Install Script - Uncaught Python exception if internet connectivity is lost during download

[KernelGhost]

Description
While running the Asahi Linux installer via curl https://alx.sh | sh, I lost internet connectivity partway through downloading required components. Instead of a clean, user-facing error message, the installer printed a raw Python traceback to the terminal and exited.

This appears to be an uncaught exception triggered by a network failure during the download phase.

Expected Behaviour
If network connectivity is lost during installation midway through downloading Asahi components, the installer should ideally:

• Catch the exception and present a clear, user-facing error indicating that the download failed due to loss of connectivity
• Clean up any partially downloaded or potentially corrupted files
• Provide brief guidance on how users should safely recover or retry the installation

At the moment, the installer simply prints a Python traceback to the terminal with no clear explanation of how to recover.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start the Asahi Linux installer using the standard method curl https://alx.sh | sh
2. Allow downloads to begin
3. Interrupt network connectivity during the download phase

Environment

• Hardware: 2020 M1 MacBook Pro (13-inch)
• macOS version: 26.2 (25C56)

Installer Log
installer.log

Additional Notes
Improved handling here would make the installer more robust on unstable connections. Even a short, explicit message indicating that the failure was due to network loss, along with retry guidance, would significantly improve the user experience.

Thank you for your time.

[bazzilic]

Same issue, running the curl https://alx.sh | sh web installer today, attached is my log.

Log: installer.log