Edit netinstall.yaml. Add packages descriptions

calamares/modules/netinstall.yaml

@@ -5,23 +5,40 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - featherpad
-    - file-roller
-    - flameshot
-    - galculator
-    - gnome-disk-utility
-    - keepassxc
-    - liferea
-    - mcomix
-    - mate-calc
-    - mediainfo-gui
-    - mintstick
-    - mousepad
-    - neovim
-    - qtpass
-    - qualculate
-    - waypipe
-    - wayvnc
+    - name: featherpad
+      description: "lightweigt, tabbed text editor (QT)"
+    - name: file-roller
+      description: "archive manager for GNOME (GTK)"
+    - name: flameshot
+      description: "screenshot utility (QT)"
+    - name: galculator
+      description: "scientific calculator (GTK)"
+    - name: gnome-disk-utility
+      description: "format, partition and configure disks (GTK)"
+    - name: keepassxc
+      description: "password manager (QT)"
+    - name: liferea
+      description: "news aggregator (GTK)"
+    - name: mcomix
+      description: "comic book viewer (GTK, Python)"
+    - name: mate-calc
+      description: "advanced calculator (GTK)"
+    - name: mediainfo-gui
+      description: "media file technical data viewer"
+    - name: mintstick
+      description: "format USB disks, wright images (GTK, Python)"
+    - name: mousepad
+      description: "simple text editor (GTK)"
+    - name: neovim
+      description: "feature rich modal text editor (tui)"
+    - name: qtpass
+      description: "GUI for pass password manager (QT)"
+    - name: qualculate
+      description: "scientific calculator (QT)"
+    - name: waypipe
+      description: "run remotely wayland apps (cli)"
+    - name: wayvnc
+      description: "VNC server for wayland (cli)"
 - name: "Development"
   description: "Software for developers"
   critical: false
@@ -29,44 +46,75 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - apostrophe
-    - arduino
-    - bluefish
-    - code
-    - emacs
-    - geany
-    - ghex
-    - git-cola
-    - gnome-builder
-    - kate
-    - kdevelop
-    - kicad
-    - meld
-    - micro
-    - notepadqq
-    - qtcreator
+    - name: apostrophe
+      description: "markdown editor (GTK)"
+    - name: arduino
+      description: "IDE for arduino (Java)"
+    - name: bluefish
+      description: "editor for web-dev (GTK)"
+    - name: code
+      description: "MS VScode editor (Electron)"
+    - name: emacs
+      description: "feature rich terminal EDI (tui)"
+    - name: geany
+      description: "lightweight IDE (GTK) "
+    - name: ghex
+      description: "binary file editor (GTK)"
+    - name: git-cola
+      description: "GUI for git (QT, Python)"
+    - name: gnome-builder
+      description: "IDE for GNOME (GTK)"
+    - name: kate
+      description: "multi-document text editor for programmers (QT)"
+    - name: kdevelop
+      description: "cross-platform simple IDE (QT)"
+    - name: kicad
+      description: "electronic design automation suite (GTK)"
+    - name: meld
+      description: "visual diif and merge tool (GTK)"
+    - name: micro
+      description: "text editor (cli)"
+    - name: notepadqq
+      description: "notepad++ for nix (QT)"
+    - name: qtcreator
+      description: "cross-platform IDE (QT)"
 - name: "Games"
-  description: "Game clietns, emulators, etc"
+  description: "Game clients, emulators, etc"
   critical: false
   hidden: false
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - dolphin-emu
-    - dosbox
-    - gamehub
-    - gamemode
-    - gamescope
-    - lutris
-    - mame
-    - mgba-qt
-    - mupen64plus-qt
-    - nestopia
-    - protontricks
-    - retroarch
-    - steam
-    - stella
-    - yuzu
+    - name: dolphin-emu
+      description: "GameCube and the Wii emulator"
+    - name: dosbox
+      description: "DOS emulator"
+    - name: gamehub
+      description: "unified library for all your games"
+    - name: gamemode
+      description: "optimise Linux system performance on demand"
+    - name: gamescope
+      description: "micro-compositor for game scaling"
+    - name: lutris
+      description: "video game preservation platform"
+    - name: mame
+      description: "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME)"
+    - name: mgba-qt
+      description: "Game Boy Advance emulator "
+    - name: mupen64plus-qt
+      description: "customizable launcher for Mupen64Plus"
+    - name: nestopia
+      description: "Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom emulator"
+    - name: protontricks
+      description: "simple wrapper that does Winetricks things for Proton"
+    - name: retroarch
+      description: "simple frontend for the libretro library"
+    - name: steam
+      description: "digital software delivery system"
+    - name: stella
+      description: "Atari 2600 Emulator"
+    - name: yuzu
+      description: "Nintendo Switch Emulator"
 - name: "Graphics"
   description: "Graphics software"
   critical: false
@@ -74,18 +122,30 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - blender
