GNOME: use ptyxis instead of gnome-terminal on trixie+

gnome-core declares the OR-dependency "gnome-terminal (>= 3.56)
or gnome-console (>= 46) or ptyxis (>= 47)" (packages.debian.org
/trixie/gnome-core, verified 2026-10-16) and apt resolves an
unset OR-dep with the FIRST alternative, so the desktop pull would
install gnome-terminal by default. Listing the terminal package
explicitly in the same apt transaction steers the resolver to
ptyxis (48.5-1~deb13u1, GTK4) on trixie.

- _gnome_terminal_pkg(): trixie -> ptyxis, anything else or
  empty -> gnome-terminal (ptyxis does not exist in bookworm).
- _install_gnome_full/_install_gnome_core list the resolved
  package in the pre-apply summary and in the apt command.
- No purge or apt-mark: an already-installed gnome-terminal is
  left alone and both can coexist.
- 4 new BATS tests capture the apt command via the existing
  sudo/_run_cmd mocks: ptyxis on trixie (Full and Core),
  gnome-terminal fallback on bookworm and on empty codename.

modules/desktops/desktop_gnome.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@
 # Debian ships GNOME 48 (13), 43 (12) and 3.38 (11).
 # License GPL v3
 
+# Pick the terminal emulator for this release. gnome-core
+# declares the OR-dependency "gnome-terminal (>= 3.56) or
+# gnome-console (>= 46) or ptyxis (>= 47)" (packages.debian.org
+# /trixie/gnome-core, verified 2026-10-16) and apt resolves an
+# unset OR-dep with the FIRST alternative, so gnome-core alone
+# would pull gnome-terminal. Listing ptyxis in the same apt
+# transaction satisfies the OR-dep with ptyxis instead. ptyxis
+# (GTK4) exists in trixie (48.5-1~deb13u1) but NOT in bookworm
+# (packages.debian.org/bookworm/ptyxis → no such package), hence
+# the trixie-only gate. An already-installed gnome-terminal is
+# left alone: both can coexist; no purge is ever attempted.
+_gnome_terminal_pkg() {
+    case "${DEBIAN_CODENAME:-}" in
+    trixie) printf '%s\n' "ptyxis" ;;
+    *)      printf '%s\n' "gnome-terminal" ;;
+    esac
+}
 gnome_menu() {
     while true; do
         local -a gn_items=()
@@ -26,8 +43,12 @@ gnome_menu() {
 
 _install_gnome_full() {
     # Pre-apply summary: confirm the selection before any
-    # debconf or apt transaction starts.
+    # debconf or apt transaction starts. The terminal package
-    _confirm_install_list "GNOME Full Desktop" gnome gdm3 || return
+    # is resolved once (ptyxis on trixie, gnome-terminal
+    # elsewhere) so the summary lists what apt will install.
+    local terminal_pkg
+    terminal_pkg=$(_gnome_terminal_pkg)
+    _confirm_install_list "GNOME Full Desktop" gnome gdm3 "$terminal_pkg" || return
 
     echo -e "${GREEN}Installing GNOME (Full Desktop)...${NC}"
 
@@ -41,7 +62,7 @@ _install_gnome_full() {
     fi
     echo "${target_dm} shared/default-x-display-manager select ${target_dm}" | sudo debconf-set-selections
     _ensure_apt_updated
-    _run_cmd "GNOME Full" "sudo apt install -y gnome gdm3" \
+    _run_cmd "GNOME Full" "sudo apt install -y gnome gdm3 $terminal_pkg" \
         "Installing GNOME (Full Meta Package) + GDM3..."
     if [ "$target_dm" = "gdm3" ]; then
         sudo systemctl enable gdm3
@@ -55,8 +76,12 @@ _install_gnome_full() {
 
 _install_gnome_core() {
     # Pre-apply summary: confirm the selection before any
-    # debconf or apt transaction starts.
+    # debconf or apt transaction starts. The terminal package
-    _confirm_install_list "GNOME Core" gnome-core gdm3 || return
+    # is resolved once (ptyxis on trixie, gnome-terminal
+    # elsewhere) so the summary lists what apt will install.
+    local terminal_pkg
+    terminal_pkg=$(_gnome_terminal_pkg)
+    _confirm_install_list "GNOME Core" gnome-core gdm3 "$terminal_pkg" || return
 
     echo -e "${GREEN}Installing GNOME Core (Minimal)...${NC}"
 
