(entries, e)
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+func Count() (int, error) {
+	n := 0
+	for _, d := range allTrashDirs() {
+		ents, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(d, "info"))
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, e := range ents {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), trashInfoExt) {
+				n++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+func Empty() error {
+	var firstErr error
+	for _, d := range allTrashDirs() {
+		if err := emptyOne(d); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = err
+		}
+	}
+	return firstErr
+}
+
+func emptyOne(trashDir string) error {
+	var firstErr error
+	for _, sub := range []string{"files", "info"} {
+		path := filepath.Join(trashDir, sub)
+		ents, err := os.ReadDir(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, e := range ents {
+			if err := os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(path, e.Name())); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+				firstErr = err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	os.Remove(filepath.Join(trashDir, "directorysizes"))
+	return firstErr
+}
+
+// Restore returns a trashed item to its original location.
+func Restore(name, trashDir string) error {
+	if trashDir == "" {
+		h, err := homeTrashDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		trashDir = h
+	}
+
+	infoPath := filepath.Join(trashDir, "info", name+trashInfoExt)
+	filesPath := filepath.Join(trashDir, "files", name)
+
+	body, err := os.ReadFile(infoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var stored string
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(string(body), "\n") {
+		if v, ok := strings.CutPrefix(line, "Path="); ok {
+			stored = pathDecode(v)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if stored == "" {
+		return errors.New("invalid .trashinfo: missing Path")
+	}
+
+	target := stored
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(stored) {
+		topDir := filepath.Dir(trashDir)
+		if filepath.Base(topDir) == ".Trash" {
+			topDir = filepath.Dir(topDir)
+		}
+		target = filepath.Join(topDir, stored)
+	}
+
+	if exists(target) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("restore target already exists: %s", target)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(target), 0o755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(filesPath, target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	os.Remove(infoPath)
+	return nil
+}

core/internal/trash/trash_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+package trash
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func setupHomeTrash(t *testing.T) (homeRoot string, trashDir string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	homeRoot = t.TempDir()
+	xdg := filepath.Join(homeRoot, ".local", "share")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(xdg, 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mkdir xdg: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", xdg)
+	t.Setenv("HOME", homeRoot)
+	trashDir = filepath.Join(xdg, "Trash")
+	return homeRoot, trashDir
+}
+
+func writeFile(t *testing.T, path, content string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mkdir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPutHomeTrashAbsolutePath(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, "doc.txt")
+	writeFile(t, src, "hi")
+
+	entry, err := Put(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if entry.Name != "doc.txt" {
+		t.Errorf("name = %q, want doc.txt", entry.Name)
+	}
+	if entry.OriginalPath != src {
+		t.Errorf("originalPath = %q, want %q", entry.OriginalPath, src)
+	}
+	if entry.TrashDir != trashDir {
+		t.Errorf("trashDir = %q, want %q", entry.TrashDir, trashDir)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(src); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("source still exists: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(trashDir, "info", "doc.txt.trashinfo"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read trashinfo: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(string(body), "[Trash Info]\n") {
+		t.Errorf("trashinfo missing header: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(body), "Path="+src+"\n") {
+		t.Errorf("Path key missing or wrong: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(body), "DeletionDate=") {
+		t.Errorf("DeletionDate missing: %q", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPutPercentEncodesPath(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	name := "spaces & %.txt"
+	src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, name)
+	writeFile(t, src, "x")
+
+	if _, err := Put(src); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(trashDir, "info", name+".trashinfo"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := "Path=" + filepath.Dir(src) + "/spaces%20&%20%25.txt"
+	if !strings.Contains(string(body), want) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q in %q", want, body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPutCollisionGetsUniqueName(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	for i := range 3 {
+		src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, "dup.txt")
+		writeFile(t, src, "x")
+		if _, err := Put(src); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Put #%d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	want := []string{"dup.txt", "dup.2.txt", "dup.3.txt"}
+	for _, n := range want {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(trashDir, "files", n)); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected %s in trash: %v", n, err)
+		}
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(trashDir, "info", n+".trashinfo")); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected %s.trashinfo: %v", n, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListAndCount(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, _ := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	if n, _ := Count(); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("initial count = %d, want 0", n)
+	}
+	entries, _ := List()
+	if len(entries) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("initial list len = %d, want 0", len(entries))
+	}
+
+	for _, n := range []string{"a.txt", "b.txt", "c.log"} {
+		src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, n)
+		writeFile(t, src, n)
+		if _, err := Put(src); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Put %s: %v", n, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	got, _ := Count()
+	if got != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("count = %d, want 3", got)
+	}
+	entries, _ = List()
+	if len(entries) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("list len = %d, want 3", len(entries))
+	}
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		if e.OriginalPath == "" {
+			t.Errorf("entry %s: empty OriginalPath", e.Name)
+		}
+		if _, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05", e.DeletionDate); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("entry %s: bad DeletionDate %q: %v", e.Name, e.DeletionDate, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmptyClearsAll(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	for _, n := range []string{"x", "y", "z"} {
+		src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, n)
+		writeFile(t, src, n)
+		if _, err := Put(src); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if n, _ := Count(); n != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("pre-empty count = %d", n)
+	}
+
+	if err := Empty(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Empty: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if n, _ := Count(); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("post-empty count = %d, want 0", n)
+	}
+	for _, sub := range []string{"files", "info"} {
+		ents, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(trashDir, sub))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("readdir %s: %v", sub, err)
+		}
+		if len(ents) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("%s/ has %d entries, want 0", sub, len(ents))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRestoreToOriginalPath(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, "sub", "dir", "thing.txt")
+	writeFile(t, src, "payload")
+
+	entry, err := Put(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(homeRoot, "sub"))
+
+	if err := Restore(entry.Name, trashDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Restore: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := os.ReadFile(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read restored: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != "payload" {
+		t.Errorf("restored content = %q, want %q", body, "payload")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(entry.InfoPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("info file still present: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(entry.FilesPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("files entry still present: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRestoreRefusesToOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	src := filepath.Join(homeRoot, "keep.txt")
+	writeFile(t, src, "v1")
+
+	entry, err := Put(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	writeFile(t, src, "v2-blocking")
+
+	err = Restore(entry.Name, trashDir)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error on conflicting restore, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exists") {
+		t.Errorf("error %q does not mention conflict", err)
+	}
+
+	body, _ := os.ReadFile(src)
+	if string(body) != "v2-blocking" {
+		t.Errorf("blocking file altered: %q", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPutDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	homeRoot, trashDir := setupHomeTrash(t)
+
+	dir := filepath.Join(homeRoot, "myfolder")
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "child.txt"), "inside")
+
+	entry, err := Put(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !entry.IsDir {
+		t.Errorf("IsDir = false, want true")
+	}
+
+	moved := filepath.Join(trashDir, "files", "myfolder", "child.txt")
+	body, err := os.ReadFile(moved)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read moved child: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != "inside" {
+		t.Errorf("child content = %q", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsValidSharedTrashRejectsSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	target := filepath.Join(tmp, "real")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(target, os.ModeSticky|0o777); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mkdir target: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	link := filepath.Join(tmp, ".Trash")
+	if err := os.Symlink(target, link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("symlink: %v", err)
+	}
+	if isValidSharedTrash(link) {
+		t.Errorf("symlinked .Trash accepted; spec requires rejection")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsValidSharedTrashRequiresStickyBit(t *testing.T) {
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	dir := filepath.Join(tmp, ".Trash")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o777); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mkdir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if isValidSharedTrash(dir) {
+		t.Errorf(".Trash without sticky bit accepted; spec requires rejection")
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Chmod(dir, os.ModeSticky|0o777); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("chmod: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !isValidSharedTrash(dir) {
+		t.Errorf(".Trash with sticky bit rejected; spec accepts it")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPathEncodeRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []string{
+		"/home/u/file.txt",
+		"/path with spaces/and-symbols & %.txt",
+		"relative/path/é unicode.md",
+	}
+	for _, in := range cases {
+		got := pathDecode(pathEncode(in))
+		if got != in {
+			t.Errorf("round-trip %q -> %q", in, got)
+		}
+	}
+}

core/internal/tui/app.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tui
 import (
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/spinner"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ type Model struct {
 	sudoPassword       string
 	existingConfigs    []ExistingConfigInfo
 	fingerprintFailed  bool
+
+	availablePrivesc []privesc.Tool
+	selectedPrivesc  int
 }
 
 func NewModel(version string, logFilePath string) Model {
@@ -147,6 +151,8 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		return m.updateGentooUseFlagsState(msg)
 	case StateGentooGCCCheck:
 		return m.updateGentooGCCCheckState(msg)
+	case StateSelectPrivesc:
+		return m.updateSelectPrivescState(msg)
 	case StateAuthMethodChoice:
 		return m.updateAuthMethodChoiceState(msg)
 	case StateFingerprintAuth:
@@ -189,6 +195,8 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 		return m.viewGentooUseFlags()
 	case StateGentooGCCCheck:
 		return m.viewGentooGCCCheck()
+	case StateSelectPrivesc:
+		return m.viewSelectPrivesc()
 	case StateAuthMethodChoice:
 		return m.viewAuthMethodChoice()
 	case StateFingerprintAuth:

