Since we have the archinstall script doing most of the legwork. I've resorted to creating just a custom script that installs all the packages and creates the proper entries for network shares and modifying the hosts 4 main scripts now.
Part 4: configure_my_kde.sh - Few settings I always do when I have a fresh KDE install. Scrapped for now.
I initially began with Ansible, leveraging recent experience from a project where I developed a custom Debian installer for an application. However, as I delved deeper into the work, I found a growing preference for using bash directly. While the option to craft individual playbooks in Ansible remains on the table—and it's something I might consider for future endeavors—at present, I've decided to proceed with bash for this task.