-    - darktable
-    - eom
-    - gimp
-    - inkscape
-    - krita
-    - lximage-qt
-    - mypaint
-    - rawtherapee
-    - ristretto
-    - simple-scan
-    - tupi
+    - name: blender
+      description: "3D modeller/renderer"
+    - name: darktable
+      description: "virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers"
+    - name: eom
+      description: "Eye of MATE graphics viewer program (GTK)"
+    - name: gimp
+      description: "GNU Image Manipulation Program (GTK)"
+    - name: inkscape
+      description: "vector-based drawing program (GTK)"
+    - name: krita
+      description: "pixel-based image manipulation program (QT)"
+    - name: lximage-qt
+      description: "Image viewer for LXQt (QT)"
+    - name: mypaint
+      description: "paint program for use with graphics tablets (GTK)"
+    - name: rawtherapee
+      description: "raw image converter and digital photo processor (GTK)"
+    - name: ristretto
+      description: "lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce (GTK)"
+    - name: simple-scan
+      description: "Simple Scanning Utility (GTK)"
+    - name: tupi
+      description: "2D Animation design and authoring tool (QT)"
 - name: "Internet"
   description: "Web browsers, mail clietns, torrent clietns, etc"
   critical: false
@@ -93,23 +153,40 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - brave-browser
-    - chromium
-    - dino
-    - epiphany-browser
-    - falkon
-    - filezilla
-    - gajim
-    - geary
-    - librewolf
-    - nheko
-    - telegram-desktop
-    - thunderbird
-    - transmission-gtk
-    - quassel
-    - quaternion
-    - qbittorrent
-    - qutebrowser
+    - name: brave-browser
+      description: "private and secure web browser"
+    - name: chromium
+      description: "free and open-source web browser project"
+    - name: dino
+      description: "modern XMPP client (GTK)"
+    - name: epiphany-browser
+      description: "Intuitive GNOME web browser (GTK)"
+    - name: falkon
+      description: "lightweight web browser based on Qt WebEngine (QT)"
+    - name: filezilla
+      description: "Full-featured graphical FTP/FTPS/SFTP client (GTK)"
+    - name: gajim
+      description: "Jabber client (GTK)"
+    - name: geary
+      description: "lightweight email client designed for the GNOME desktop (GTK)"
+    - name: librewolf
+      description: "privacy-focused browser based on Firefox"
+    - name: nheko
+      description: "desktop IM client for the Matrix protocol (QT)"
+    - name: telegram-desktop
+      description: "fast and secure messaging application (QT)"
+    - name: thunderbird
+      description: "mail/news client with RSS, chat, spam filter (GTK)"
+    - name: transmission-gtk
+      description: "torrentlightweight BitTorrent client (GTK)"
+    - name: quassel
+      description: "distributed IRC client - monolithic core+client (QT)"
+    - name: quaternion
+      description: "desktop IM client for the Matrix protocol (QT)"
+    - name: qbittorrent
+      description: "bittorrent client based on libtorrent-rasterbar (QT)"
+    - name: qutebrowser
+      description: "Keyboard-driven, vim-like browser (QT)"
 - name: "Multimedia"
   description: "Multimedia software (players, audio libraries, etc)"
   critical: false
@@ -117,26 +194,46 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - audacious
-    - audacity
-    - cantata
-    - celluloid
-    - cheese
-    - clementine
-    - easyeffects
-    - elisa
-    - handbrake
-    - kdenlive
-    - lmms
-    - mpv
-    - musikcube
-    - obs-studio
-    - pipewire-jack
-    - sayonara
-    - shotcut
-    - strawberry
-    - vlc
-    - webcamoid
+    - name: audacious
+      description: "small and fast audio player (GTK)"
+    - name: audacity
+      description: "fast, cross-platform audio editor (GTK)"
+    - name: cantata
+      description: "client for the music player daemon (MPD) (QT)"
+    - name: celluloid
+      description: "simple frontend for mpv (GTK)"
+    - name: cheese
+      description: "tool to take pictures and videos from your webcam (GTK)"
+    - name: clementine
+      description: "modern music player and library organizer (QT)"
+    - name: easyeffects
+      description: "audio effects for PipeWire applications (GTK)"
+    - name: elisa
+      description: "simple music player for Plasma desktop (QT)"
+    - name: handbrake
+      description: "versatile DVD ripper and video transcoder (GTK)"
+    - name: kdenlive
+      description: "non-linear video editor (QT)"
+    - name: lmms
+      description: "Linux Multimedia Studio (QT)"
+    - name: mpv
+      description: "video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2"
+    - name: musikcube
+      description: "a cross-platform, terminal-based audio engine, library, player and server (tui)"
+    - name: obs-studio
+      description: "recorder and streamer for live video content (QT)"
+    - name: pipewire-jack
+      description: "PipeWire JACK plugin"