core/internal/tui/states.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const (
 	StateDependencyReview
 	StateGentooUseFlags
 	StateGentooGCCCheck
+	StateSelectPrivesc
 	StateAuthMethodChoice
 	StateFingerprintAuth
 	StatePasswordPrompt

core/internal/tui/views_dependencies.go

@@ -180,16 +180,7 @@ func (m Model) updateDependencyReviewState(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 					return m, nil
 				}
 			}
-			// Check if fingerprint is enabled
-			if checkFingerprintEnabled() {
-				m.state = StateAuthMethodChoice
-				m.selectedConfig = 0 // Default to fingerprint
-				return m, nil
-			} else {
-				m.state = StatePasswordPrompt
-				m.passwordInput.Focus()
-				return m, nil
-			}
+			return m.enterAuthPhase()
 		case "esc":
 			m.state = StateSelectWindowManager
 			return m, nil

core/internal/tui/views_gentoo_use_flags.go

@@ -56,14 +56,7 @@ func (m Model) updateGentooUseFlagsState(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			m.state = StateGentooGCCCheck
 			return m, nil
 		}
-		if checkFingerprintEnabled() {
-			m.state = StateAuthMethodChoice
-			m.selectedConfig = 0
-		} else {
-			m.state = StatePasswordPrompt
-			m.passwordInput.Focus()
-		}
-		return m, nil
+		return m.enterAuthPhase()
 	}
 
 	if keyMsg, ok := msg.(tea.KeyMsg); ok {
@@ -75,14 +68,7 @@ func (m Model) updateGentooUseFlagsState(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if m.selectedWM == 1 {
 				return m, m.checkGCCVersion()
 			}
-			if checkFingerprintEnabled() {
-				m.state = StateAuthMethodChoice
-				m.selectedConfig = 0
-			} else {
-				m.state = StatePasswordPrompt
-				m.passwordInput.Focus()
-			}
-			return m, nil
+			return m.enterAuthPhase()
 		case "esc":
 			m.state = StateDependencyReview
 			return m, nil

core/internal/tui/views_password.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
@@ -274,8 +275,7 @@ func (m Model) delayThenReturn() tea.Cmd {
 
 func (m Model) tryFingerprint() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
-		clearCmd := exec.Command("sudo", "-k")
-		clearCmd.Run()
+		_ = privesc.ClearCache(context.Background())
 
 		tmpDir := os.TempDir()
 		askpassScript := filepath.Join(tmpDir, fmt.Sprintf("danklinux-fp-%d.sh", time.Now().UnixNano()))
@@ -289,15 +289,9 @@ func (m Model) tryFingerprint() tea.Cmd {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-A", "-v")
-		cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("SUDO_ASKPASS=%s", askpassScript))
-
-		err := cmd.Run()
-
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.ValidateWithAskpass(ctx, askpassScript); err != nil {
 			return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: false}
 		}
-
 		return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: true}
 	}
 }
@@ -307,32 +301,9 @@ func (m Model) validatePassword(password string) tea.Cmd {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "sudo", "-S", "-v")
-
-		stdin, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := privesc.ValidatePassword(ctx, password); err != nil {
 			return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: false}
 		}
-
-		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-			return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: false}
-		}
-
-		_, err = fmt.Fprintf(stdin, "%s\n", password)
-		stdin.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: false}
-		}
-
-		err = cmd.Wait()
-
-		if err != nil {
-			if ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-				return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: false}
-			}
-			return passwordValidMsg{password: "", valid: false}
-		}
-
 		return passwordValidMsg{password: password, valid: true}
 	}
 }

core/internal/tui/views_privesc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+func (m Model) viewSelectPrivesc() string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+
+	b.WriteString(m.renderBanner())
+	b.WriteString("\n")
+	b.WriteString(m.styles.Title.Render("Privilege Escalation Tool"))
+	b.WriteString("\n\n")
+	b.WriteString(m.styles.Normal.Render("Multiple privilege tools are available. Choose one for installation:"))
+	b.WriteString("\n\n")
+
+	for i, t := range m.availablePrivesc {
+		label := fmt.Sprintf("%s  —  %s", t.Name(), privescToolDescription(t))
+		switch i {
+		case m.selectedPrivesc:
+			b.WriteString(m.styles.SelectedOption.Render("▶ " + label))
+		default:
+			b.WriteString(m.styles.Normal.Render("  " + label))
+		}
+		b.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+
+	b.WriteString("\n")
+	b.WriteString(m.styles.Subtle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("Set %s=<tool> to skip this prompt in future runs.", privesc.EnvVar)))
+	b.WriteString("\n\n")
+	b.WriteString(m.styles.Subtle.Render("↑/↓: Navigate, Enter: Select, Esc: Back"))
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+func (m Model) updateSelectPrivescState(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	keyMsg, ok := msg.(tea.KeyMsg)
+	if !ok {
+		return m, m.listenForLogs()
+	}
+
+	switch keyMsg.String() {
+	case "up":
+		if m.selectedPrivesc > 0 {
+			m.selectedPrivesc--
+		}
+	case "down":
+		if m.selectedPrivesc < len(m.availablePrivesc)-1 {
+			m.selectedPrivesc++
+		}
+	case "enter":
+		chosen := m.availablePrivesc[m.selectedPrivesc]
+		if err := privesc.SetTool(chosen); err != nil {
+			m.err = fmt.Errorf("failed to select %s: %w", chosen.Name(), err)
+			m.state = StateError
+			return m, nil
+		}
+		return m.routeToAuthAfterPrivesc()
+	case "esc":
+		m.state = StateDependencyReview
+		return m, nil
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func privescToolDescription(t privesc.Tool) string {
+	switch t {
+	case privesc.ToolSudo:
+		return "classic sudo (supports password prompt in this installer)"
+	case privesc.ToolDoas:
+		return "OpenBSD-style doas (requires persist or nopass in /etc/doas.conf)"
+	case privesc.ToolRun0:
+		return "systemd run0 (authenticated via polkit)"
+	default:
+		return string(t)
+	}
+}
+
+// routeToAuthAfterPrivesc advances from the privesc-selection screen to the
+// right auth flow. Sudo goes through the fingerprint/password path; doas and
+// run0 skip password entry and proceed to install.
+func (m Model) routeToAuthAfterPrivesc() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	tool, err := privesc.Detect()
+	if err != nil {
+		m.err = err
+		m.state = StateError
+		return m, nil
+	}
+
+	if tool == privesc.ToolSudo {
+		if checkFingerprintEnabled() {
+			m.state = StateAuthMethodChoice
+			m.selectedConfig = 0
+			return m, nil
+		}
+		m.state = StatePasswordPrompt
+		m.passwordInput.Focus()
+		return m, nil
+	}
+
+	m.sudoPassword = ""
+	m.packageProgress = packageInstallProgressMsg{}
+	m.state = StateInstallingPackages
+	m.isLoading = true
+	return m, tea.Batch(m.spinner.Tick, m.installPackages())
+}
+
+// enterAuthPhase is called when dependency review (or the Gentoo screens)
+// finish. It either routes directly to the sudo/fingerprint flow or shows
+// the privesc-tool selection screen when multiple tools are available and
+// no $DMS_PRIVESC override is set.
+func (m Model) enterAuthPhase() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	tools := privesc.AvailableTools()
+	_, envSet := privesc.EnvOverride()
+
+	if len(tools) == 0 {
+		m.err = fmt.Errorf("no supported privilege tool (sudo/doas/run0) found on PATH")
+		m.state = StateError
+		return m, nil
+	}
+
+	if envSet || len(tools) == 1 {
+		return m.routeToAuthAfterPrivesc()
+	}
+
+	m.availablePrivesc = tools
+	m.selectedPrivesc = 0
+	m.state = StateSelectPrivesc
+	return m, nil
+}

core/internal/version/version_test.go

@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package version
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	mocks_version "github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/mocks/version"
-	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/utils"
 )
 