@@ -70,7 +95,7 @@ _install_gnome_core() {
     fi
     echo "${target_dm} shared/default-x-display-manager select ${target_dm}" | sudo debconf-set-selections
     _ensure_apt_updated
-    _run_cmd "GNOME Core" "sudo apt install -y gnome-core gdm3" \
+    _run_cmd "GNOME Core" "sudo apt install -y gnome-core gdm3 $terminal_pkg" \
         "Installing GNOME Core (Minimal) + GDM3..."
     if [ "$target_dm" = "gdm3" ]; then
         sudo systemctl enable gdm3

tests/desktops.bats

@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ setup() {
     # Re-declare it globally for the _load_module tests.
     declare -gA _LOADED_MODULES=()
 
+    # Only function definitions at the top level: safe to source.
     # Only function definitions at the top level: safe to source.
     source "${TEST_PROJECT_ROOT}/modules/desktop_display.sh"
-
+    # The GNOME installers are pure function definitions too;
+    # desktop_display.sh (their DM/pipewire collaborators) is
+    # already sourced above.
+    source "${TEST_PROJECT_ROOT}/modules/desktops/desktop_gnome.sh"
     # Fixture redirect for /etc/X11/default-display-manager:
     # the file exists but is empty, so `-s` fails and the
     # systemctl fallback is exercised deterministically.
@@ -188,3 +192,65 @@ _load_module_with_deps_marked() {
     run _load_module no_such_module
     [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
 }
+
+# ── terminal selection: ptyxis on trixie ──────────────
+# gnome-core declares the OR-dep "gnome-terminal or
+# gnome-console or ptyxis"; apt resolves an unset OR-dep
+# with the first alternative, so listing the terminal
+# explicitly in the same apt transaction is what steers
+# the resolver. These tests assert the exact package
+# that lands in the apt command.
+#
+# _gnome_capture_apt_cmd runs one installer with every
+# external effect stubbed: _run_cmd is replaced so the
+# apt command is captured instead of executed, and the
+# PATH sudo mock stays in dry-run mode so debconf and
+# systemctl invocations are logged, not executed.
+_gnome_capture_apt_cmd() {
+    local installer="$1"
+    GNOME_APT_CMD=""
+    _confirm_install_list() { return 0; }
+    _ensure_apt_updated() { :; }
+    _run_cmd() { GNOME_APT_CMD="$2"; }
+    "$installer"
+    printf '%s\n' "$GNOME_APT_CMD"
+}
+
+@test "GNOME Full installs ptyxis on trixie" {
+    export DEBIAN_CODENAME="trixie"
+    export MOCK_SUDO_DRY_RUN=1
+    run _gnome_capture_apt_cmd _install_gnome_full
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *"apt install -y gnome gdm3 ptyxis"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" != *gnome-terminal* ]]
+}
+
+@test "GNOME Core installs ptyxis on trixie" {
+    export DEBIAN_CODENAME="trixie"
+    export MOCK_SUDO_DRY_RUN=1
+    run _gnome_capture_apt_cmd _install_gnome_core
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *"apt install -y gnome-core gdm3 ptyxis"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" != *gnome-terminal* ]]
+}
+
+@test "GNOME Full falls back to gnome-terminal off trixie" {
+    export DEBIAN_CODENAME="bookworm"
+    export MOCK_SUDO_DRY_RUN=1
+    run _gnome_capture_apt_cmd _install_gnome_full
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *"apt install -y gnome gdm3 gnome-terminal"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" != *ptyxis* ]]
+}
+
+@test "GNOME falls back to gnome-terminal when the codename is empty" {
+    # /etc/os-release missing or without VERSION_CODENAME
+    # leaves DEBIAN_CODENAME unset: the safe default is the
+    # historical behaviour.
+    export DEBIAN_CODENAME=""
+    export MOCK_SUDO_DRY_RUN=1
+    run _gnome_capture_apt_cmd _install_gnome_full
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *"apt install -y gnome gdm3 gnome-terminal"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" != *ptyxis* ]]
+}