+    - name: sayonara
+      description: "small, clear and fast audio player (QT)"
+    - name: shotcut
+      description: "video editor (QT)"
+    - name: strawberry
+      description: "audio player and music collection organizer (QT)"
+    - name: vlc
+      description: "multimedia player and streamer (QT)"
+    - name: webcamoid
+      description: "full featured webcam capture application (QT)"
 - name: "Office"
   description: "Document viewers, office suite"
   critical: false
@@ -144,17 +241,28 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - libreoffice
-    - libreoffice-writer
-    - libreoffice-impress
-    - libreoffice-calc
-    - libreoffice-base
-    - libreoffice-draw
-    - libreoffice-math
-    - okular
-    - onlyoffice-desktopeditors
-    - qpdfview
-    - zathura
+    - name: libreoffice
+      description: "cross-platform office productivity suite (metapackage)(Java)"
+    - name: libreoffice-writer
+      description: "office productivity suite -- word processor (Java)"
+    - name: libreoffice-impress
+      description: "office productivity suite -- presentation (Java)"
+    - name: libreoffice-calc
+      description: "office productivity suite -- spreadsheet (Java)"
+    - name: libreoffice-base
+      description: "office productivity suite -- database (Java)"
+    - name: libreoffice-draw
+      description: "office productivity suite -- drawing (Java)"
+    - name: libreoffice-math
+      description: "office productivity suite -- equation editor (java)"
+    - name: okular
+      description: "universal document viewer (QT)"
+    - name: onlyoffice-desktopeditors
+      description: "cross-platform free desktop office suite"
+    - name: qpdfview
+      description: "tabbed document viewer (QT)"
+    - name: zathura
+      description: "document viewer with a minimalistic interface (GTK)"
 - name: "System"
   description: "Various system software, emulators and VM's"
   critical: false
@@ -162,29 +270,55 @@
   selected: false
   expanded: false
   packages:
-    - alacritty
-    - aqemu
-    - corectrl
-    - cpu-x
-    - distrobox
-    - drm-info
-    - firewalld
-    - firewall-config
-    - firetools
-    - gnome-packagekit
-    - gsmartcontrol
-    - htop
-    - inxi
-    - kitty
-    - mate-terminal
-    - opensnitch
-    - qemu-system
-    - radeontop
-    - sakura
-    - system-config-printer
-    - terminator
-    - timeshift
-    - virt-manager
-    - virtualbox
-    - xfce4-terminal
-    - ydotool
+    - name: alacritty
+      description: "fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator"
+    - name: aqemu
+      description: "front-end for QEMU and KVM (QT)"
+    - name: corectrl
+      description: "control your computer hardware using application profiles (QT)"
+    - name: cpu-x
+      description: "tool that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more (GTK, tui)"
+    - name: distrobox
+      description: "use any Linux distribution inside your terminal (tui)"
+    - name: drm-info
+      description: "utility to dump info about DRM devices (tui)"
+    - name: firewalld
+      description: "dynamically managed firewall with support for network zones (tui)"
+    - name: firewall-config
+      description: "graphical configuration tool to change the firewall settings (GTK, Python)"
+    - name: firetools
+      description: "frontend for the Firejail application sandbox (QT)"
+    - name: gnome-packagekit
+      description: "Graphical distribution neutral package manager for GNOME (GTK)"
+    - name: gsmartcontrol
+      description: "graphical user interface for smartctl (GTK)"
+    - name: htop
+      description: "interactive processes viewer (tui)"
+    - name: inxi
+      description: "full featured system information script (tui)"
+    - name: kitty
+      description: "fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator"
+    - name: mate-terminal
+      description: "MATE terminal emulator application (GTK)"
+    - name: opensnitch
+      description: "GNU/Linux interactive application firewall"
+    - name: qemu-system
+      description: "QEMU full system emulation binaries (metapackage)"
+    - name: radeontop
+      description: "utility to show Radeon GPU utilization (tui)"
+    - name: sakura
+      description: "simple but powerful libvte-based terminal emulator (GTK)"
+    - name: system-config-printer
+      description: "graphical interface to configure the printing system (GTK)"
+    - name: terminator
+      description: "multiple GNOME terminals in one window (GTK)"
+    - name: timeshift
+      description: "system restore utility (GTK)"
+    - name: virt-manager
+      description: "desktop application for managing virtual machines (GTK)"
+    - name: virtualbox
+      description: "metapackage for virtualbox-savvy projects (QT)"
+    - name: xfce4-terminal
+      description: "Xfce terminal emulator (GTK)"
+    - name: ydotool
+      description: "command-line automation tool (cli)"