 func TestCompareVersions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -150,76 +148,6 @@ func TestGetCurrentDMSVersion_NotInstalled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGetCurrentDMSVersion_GitTag(t *testing.T) {
-	if !utils.CommandExists("git") {
-		t.Skip("git not available")
-	}
-
-	tempDir := t.TempDir()
-	dmsPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "quickshell", "dms")
-	os.MkdirAll(dmsPath, 0o755)
-
-	originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
-	defer os.Setenv("HOME", originalHome)
-	os.Setenv("HOME", tempDir)
-
-	exec.Command("git", "init", dmsPath).Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "config", "user.email", "test@test.com").Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "config", "user.name", "Test User").Run()
-
-	testFile := filepath.Join(dmsPath, "test.txt")
-	os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test"), 0o644)
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "add", ".").Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "commit", "-m", "initial").Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "tag", "v0.1.0").Run()
-
-	version, err := GetCurrentDMSVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("GetCurrentDMSVersion() failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if version != "v0.1.0" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected version v0.1.0, got %s", version)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestGetCurrentDMSVersion_GitBranch(t *testing.T) {
-	if !utils.CommandExists("git") {
-		t.Skip("git not available")
-	}
-
-	tempDir := t.TempDir()
-	dmsPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "quickshell", "dms")
-	os.MkdirAll(dmsPath, 0o755)
-
-	originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
-	defer os.Setenv("HOME", originalHome)
-	os.Setenv("HOME", tempDir)
-
-	exec.Command("git", "init", dmsPath).Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "config", "user.email", "test@test.com").Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "config", "user.name", "Test User").Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "checkout", "-b", "master").Run()
-
-	testFile := filepath.Join(dmsPath, "test.txt")
-	os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test"), 0o644)
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "add", ".").Run()
-	exec.Command("git", "-C", dmsPath, "commit", "-m", "initial").Run()
-
-	version, err := GetCurrentDMSVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("GetCurrentDMSVersion() failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if version == "" {
-		t.Error("Expected non-empty version")
-	}
-
-	if len(version) < 7 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected version with branch@commit format, got %s", version)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestVersionInfo_IsGit(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		current  string

distro/nix/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+(import (
+  let
+    lock = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ../../flake.lock);
+  in
+  fetchTarball {
+    url =
+      lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.url
+        or "https://github.com/NixOS/flake-compat/archive/${lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.rev}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.narHash;
+  }
+) { src = ../..; }).defaultNix

distro/nix/shell.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+(import (
+  let
+    lock = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ../../flake.lock);
+  in
+  fetchTarball {
+    url =
+      lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.url
+        or "https://github.com/NixOS/flake-compat/archive/${lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.rev}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.narHash;
+  }
+) { src = ../..; }).shellNix

distro/nix/tests/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  self,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+rec {
+  all = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+    name = "dms-nixos-tests";
+    paths = [
+      nixos-module
+      nixos-service-start-module
+      greeter-niri-module
+      niri-home-module
+      home-manager-module
+    ];
+  };
+
+  nixos-module = import ./nixos-module.nix {
+    inherit
+      self
+      pkgs
+      ;
+  };
+
+  nixos-service-start-module = import ./nixos-service-start-module.nix {
+    inherit
+      self
+      pkgs
+      ;
+  };
+
+  greeter-niri-module = import ./greeter-niri-module.nix {
+    inherit
+      self
+      pkgs
+      ;
+  };
+
+  niri-home-module = import ./niri-home-module.nix {
+    inherit
+      self
+      pkgs
+      ;
+  };
+
+  home-manager-module = import ./home-manager-module.nix {
+    inherit
+      self
+      pkgs
+      ;
+  };
+}

distro/nix/tests/greeter-niri-module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{
+  self,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
+  name = "dms-greeter-niri-module";
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    imports = [
+      self.nixosModules.greeter
+    ];
+
+    users.groups.greeter = { };
+    users.users.greeter = {
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      group = "greeter";
+    };
+
+    services.greetd.settings.default_session.user = "greeter";
+
+    programs.niri.enable = true;
+
+    programs.dank-material-shell.greeter = {
+      enable = true;
+      compositor.name = "niri";
+    };
+
+    system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    import re
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+    machine.wait_for_unit("greetd.service")
+
+    machine.succeed("systemctl is-enabled greetd.service")
+    machine.succeed("systemctl is-active greetd.service")
+
+    greetd_unit = machine.succeed("cat /etc/systemd/system/greetd.service")
+    config_match = re.search(r'--config (/nix/store[^ ]+-greetd.toml)', greetd_unit)
+    if config_match is None:
+        raise AssertionError(greetd_unit)
+
+    greetd_config_path = config_match.group(1)
+    greetd_config = machine.succeed(f"cat {greetd_config_path}")
+    t.assertIn("dms-greeter", greetd_config)
+
+    script_match = re.search(r'command\s*=\s*"([^"]+/bin/dms-greeter)"', greetd_config)
+    if script_match is None:
+        raise AssertionError(greetd_config)
+
+    script_path = script_match.group(1)
+    script = machine.succeed(f"cat {script_path}")
+    t.assertIn("--command", script)
+    t.assertIn("niri", script)
+    t.assertIn("/share/quickshell/dms", script)
+  '';
+}

distro/nix/tests/home-manager-module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+{
+  self,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  homeManagerNixosModule =
+    (fetchTarball {
+      url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/e82d4a4ecd18363aa2054cbaa3e32e4134c3dbf4.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "sha256-ZTYDofOM3/PJhRF1EuBh6uibm+DmkhU7Wor6mMN7YTc=";
+    })
+    + "/nixos";
+in
+pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
+  name = "dms-home-manager-module";
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    ...
+  }: {
+    imports = [
+      homeManagerNixosModule
+    ];
+
+    users.users.danklinux = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      createHome = true;
+      home = "/home/danklinux";
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+    };
+
+    home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+    home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+
+    home-manager.users.danklinux = {
+      pkgs,
+      ...
+    }: {
+      imports = [
+        self.homeModules.dank-material-shell
+      ];
+
+      home.username = "danklinux";
+      home.homeDirectory = "/home/danklinux";
+      home.stateVersion = "25.11";
+
+      programs.dank-material-shell = {
+        enable = true;
+        systemd = {
+          enable = true;
+          target = "default.target";
+        };
+
+        settings = {
+          theme = "integration-test";
+        };
+
+        clipboardSettings = {
+          maxItems = 10;
+        };
+
+        session = {
+          startedFrom = "nixos-test";
+        };
+
+        plugins.TestPlugin = {
+          enable = true;
+          src = pkgs.runCommand "dms-test-plugin" { } ''
+            mkdir -p "$out"
+            echo plugin > "$out/plugin.txt"
+          '';
+          settings = {
+            enabled = true;
+            source = "test";
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    import json
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'command -v dms'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -f ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -f ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -f ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -e ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/TestPlugin'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -f ~/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json'")
+
+    settings = json.loads(machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'cat ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json'"))
+    clipboard = json.loads(machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'cat ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json'"))
+    session = json.loads(machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'cat ~/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json'"))
+    plugins = json.loads(machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'cat ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json'"))
+    doctor = json.loads(machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'dms doctor --json'"))
+
+    t.assertEqual(settings["theme"], "integration-test")
+    t.assertEqual(clipboard["maxItems"], 10)
+    t.assertEqual(session["startedFrom"], "nixos-test")
+    t.assertTrue(plugins["TestPlugin"]["enabled"])
+    t.assertEqual(plugins["TestPlugin"]["source"], "test")
+    t.assertIsInstance(doctor.get("results"), list)
+  '';
+}

distro/nix/tests/niri-home-module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{
+  self,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  homeManagerNixosModule =
+    (fetchTarball {
+      url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/e82d4a4ecd18363aa2054cbaa3e32e4134c3dbf4.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "sha256-ZTYDofOM3/PJhRF1EuBh6uibm+DmkhU7Wor6mMN7YTc=";
+    })
+    + "/nixos";
+
+  niriFlake = builtins.getFlake "github:sodiboo/niri-flake/2bb22af2985e5f3cfd051b3d977ebfbf81126280?narHash=sha256-ooPmu%2B8tqOGh4kozPW4rJC7Y7WM/FHtEY3OK1PoNW7g%3D";
+
+  fakeNiri = (pkgs.writeScriptBin "niri" "") // {
+    cargoBuildNoDefaultFeatures = false;
+  };
+in
+pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
+  name = "dms-niri-home-module";
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    ...
+  }: {
+    imports = [
+      homeManagerNixosModule
+    ];
+
+    users.users.danklinux = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      createHome = true;
+      home = "/home/danklinux";
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+    };
+
+    home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+    home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+
+    environment.pathsToLink = [
+      "/share/applications"
+      "/share/xdg-desktop-portal"
+    ];
+
+    home-manager.users.danklinux = {
+      ...
+    }: {
+      imports = [
+        self.homeModules.dank-material-shell
+        niriFlake.homeModules.niri
+        self.homeModules.niri
+      ];
+
+      home.username = "danklinux";
+      home.homeDirectory = "/home/danklinux";
+      home.stateVersion = "25.11";
+
+      programs.niri = {
+        enable = true;
+        package = fakeNiri; # avoids niri from being compiled in the CI
+      };
+
+      programs.dank-material-shell = {
+        enable = true;
+        niri = {
+          enableKeybinds = false;
+          enableSpawn = true;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -f ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"include \\\"dms/binds.kdl\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"include \\\"hm.kdl\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"spawn-at-startup\" ~/.config/niri/hm.kdl'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"\\\"dms\\\" \\\"run\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/hm.kdl'")
+  '';
+}

distro/nix/tests/nixos-module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  self,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
+  name = "dms-nixos-module";
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    imports = [
+      self.nixosModules.dank-material-shell
+    ];
+
+    users.users.danklinux = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+    };
+
+    programs.dank-material-shell = {
+      enable = true;
+      systemd.enable = true;
+      plugins = {
+        TestPlugin = {
+          src = pkgs.emptyDirectory;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    import json
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+
+    machine.succeed("command -v dms")
+    machine.succeed("command -v quickshell")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'dms --help >/dev/null'")
+    machine.succeed("test -d /etc/xdg/quickshell/dms-plugins")
+    machine.succeed("test -f /run/current-system/sw/lib/systemd/user/dms.service")
+
+    payload = json.loads(machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'dms doctor --json'"))
+    t.assertIn("summary", payload)
+    t.assertIsInstance(payload.get("results"), list)
+  '';
+}

distro/nix/tests/nixos-service-start-module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  self,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  fakeDms = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "dms" ''
+    printf '%s\n' "$@" > /tmp/dms-service-args
+    exec ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep 300
+  '';
+in
+pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
+  name = "dms-nixos-service-start-module";
+
+  nodes.machine = {
+    imports = [
+      self.nixosModules.dank-material-shell
+    ];
+
+    users.users.danklinux = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      linger = true;
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+    };
+
+    programs.dank-material-shell = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = fakeDms;
+      systemd = {
+        enable = true;
+        target = "default.target";
+      };
+    };
+
+    system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+    machine.wait_for_unit("user@1000.service")
+
+    machine.succeed("systemctl --machine=danklinux@ --user start dms.service")
+    machine.wait_until_succeeds("systemctl --machine=danklinux@ --user is-active dms.service")
+    machine.wait_until_succeeds("test -f /tmp/dms-service-args")
+    machine.succeed("grep -Fx run /tmp/dms-service-args")
+    machine.succeed("grep -Fx -- --session /tmp/dms-service-args")
+  '';
+}

docs/IPC.md

@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ Notepad/scratchpad modal control for quick note-taking.
 - `open` - Show notepad modal
 - `close` - Hide notepad modal
 - `toggle` - Toggle notepad modal visibility
+- `expand` - Expand the active notepad width and open it if hidden
+- `collapse` - Collapse the active notepad width without changing visibility
+- `toggleExpand` - Toggle the active notepad width between collapsed and expanded
 
 ### Target: `dash`
 Dashboard popup control with tab selection for overview, media, and weather information.
@@ -610,6 +613,15 @@ dms ipc call powermenu toggle
 # Open notepad
 dms ipc call notepad toggle
 
+# Open the active notepad expanded
+dms ipc call notepad expand
+
+# Collapse the active notepad width
+dms ipc call notepad collapse
+
+# Toggle the active notepad width
+dms ipc call notepad toggleExpand
+
 # Show dashboard with specific tabs
 dms ipc call dash open overview
 dms ipc call dash toggle media
@@ -647,6 +659,8 @@ binds {
     Mod+Space { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "spotlight" "toggle"; }
     Mod+V { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "clipboard" "toggle"; }
     Mod+P { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "notepad" "toggle"; }
+    Mod+Shift+P { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "notepad" "expand"; }
+    Mod+Ctrl+P { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "notepad" "toggleExpand"; }
     Mod+X { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "powermenu" "toggle"; }
     XF86AudioRaiseVolume { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "audio" "increment" "3"; }
     XF86MonBrightnessUp { spawn "qs" "-c" "dms" "ipc" "call" "brightness" "increment" "5" ""; }
@@ -658,6 +672,8 @@ binds {
 bind = SUPER, Space, exec, qs -c dms ipc call spotlight toggle
 bind = SUPER, V, exec, qs -c dms ipc call clipboard toggle
 bind = SUPER, P, exec, qs -c dms ipc call notepad toggle
+bind = SUPER SHIFT, P, exec, qs -c dms ipc call notepad expand
+bind = SUPER CTRL, P, exec, qs -c dms ipc call notepad toggleExpand
 bind = SUPER, X, exec, qs -c dms ipc call powermenu toggle
 bind = SUPER, slash, exec, qs -c dms ipc call hypr toggleBinds
 bind = SUPER, Tab, exec, qs -c dms ipc call hypr toggleOverview

flake.lock

@@ -1,12 +1,28 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1767039857,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vNpUSpF5Nuw8xvDLj2KCwwksIbjua2LZCqhV1LNRDns=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "5edf11c44bc78a0d334f6334cdaf7d60d732daab",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1771369470,
-        "narHash": "sha256-0NBlEBKkN3lufyvFegY4TYv5mCNHbi5OmBDrzihbBMQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1776169885,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l/iNYDZ4bGOAFQY2q8y5OAfBBtrDAaPuRQqWaFHVRXM=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0182a361324364ae3f436a63005877674cf45efb",
+        "rev": "4bd9165a9165d7b5e33ae57f3eecbcb28fb231c9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -23,22 +39,23 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766725085,
-        "narHash": "sha256-O2aMFdDUYJazFrlwL7aSIHbUSEm3ADVZjmf41uBJfHs=",
+        "lastModified": 1776854048,
+        "narHash": "sha256-lLbV66V3RMNp1l8/UelmR4YzoJ5ONtgvEtiUMJATH/o=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/master",
-        "rev": "41828c4180fb921df7992a5405f5ff05d2ac2fff",
-        "revCount": 715,
+        "rev": "783c953987dc56ff0601abe6845ed96f1d00495a",
+        "revCount": 806,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell"
       },
       "original": {
-        "rev": "41828c4180fb921df7992a5405f5ff05d2ac2fff",
+        "rev": "783c953987dc56ff0601abe6845ed96f1d00495a",
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell"
       }
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "quickshell": "quickshell"
       }

flake.nix

@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     quickshell = {
-      url = "git+https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell?rev=41828c4180fb921df7992a5405f5ff05d2ac2fff";
+      url = "git+https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell?rev=783c953987dc56ff0601abe6845ed96f1d00495a";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+    flake-compat = {
+      url = "github:NixOS/flake-compat";
+      flake = false;
+    };
   };
 
   outputs =
@@ -41,10 +45,12 @@
         nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "aarch64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "x86_64-linux" ] (
           system: fn system nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}
         );
-      buildDmsPkgs = pkgs: {
-        dms-shell = self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default;
-        quickshell = quickshell.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default;
-      };
+      forEachLinuxSystem =
+        fn:
+        nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "aarch64-linux" "x86_64-linux" ] (
+          system: fn system nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}
+        );
+
       mkModuleWithDmsPkgs =
         modulePath:
         args@{ pkgs, ... }:
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@
             (import modulePath (args // { dmsPkgs = buildDmsPkgs pkgs; }))
           ];
         };
+
       mkQmlImportPath =
         pkgs: qmlPkgs:
         pkgs.lib.concatStringsSep ":" (map (o: "${o}/${pkgs.qt6.qtbase.qtQmlPrefix}") qmlPkgs);
@@ -69,10 +76,11 @@
           qtimageformats
           kimageformats
         ];
-    in
-    {
-      packages = forEachSystem (
-        system: pkgs:
+
+      # Allows downstream modules to provide their own 'pkgs' (with overlays)
+      # instead of being forced to use the flake's locked nixpkgs.
+      mkDmsShell =
+        pkgs:
         let
           mkDate =
             longDate:
@@ -90,89 +98,96 @@
             in
             "${cleanVersion}${dateSuffix}${revSuffix}";
         in
-        {
-          dms-shell = pkgs.lib.makeOverridable (
+        pkgs.lib.makeOverridable (
+          {
+            extraQtPackages ? [ ],
+          }:
+          (pkgs.buildGoModule.override { go = goForPkgs pkgs; }) (
+            let
+              rootSrc = ./.;
+              qtPackages = (qmlPkgs pkgs) ++ extraQtPackages;
+            in
             {
-              extraQtPackages ? [ ],
-            }:
-            (pkgs.buildGoModule.override { go = goForPkgs pkgs; }) (
-              let
-                rootSrc = ./.;
-                qtPackages = (qmlPkgs pkgs) ++ extraQtPackages;
-              in
-              {
-                inherit version;
-                pname = "dms-shell";
-                src = ./core;
-                vendorHash = "sha256-dEk7IOd6aQwaxZruxQclN7TGMyb8EJOl6NBWRsoZ9HQ=";
+              inherit version;
+              pname = "dms-shell";
+              src = ./core;
+              vendorHash = "sha256-kPu3MLqhLaCaBpCwIP8JXep0J/Z45kxDFOEY8JvcWdU=";
 
-                subPackages = [ "cmd/dms" ];
+              subPackages = [ "cmd/dms" ];
 
-                ldflags = [
-                  "-s"
-                  "-w"
-                  "-X 'main.Version=${version}'"
-                ];
+              ldflags = [
+                "-s"
+                "-w"
+                "-X 'main.Version=${version}'"
+              ];
 
-                nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
-                  installShellFiles
-                  makeWrapper
-                ];
+              nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+                installShellFiles
+                makeWrapper
+              ];
 
-                postInstall = ''
-                  mkdir -p $out/share/quickshell/dms
-                  cp -r ${rootSrc}/quickshell/. $out/share/quickshell/dms/
+              postInstall = ''
+                mkdir -p $out/share/quickshell/dms
+                cp -r ${rootSrc}/quickshell/. $out/share/quickshell/dms/
 
-                  chmod u+w $out/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION
-                  echo "${version}" > $out/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+                chmod u+w $out/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+                echo "${version}" > $out/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION
 
-                  # Install desktop file and icon
-                  install -D ${rootSrc}/assets/dms-open.desktop \
-                    $out/share/applications/dms-open.desktop
-                  install -D ${rootSrc}/core/assets/danklogo.svg \
-                    $out/share/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
+                # Install desktop file and icon
+                install -D ${rootSrc}/assets/dms-open.desktop \
+                  $out/share/applications/dms-open.desktop
+                install -D ${rootSrc}/core/assets/danklogo.svg \
+                  $out/share/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
-                  wrapProgram $out/bin/dms \
-                    --add-flags "-c $out/share/quickshell/dms" \
-                    --prefix "NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH" ":" "${mkQmlImportPath pkgs qtPackages}" \
-                    --prefix "QT_PLUGIN_PATH" ":" "${mkQtPluginPath pkgs qtPackages}"
+                wrapProgram $out/bin/dms \
+                  --add-flags "-c $out/share/quickshell/dms" \
+                  --prefix "NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH" ":" "${mkQmlImportPath pkgs qtPackages}" \
+                  --prefix "QT_PLUGIN_PATH" ":" "${mkQtPluginPath pkgs qtPackages}"
 
-                  install -Dm644 ${rootSrc}/assets/systemd/dms.service \
-                    $out/lib/systemd/user/dms.service
+                install -Dm644 ${rootSrc}/assets/systemd/dms.service \
+                  $out/lib/systemd/user/dms.service
 
-                  substituteInPlace $out/lib/systemd/user/dms.service \
-                    --replace-fail /usr/bin/dms $out/bin/dms \
-                    --replace-fail /usr/bin/pkill ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill
+                substituteInPlace $out/lib/systemd/user/dms.service \
+                  --replace-fail /usr/bin/dms $out/bin/dms \
+                  --replace-fail /usr/bin/pkill ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill
 
-                  substituteInPlace $out/share/quickshell/dms/Modules/Greetd/assets/dms-greeter \
-                    --replace-fail /bin/bash ${pkgs.bashInteractive}/bin/bash
+                substituteInPlace $out/share/quickshell/dms/Modules/Greetd/assets/dms-greeter \
+                  --replace-fail /bin/bash ${pkgs.bashInteractive}/bin/bash
 
-                  substituteInPlace $out/share/quickshell/dms/assets/pam/fprint \
-                    --replace-fail pam_fprintd.so ${pkgs.fprintd}/lib/security/pam_fprintd.so
+                substituteInPlace $out/share/quickshell/dms/assets/pam/fprint \
+                  --replace-fail pam_fprintd.so ${pkgs.fprintd}/lib/security/pam_fprintd.so
 
-                  substituteInPlace $out/share/quickshell/dms/assets/pam/u2f \
-                    --replace-fail pam_u2f.so ${pkgs.pam_u2f}/lib/security/pam_u2f.so
+                substituteInPlace $out/share/quickshell/dms/assets/pam/u2f \
+                  --replace-fail pam_u2f.so ${pkgs.pam_u2f}/lib/security/pam_u2f.so
 
-                  installShellCompletion --cmd dms \
-                    --bash <($out/bin/dms completion bash) \
-                    --fish <($out/bin/dms completion fish) \
-                    --zsh <($out/bin/dms completion zsh)
-                '';
+                installShellCompletion --cmd dms \
+                  --bash <($out/bin/dms completion bash) \
+                  --fish <($out/bin/dms completion fish) \
+                  --zsh <($out/bin/dms completion zsh)
+              '';
 
-                meta = {
-                  description = "Desktop shell for wayland compositors built with Quickshell & GO";
-                  homepage = "https://danklinux.com";
-                  changelog = "https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/releases/tag/v${version}";
-                  license = pkgs.lib.licenses.mit;
-                  mainProgram = "dms";
-                  platforms = pkgs.lib.platforms.linux;
-                };
-              }
-            )
-          ) { };
+              meta = {
+                description = "Desktop shell for wayland compositors built with Quickshell & GO";
+                homepage = "https://danklinux.com";
+                changelog = "https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/releases/tag/v${version}";
+                license = pkgs.lib.licenses.mit;
+                mainProgram = "dms";
+                platforms = pkgs.lib.platforms.linux;
+              };
+            }
+          )
+        ) { };
 
+      buildDmsPkgs = pkgs: {
+        dms-shell = mkDmsShell pkgs;
+        quickshell = quickshell.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default;
+      };
+    in
+    {
+      packages = forEachSystem (
+        system: pkgs: {
+          dms-shell = mkDmsShell pkgs;
           quickshell = quickshell.packages.${system}.default;
-
           default = self.packages.${system}.dms-shell;
         }
       );
@@ -236,5 +251,16 @@
           };
         }
       );
+
+      nixosTests = forEachLinuxSystem (
+        system: pkgs:
+        import ./distro/nix/tests {
+          inherit
+            self
+            pkgs
+            ;
+          lib = pkgs.lib;
+        }
+      );
     };
 }

quickshell/Common/AnimVariants.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+pragma Singleton
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import qs.Common
+
+// AnimVariants — central tuning for animation variants (Material/Fluent/Dynamic)
+// and motion effects (Standard/Directional/Depth). Lookups are indexed by enum
+// value: animationVariant 0=Material, 1=Fluent, 2=Dynamic; motionEffect
+// 0=Standard, 1=Directional, 2=Depth.
+
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    readonly property int _variant: (typeof SettingsData === "undefined") ? 0 : SettingsData.animationVariant
+    readonly property int _effect: (typeof SettingsData === "undefined") ? 0 : SettingsData.motionEffect
+
+    readonly property var _enterCurves: [Anims.expressiveDefaultSpatial, Anims.standardDecel, Anims.expressiveFastSpatial]
+    readonly property var _exitCurves: [Anims.emphasized, Anims.standard, Anims.emphasized]
+    readonly property var _directionalExitCurves: [Anims.emphasized, Anims.emphasizedAccel, Anims.emphasizedAccel]
+    readonly property var _enterDurationFactors: [1.0, 0.9, 1.08]
+    readonly property var _exitDurationFactors: [1.0, 0.85, 0.92]
+    readonly property var _cleanupPaddings: [50, 8, 24]
+    readonly property var _effectScaleCollapsed: [0.96, 1.0, 0.88]
+    readonly property var _effectAnimOffsets: [16, 144, 56]
+
+    readonly property list<real> variantEnterCurve: _enterCurves[_variant] || _enterCurves[0]
+    readonly property list<real> variantExitCurve: _exitCurves[_variant] || _exitCurves[0]
+
+    readonly property list<real> variantModalEnterCurve: isDirectionalEffect && _variant !== 0 ? (_enterCurves[_variant] || _enterCurves[0]) : variantEnterCurve
+    readonly property list<real> variantModalExitCurve: isDirectionalEffect ? (_directionalExitCurves[_variant] || _exitCurves[0]) : variantExitCurve
+
+    readonly property list<real> variantPopoutEnterCurve: isDirectionalEffect ? (_variant === 0 ? Anims.standardDecel : (_enterCurves[_variant] || _enterCurves[0])) : variantEnterCurve
+    readonly property list<real> variantPopoutExitCurve: isDirectionalEffect ? (_directionalExitCurves[_variant] || _exitCurves[0]) : variantExitCurve
+
+    readonly property real variantEnterDurationFactor: _enterDurationFactors[_variant] !== undefined ? _enterDurationFactors[_variant] : 1.0
+    readonly property real variantExitDurationFactor: _exitDurationFactors[_variant] !== undefined ? _exitDurationFactors[_variant] : 1.0
+
+    // Fluent: opacity at ~55% of duration; Material/Dynamic: 1:1 with position
+    readonly property real variantOpacityDurationScale: _variant === 1 ? 0.55 : 1.0
+
+    function variantDuration(baseDuration, entering) {
+        const factor = entering ? variantEnterDurationFactor : variantExitDurationFactor;
+        return Math.max(0, Math.round(baseDuration * factor));
+    }
+
+    function variantExitCleanupPadding() {
+        return _cleanupPaddings[_effect] !== undefined ? _cleanupPaddings[_effect] : 50;
+    }
+
+    function variantCloseInterval(baseDuration) {
+        return variantDuration(baseDuration, false) + variantExitCleanupPadding();
+    }
+
+    readonly property bool isDirectionalEffect: isConnectedEffect || _effect === 1
+    readonly property bool isDepthEffect: _effect === 2
+    readonly property bool isConnectedEffect: (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined") && SettingsData.connectedFrameModeActive
+
+    readonly property real effectScaleCollapsed: _effectScaleCollapsed[_effect] !== undefined ? _effectScaleCollapsed[_effect] : 0.96
+    readonly property real effectAnimOffset: _effectAnimOffsets[_effect] !== undefined ? _effectAnimOffsets[_effect] : 16
+}

quickshell/Common/Anims.qml

@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property var standard: [0.20, 0.00, 0.00, 1.00, 1.00, 1.00]
     readonly property var standardDecel: [0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 1.00, 1.00, 1.00]
     readonly property var standardAccel: [0.30, 0.00, 1.00, 1.00, 1.00, 1.00]
+
+    // Used by AnimVariants for variant/effect logic
+    readonly property var expressiveDefaultSpatial: [0.38, 1.21, 0.22, 1, 1, 1]
+    readonly property var expressiveFastSpatial: [0.34, 1.5, 0.2, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
+    readonly property var expressiveEffects: [0.34, 0.8, 0.34, 1, 1, 1]
 }

quickshell/Common/CacheData.qml

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import QtCore
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
+import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
+    readonly property var log: Log.scoped("CacheData")
 
     readonly property int cacheConfigVersion: 1
 
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ Singleton {
                 }
             }
         } catch (e) {
-            console.warn("CacheData: Failed to parse cache:", e.message);
+            log.warn("Failed to parse cache:", e.message);
         } finally {
             _loading = false;
         }
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function migrateFromUndefinedToV1(cache) {
-        console.info("CacheData: Migrating configuration from undefined to version 1");
+        log.info("Migrating configuration from undefined to version 1");
     }
 
     function cleanupUnusedKeys() {
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ Singleton {
 
             for (const key in cache) {
                 if (!validKeys.includes(key)) {
-                    console.log("CacheData: Removing unused key:", key);
+                    log.debug("Removing unused key:", key);
                     delete cache[key];
                     needsSave = true;
                 }
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ Singleton {
                 cacheFile.setText(JSON.stringify(cache, null, 2));
             }
         } catch (e) {
-            console.warn("CacheData: Failed to cleanup unused keys:", e.message);
+            log.warn("Failed to cleanup unused keys:", e.message);
         }
     }
 
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ Singleton {
             if (content && content.trim())
                 return JSON.parse(content);
         } catch (e) {
-            console.warn("CacheData: Failed to parse launcher cache:", e.message);
+            log.warn("Failed to parse launcher cache:", e.message);
         }
         return null;
     }
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ Singleton {
         }
         onLoadFailed: error => {
             if (!isGreeterMode) {
-                console.info("CacheData: No cache file found, starting fresh");
+                log.info("No cache file found, starting fresh");
             }
         }
     }

quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+pragma Singleton
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    readonly property var emptyDockState: ({
+            "reveal": false,
+            "barSide": "bottom",
+            "bodyX": 0,
+            "bodyY": 0,
+            "bodyW": 0,
+            "bodyH": 0,
+            "slideX": 0,
+            "slideY": 0
+        })
+
+    // Popout state (updated by DankPopout when connectedFrameModeActive)
+    property string popoutOwnerId: ""
+    property bool popoutVisible: false
+    property string popoutBarSide: "top"
+    property real popoutBodyX: 0
+    property real popoutBodyY: 0
+    property real popoutBodyW: 0
+    property real popoutBodyH: 0
+    property real popoutAnimX: 0
+    property real popoutAnimY: 0
+    property string popoutScreen: ""
+    property bool popoutOmitStartConnector: false
+    property bool popoutOmitEndConnector: false
+
+    // Dock state (updated by Dock when connectedFrameModeActive), keyed by screen.name
+    property var dockStates: ({})
+
+    // Dock slide offsets — hot-path updates separated from full geometry state
+    property var dockSlides: ({})
+
+    function _cloneDict(src) {
+        const next = {};
+        for (const k in src)
+            next[k] = src[k];
+        return next;
+    }
+
+    function hasPopoutOwner(claimId) {
+        return !!claimId && popoutOwnerId === claimId;
+    }
+
+    function claimPopout(claimId, state) {
+        if (!claimId)
+            return false;
+
+        popoutOwnerId = claimId;
+        return updatePopout(claimId, state);
+    }
+
+    function updatePopout(claimId, state) {
+        if (!hasPopoutOwner(claimId) || !state)
+            return false;
+
+        if (state.visible !== undefined)
+            popoutVisible = !!state.visible;
+        if (state.barSide !== undefined)
+            popoutBarSide = state.barSide || "top";
+        if (state.bodyX !== undefined)
+            popoutBodyX = Number(state.bodyX);
+        if (state.bodyY !== undefined)
+            popoutBodyY = Number(state.bodyY);
+        if (state.bodyW !== undefined)
+            popoutBodyW = Number(state.bodyW);
+        if (state.bodyH !== undefined)
+            popoutBodyH = Number(state.bodyH);
+        if (state.animX !== undefined)
+            popoutAnimX = Number(state.animX);
+        if (state.animY !== undefined)
+            popoutAnimY = Number(state.animY);
+        if (state.screen !== undefined)
+            popoutScreen = state.screen || "";
+        if (state.omitStartConnector !== undefined)
+            popoutOmitStartConnector = !!state.omitStartConnector;
+        if (state.omitEndConnector !== undefined)
+            popoutOmitEndConnector = !!state.omitEndConnector;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function releasePopout(claimId) {
+        if (!hasPopoutOwner(claimId))
+            return false;
+
+        popoutOwnerId = "";
+        popoutVisible = false;
+        popoutBarSide = "top";
+        popoutBodyX = 0;
+        popoutBodyY = 0;
+        popoutBodyW = 0;
+        popoutBodyH = 0;
+        popoutAnimX = 0;
+        popoutAnimY = 0;
+        popoutScreen = "";
+        popoutOmitStartConnector = false;
+        popoutOmitEndConnector = false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function setPopoutAnim(claimId, animX, animY) {
+        if (!hasPopoutOwner(claimId))
+            return false;
+        if (animX !== undefined) {
+            const nextX = Number(animX);
+            if (!isNaN(nextX) && popoutAnimX !== nextX)
+                popoutAnimX = nextX;
+        }
+        if (animY !== undefined) {
+            const nextY = Number(animY);
+            if (!isNaN(nextY) && popoutAnimY !== nextY)
+                popoutAnimY = nextY;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function setPopoutBody(claimId, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
+        if (!hasPopoutOwner(claimId))
+            return false;
+        if (bodyX !== undefined) {
+            const nextX = Number(bodyX);
+            if (!isNaN(nextX) && popoutBodyX !== nextX)
+                popoutBodyX = nextX;
+        }
+        if (bodyY !== undefined) {
+            const nextY = Number(bodyY);
+            if (!isNaN(nextY) && popoutBodyY !== nextY)
+                popoutBodyY = nextY;
+        }
+        if (bodyW !== undefined) {
+            const nextW = Number(bodyW);
+            if (!isNaN(nextW) && popoutBodyW !== nextW)
+                popoutBodyW = nextW;
+        }
+        if (bodyH !== undefined) {
+            const nextH = Number(bodyH);
+            if (!isNaN(nextH) && popoutBodyH !== nextH)
+                popoutBodyH = nextH;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function _normalizeDockState(state) {
+        return {
+            "reveal": !!(state && state.reveal),
+            "barSide": state && state.barSide ? state.barSide : "bottom",
+            "bodyX": Number(state && state.bodyX !== undefined ? state.bodyX : 0),
+            "bodyY": Number(state && state.bodyY !== undefined ? state.bodyY : 0),
+            "bodyW": Number(state && state.bodyW !== undefined ? state.bodyW : 0),
+            "bodyH": Number(state && state.bodyH !== undefined ? state.bodyH : 0),
+            "slideX": Number(state && state.slideX !== undefined ? state.slideX : 0),
+            "slideY": Number(state && state.slideY !== undefined ? state.slideY : 0)
+        };
+    }
+
+    function _sameDockState(a, b) {
+        if (!a || !b)
+            return false;
+        return a.reveal === b.reveal && a.barSide === b.barSide && Math.abs(a.bodyX - b.bodyX) < 0.5 && Math.abs(a.bodyY - b.bodyY) < 0.5 && Math.abs(a.bodyW - b.bodyW) < 0.5 && Math.abs(a.bodyH - b.bodyH) < 0.5 && Math.abs(a.slideX - b.slideX) < 0.5 && Math.abs(a.slideY - b.slideY) < 0.5;
+    }
+
+    function setDockState(screenName, state) {
+        if (!screenName || !state)
+            return false;
+
+        const normalized = _normalizeDockState(state);
+        if (_sameDockState(dockStates[screenName], normalized))
+            return true;
+
+        const next = _cloneDict(dockStates);
+        next[screenName] = normalized;
+        dockStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function clearDockState(screenName) {
+        if (!screenName || !dockStates[screenName])
+            return false;
+
+        const next = _cloneDict(dockStates);
+        delete next[screenName];
+        dockStates = next;
+
+        // Also clear corresponding slide
+        if (dockSlides[screenName]) {
+            const nextSlides = _cloneDict(dockSlides);
+            delete nextSlides[screenName];
+            dockSlides = nextSlides;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function setDockSlide(screenName, x, y) {
+        if (!screenName)
+            return false;
+        const numX = Number(x);
+        const numY = Number(y);
+        const cur = dockSlides[screenName];
+        if (cur && Math.abs(cur.x - numX) < 0.5 && Math.abs(cur.y - numY) < 0.5)
+            return true;
+        const next = _cloneDict(dockSlides);
+        next[screenName] = {
+            "x": numX,
+            "y": numY
+        };
+        dockSlides = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    readonly property var emptyNotificationState: ({
+            "visible": false,
+            "barSide": "top",
+            "bodyX": 0,
+            "bodyY": 0,
+            "bodyW": 0,
+            "bodyH": 0,
+            "omitStartConnector": false,
+            "omitEndConnector": false
+        })
+
+    property var notificationStates: ({})
+
+    function _normalizeNotificationState(state) {
+        return {
+            "visible": !!(state && state.visible),
+            "barSide": state && state.barSide ? state.barSide : "top",
+            "bodyX": Number(state && state.bodyX !== undefined ? state.bodyX : 0),
+            "bodyY": Number(state && state.bodyY !== undefined ? state.bodyY : 0),
+            "bodyW": Number(state && state.bodyW !== undefined ? state.bodyW : 0),
+            "bodyH": Number(state && state.bodyH !== undefined ? state.bodyH : 0),
+            "omitStartConnector": !!(state && state.omitStartConnector),
+            "omitEndConnector": !!(state && state.omitEndConnector)
+        };
+    }
+
+    function _sameNotificationGeometry(a, b) {
+        if (!a || !b)
+            return false;
+        return Math.abs(Number(a.bodyX) - Number(b.bodyX)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.bodyY) - Number(b.bodyY)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.bodyW) - Number(b.bodyW)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.bodyH) - Number(b.bodyH)) < 0.5;
+    }
+
+    function _sameNotificationState(a, b) {
+        if (!a || !b)
+            return false;
+        return a.visible === b.visible && a.barSide === b.barSide && a.omitStartConnector === b.omitStartConnector && a.omitEndConnector === b.omitEndConnector && _sameNotificationGeometry(a, b);
+    }
+
+    function setNotificationState(screenName, state) {
+        if (!screenName || !state)
+            return false;
+
+        const normalized = _normalizeNotificationState(state);
+        if (_sameNotificationState(notificationStates[screenName], normalized))
+            return true;
+
+        const next = _cloneDict(notificationStates);
+        next[screenName] = normalized;
+        notificationStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function clearNotificationState(screenName) {
+        if (!screenName || !notificationStates[screenName])
+            return false;
+
+        const next = _cloneDict(notificationStates);
+        delete next[screenName];
+        notificationStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // DankModal / DankLauncherV2Modal State
+    readonly property var emptyModalState: ({
+            "visible": false,
+            "barSide": "bottom",
+            "bodyX": 0,
+            "bodyY": 0,
+            "bodyW": 0,
+            "bodyH": 0,
+            "animX": 0,
+            "animY": 0,
+            "omitStartConnector": false,
+            "omitEndConnector": false
+        })
+
+    property var modalStates: ({})
+
+    function _normalizeModalState(state) {
+        return {
+            "visible": !!(state && state.visible),
+            "barSide": state && state.barSide ? state.barSide : "bottom",
+            "bodyX": Number(state && state.bodyX !== undefined ? state.bodyX : 0),
+            "bodyY": Number(state && state.bodyY !== undefined ? state.bodyY : 0),
+            "bodyW": Number(state && state.bodyW !== undefined ? state.bodyW : 0),
+            "bodyH": Number(state && state.bodyH !== undefined ? state.bodyH : 0),
+            "animX": Number(state && state.animX !== undefined ? state.animX : 0),
+            "animY": Number(state && state.animY !== undefined ? state.animY : 0),
+            "omitStartConnector": !!(state && state.omitStartConnector),
+            "omitEndConnector": !!(state && state.omitEndConnector)
+        };
+    }
+
+    function _sameModalGeometry(a, b) {
+        if (!a || !b)
+            return false;
+        return Math.abs(Number(a.bodyX) - Number(b.bodyX)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.bodyY) - Number(b.bodyY)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.bodyW) - Number(b.bodyW)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.bodyH) - Number(b.bodyH)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.animX) - Number(b.animX)) < 0.5 && Math.abs(Number(a.animY) - Number(b.animY)) < 0.5;
+    }
+
+    function _sameModalState(a, b) {
+        if (!a || !b)
+            return false;
+        return a.visible === b.visible && a.barSide === b.barSide && a.omitStartConnector === b.omitStartConnector && a.omitEndConnector === b.omitEndConnector && _sameModalGeometry(a, b);
+    }
+
+    function setModalState(screenName, state) {
+        if (!screenName || !state)
+            return false;
+
+        const normalized = _normalizeModalState(state);
+        if (_sameModalState(modalStates[screenName], normalized))
+            return true;
+
+        const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
+        next[screenName] = normalized;
+        modalStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function clearModalState(screenName) {
+        if (!screenName || !modalStates[screenName])
+            return false;
+
+        const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
+        delete next[screenName];
+        modalStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function setModalAnim(screenName, animX, animY) {
+        const cur = screenName ? modalStates[screenName] : null;
+        if (!cur)
+            return false;
+        const nax = animX !== undefined ? Number(animX) : cur.animX;
+        const nay = animY !== undefined ? Number(animY) : cur.animY;
+        if (Math.abs(nax - cur.animX) < 0.5 && Math.abs(nay - cur.animY) < 0.5)
+            return false;
+        const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
+        next[screenName] = Object.assign({}, cur, {
+            "animX": nax,
+            "animY": nay
+        });
+        modalStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function setModalBody(screenName, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
+        const cur = screenName ? modalStates[screenName] : null;
+        if (!cur)
+            return false;
+        const nx = bodyX !== undefined ? Number(bodyX) : cur.bodyX;
+        const ny = bodyY !== undefined ? Number(bodyY) : cur.bodyY;
+        const nw = bodyW !== undefined ? Number(bodyW) : cur.bodyW;
+        const nh = bodyH !== undefined ? Number(bodyH) : cur.bodyH;
+        if (Math.abs(nx - cur.bodyX) < 0.5 && Math.abs(ny - cur.bodyY) < 0.5 && Math.abs(nw - cur.bodyW) < 0.5 && Math.abs(nh - cur.bodyH) < 0.5)
+            return false;
+        const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
+        next[screenName] = Object.assign({}, cur, {
+            "bodyX": nx,
+            "bodyY": ny,
+            "bodyW": nw,
+            "bodyH": nh
+        });
+        modalStates = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    property var dockRetractRequests: ({})
+
+    function requestDockRetract(requesterId, screenName, side) {
+        if (!requesterId || !screenName || !side)
+            return false;
+        const existing = dockRetractRequests[requesterId];
+        if (existing && existing.screenName === screenName && existing.side === side)
+            return true;
+        const next = _cloneDict(dockRetractRequests);
+        next[requesterId] = {
+            "screenName": screenName,
+            "side": side
+        };
+        dockRetractRequests = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function releaseDockRetract(requesterId) {
+        if (!requesterId || !dockRetractRequests[requesterId])
+            return false;
+        const next = _cloneDict(dockRetractRequests);
+        delete next[requesterId];
+        dockRetractRequests = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function dockRetractActiveForSide(screenName, side) {
+        if (!screenName || !side)
+            return false;
+        for (const k in dockRetractRequests) {
+            const r = dockRetractRequests[k];
+            if (r && r.screenName === screenName && r.side === side)
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Prune state for screens that are no longer connected. Stale entries
+    // accumulate across hotplug cycles otherwise — Frame's per-screen
+    // FrameInstance doesn't notice when its peer dicts go orphan.
+    function _pruneToLiveScreens() {
+        const live = {};
+        const screens = Quickshell.screens || [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < screens.length; i++) {
+            const s = screens[i];
+            if (s && s.name)
+                live[s.name] = true;
+        }
+
+        function pruneKeyed(dict) {
+            let changed = false;
+            const next = {};
+            for (const k in dict) {
+                if (live[k])
+                    next[k] = dict[k];
+                else
+                    changed = true;
+            }
+            return changed ? next : null;
+        }
+
+        const nextDock = pruneKeyed(dockStates);
+        if (nextDock !== null)
+            dockStates = nextDock;
+        const nextSlides = pruneKeyed(dockSlides);
+        if (nextSlides !== null)
+            dockSlides = nextSlides;
+        const nextNotif = pruneKeyed(notificationStates);
+        if (nextNotif !== null)
+            notificationStates = nextNotif;
+        const nextModal = pruneKeyed(modalStates);
+        if (nextModal !== null)
+            modalStates = nextModal;
+
+        let retractChanged = false;
+        const nextRetract = {};
+        for (const k in dockRetractRequests) {
+            const r = dockRetractRequests[k];
+            if (r && live[r.screenName])
+                nextRetract[k] = r;
+            else
+                retractChanged = true;
+        }
+        if (retractChanged)
+            dockRetractRequests = nextRetract;
+
+        if (popoutOwnerId && popoutScreen && !live[popoutScreen])
+            releasePopout(popoutOwnerId);
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: Quickshell
+        function onScreensChanged() {
+            root._pruneToLiveScreens();
+        }
+    }
+}

quickshell/Common/ConnectorGeometry.js

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+.pragma library
+
+// Geometry for connected-frame arc connectors.
+// `barSide` is one of "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right" — the edge where the
+// host bar/dock sits. `placement` is "left" (start) or "right" (end) of the
+// body's far edge. `radius` is the connector's arc radius. `spacing` is the
+// gap between the host edge and the body.
+
+function isVertical(barSide) {
+    return barSide === "left" || barSide === "right";
+}
+
+function isHorizontal(barSide) {
+    return barSide === "top" || barSide === "bottom";
+}
+
+function connectorWidth(barSide, spacing, radius) {
+    return isVertical(barSide) ? (spacing + radius) : radius;
+}
+
+function connectorHeight(barSide, spacing, radius) {
+    return isVertical(barSide) ? radius : (spacing + radius);
+}
+
+function seamX(barSide, baseX, bodyWidth, placement) {
+    if (!isVertical(barSide))
+        return placement === "left" ? baseX : baseX + bodyWidth;
+    return barSide === "left" ? baseX : baseX + bodyWidth;
+}
+
+function seamY(barSide, baseY, bodyHeight, placement) {
+    if (barSide === "top")
+        return baseY;
+    if (barSide === "bottom")
+        return baseY + bodyHeight;
+    return placement === "left" ? baseY : baseY + bodyHeight;
+}
+
+function connectorX(barSide, baseX, bodyWidth, placement, spacing, radius) {
+    var s = seamX(barSide, baseX, bodyWidth, placement);
+    var w = connectorWidth(barSide, spacing, radius);
+    if (!isVertical(barSide))
+        return placement === "left" ? s - w : s;
+    return barSide === "left" ? s : s - w;
+}
+
+function connectorY(barSide, baseY, bodyHeight, placement, spacing, radius) {
+    var s = seamY(barSide, baseY, bodyHeight, placement);
+    var h = connectorHeight(barSide, spacing, radius);
+    if (barSide === "top")
+        return s;
+    if (barSide === "bottom")
+        return s - h;
+    return placement === "left" ? s - h : s;
+}
+
+// Which corner of the connector's bounding rect hosts the concave arc that
+// carves into the body. Used for arc-sweep orientation.
+function arcCorner(barSide, placement) {
+    var left = placement === "left";
+    if (barSide === "top")
+        return left ? "bottomLeft" : "bottomRight";
+    if (barSide === "bottom")
+        return left ? "topLeft" : "topRight";
+    if (barSide === "left")
+        return left ? "topRight" : "bottomRight";
+    return left ? "topLeft" : "bottomLeft";
+}

quickshell/Common/ElevationShadow.qml

@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ Item {
 
     property color targetColor: "white"
     property real targetRadius: Theme.cornerRadius
+    property real topLeftRadius: targetRadius
+    property real topRightRadius: targetRadius
+    property real bottomLeftRadius: targetRadius
+    property real bottomRightRadius: targetRadius
     property color borderColor: "transparent"
     property real borderWidth: 0
+    property bool useCustomSource: false
 
     property bool shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
     property real shadowBlurPx: level && level.blurPx !== undefined ? level.blurPx : 0
@@ -46,7 +51,11 @@ Item {
     Rectangle {
         id: sourceRect
         anchors.fill: parent
-        radius: root.targetRadius
+        visible: !root.useCustomSource
+        topLeftRadius: root.topLeftRadius
+        topRightRadius: root.topRightRadius
+        bottomLeftRadius: root.bottomLeftRadius
+        bottomRightRadius: root.bottomRightRadius
         color: root.targetColor
         border.color: root.borderColor
         border.width: root.borderWidth

quickshell/Common/I18n.qml

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import QtQuick
 import Qt.labs.folderlistmodel
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
+import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
+    readonly property var log: Log.scoped("I18n")
 
     property string _resolvedLocale: "en"
 
@@ -54,15 +56,15 @@ Singleton {
             try {
                 root.translations = JSON.parse(text());
                 root.translationsLoaded = true;
-                console.info(`I18n: Loaded translations for '${root._resolvedLocale}' (${Object.keys(root.translations).length} contexts)`);
+                log.info(`I18n: Loaded translations for '${root._resolvedLocale}' (${Object.keys(root.translations).length} contexts)`);
             } catch (e) {
-                console.warn(`I18n: Error parsing '${root._resolvedLocale}':`, e, "- falling back to English");
+                log.warn(`I18n: Error parsing '${root._resolvedLocale}':`, e, "- falling back to English");
                 root._fallbackToEnglish();
             }
         }
 
         onLoadFailed: error => {
-            console.warn(`I18n: Failed to load '${root._resolvedLocale}' (${error}), ` + "falling back to English");
+            log.warn(`I18n: Failed to load '${root._resolvedLocale}' (${error}), ` + "falling back to English");
             root._fallbackToEnglish();
         }
     }
@@ -105,14 +107,14 @@ Singleton {
         _selectedPath = fileUrl;
         translationsLoaded = false;
         translations = ({});
-        console.info(`I18n: Using locale '${localeTag}' from ${fileUrl}`);
+        log.info(`I18n: Using locale '${localeTag}' from ${fileUrl}`);
     }
 
     function _fallbackToEnglish() {
         _selectedPath = "";
         translationsLoaded = false;
         translations = ({});
-        console.warn("I18n: Falling back to built-in English strings");
+        log.warn("Falling back to built-in English strings");
     }
 
     function tr(term, context) {

quickshell/Common/KeybindActions.js

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ const DMS_ACTIONS = [
     { id: "spawn dms ipc call notepad toggle", label: "Notepad: Toggle" },
     { id: "spawn dms ipc call notepad open", label: "Notepad: Open" },
     { id: "spawn dms ipc call notepad close", label: "Notepad: Close" },
+    { id: "spawn dms ipc call notepad expand", label: "Notepad: Expand" },
+    { id: "spawn dms ipc call notepad collapse", label: "Notepad: Collapse" },
+    { id: "spawn dms ipc call notepad toggleExpand", label: "Notepad: Toggle Expand" },
     { id: "spawn dms ipc call dash toggle \"\"", label: "Dashboard: Toggle" },
     { id: "spawn dms ipc call dash open overview", label: "Dashboard: Overview" },
     { id: "spawn dms ipc call dash open media", label: "Dashboard: Media" },
@@ -158,10 +161,16 @@ const NIRI_ACTIONS = {
         { id: "focus-monitor-right", label: "Focus Monitor Right" },
         { id: "focus-monitor-down", label: "Focus Monitor Down" },
         { id: "focus-monitor-up", label: "Focus Monitor Up" },
-        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-left", label: "Move to Monitor Left" },
-        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-right", label: "Move to Monitor Right" },
-        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-down", label: "Move to Monitor Down" },
-        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-up", label: "Move to Monitor Up" }
+        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-left", label: "Move Column to Monitor Left" },
+        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-right", label: "Move Column to Monitor Right" },
+        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-down", label: "Move Column to Monitor Down" },
+        { id: "move-column-to-monitor-up", label: "Move Column to Monitor Up" },
+        { id: "move-workspace-to-monitor-left", label: "Move Workspace to Monitor Left" },
+        { id: "move-workspace-to-monitor-right", label: "Move Workspace to Monitor Right" },
+        { id: "move-workspace-to-monitor-down", label: "Move Workspace to Monitor Down" },
+        { id: "move-workspace-to-monitor-up", label: "Move Workspace to Monitor Up" },
+        { id: "move-workspace-to-monitor-next", label: "Move Workspace to Next Monitor" },
+        { id: "move-workspace-to-monitor-previous", label: "Move Workspace to Previous Monitor" }
     ],
     "Screenshot": [
         { id: "screenshot", label: "Screenshot (Interactive)" },

quickshell/Common/Paths.qml

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function expandTilde(path: string): string {
-        return strip(path.replace("~", stringify(root.home)));
+        if (!path.startsWith("~"))
+            return path;
+        return strip(root.home) + path.substring(1);
     }
 
     function shortenHome(path: string): string {