diff --git a/bin/omarchy-hibernation-setup b/bin/omarchy-hibernation-setup
index d8e32c94..5ae13ac0 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-hibernation-setup
+++ b/bin/omarchy-hibernation-setup
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ if [[ -f $MKINITCPIO_CONF ]] && grep -q "^HOOKS+=(resume)$" "$MKINITCPIO_CONF";
     if [[ -n $RESUME_OFFSET ]]; then
       echo "Fixing empty resume_offset ($RESUME_OFFSET)"
       sudo sed -i "s/resume_offset=\"$/resume_offset=$RESUME_OFFSET\"/" "$RESUME_DROP_IN"
-      sudo sed -i "s/resume_offset=\"$/resume_offset=$RESUME_OFFSET\"/" /etc/default/limine
-      $NO_REBUILD || sudo limine-mkinitcpio
+      if ! $NO_REBUILD; then
+        sudo sed -i "s/resume_offset=\"$/resume_offset=$RESUME_OFFSET\"/" /etc/default/limine
+        sudo limine-mkinitcpio
+      fi
     fi
   fi
   echo "Hibernation is already set up"
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ if [[ ! -f $RESUME_DROP_IN ]]; then
   if [[ -n $RESUME_OFFSET ]]; then
     sudo mkdir -p /etc/limine-entry-tool.d
     echo "KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]+=\" resume=$RESUME_DEVICE resume_offset=$RESUME_OFFSET\"" | sudo tee "$RESUME_DROP_IN" >/dev/null
-    sudo tee -a /etc/default/limine < "$RESUME_DROP_IN" >/dev/null
+    $NO_REBUILD || sudo tee -a /etc/default/limine < "$RESUME_DROP_IN" >/dev/null
   else
     echo "Warning: Could not determine resume offset for $SWAP_FILE" >&2
   fi
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ if grep -q "\[s2idle\]" /sys/power/mem_sleep 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "Enabling ACPI RTC alarm for s2idle suspend"
     sudo mkdir -p /etc/limine-entry-tool.d
     echo 'KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]+=" rtc_cmos.use_acpi_alarm=1"' | sudo tee "$LIMINE_DROP_IN" >/dev/null
-    sudo tee -a /etc/default/limine < "$LIMINE_DROP_IN" >/dev/null
+    $NO_REBUILD || sudo tee -a /etc/default/limine < "$LIMINE_DROP_IN" >/dev/null
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-theme-set b/bin/omarchy-theme-set
index 64ca6033..2d39e152 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-theme-set
+++ b/bin/omarchy-theme-set
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ echo "$THEME_NAME" >"$HOME/.config/omarchy/current/theme.name"
 # the theme hooks run.
 colors_payload=$([[ -f $CURRENT_THEME_PATH/colors.toml ]] && base64 -w 0 "$CURRENT_THEME_PATH/colors.toml")
 shell_payload=$([[ -f $CURRENT_THEME_PATH/shell.toml ]] && base64 -w 0 "$CURRENT_THEME_PATH/shell.toml")
-if [[ $OMARCHY_THEME_SKIP_BACKGROUND == "1" ]]; then
+if [[ ${OMARCHY_THEME_OFFLINE:-} == "1" ]]; then
+  : # No shell/session bus exists during ISO chroot finalization.
+elif [[ $OMARCHY_THEME_SKIP_BACKGROUND == "1" ]]; then
   shell_ipc shell applyTheme "$colors_payload" "$shell_payload" || true
 else
   set_theme_background
@@ -181,13 +183,15 @@ post_theme_commands=(
   omarchy-theme-set-keyboard
 )
 
-run_parallel "${post_theme_commands[@]}"
+if [[ ${OMARCHY_THEME_OFFLINE:-} != "1" ]]; then
+  run_parallel "${post_theme_commands[@]}"
 
-# Call hook on theme set
-omarchy-hook theme-set "$THEME_NAME" >/dev/null
+  # Call hook on theme set
+  omarchy-hook theme-set "$THEME_NAME" >/dev/null
 
-# Warm selector caches after the theme is applied. The shell hot-reloads theme
-# colors/backgrounds, so keep the running instance alive and preload the picker
-# rows/selection to avoid first-open carousel settling after a theme change.
-omarchy-theme-switcher --preload >/dev/null 2>&1
-omarchy-theme-bg-cache >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+  # Warm selector caches after the theme is applied. The shell hot-reloads theme
+  # colors/backgrounds, so keep the running instance alive and preload the picker
+  # rows/selection to avoid first-open carousel settling after a theme change.
+  omarchy-theme-switcher --preload >/dev/null 2>&1
+  omarchy-theme-bg-cache >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+fi
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-upload-log b/bin/omarchy-upload-log
index 975e6a6e..3673720b 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-upload-log
+++ b/bin/omarchy-upload-log
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ else
   } >"$SYSTEM_INFO"
 fi
 
+same_or_prefix_log() {
+  local a="$1" b="$2" size_a size_b min_size
+  [[ -s $a && -s $b ]] || return 1
+  cmp -s "$a" "$b" && return 0
+
+  size_a=$(stat -c '%s' "$a" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  size_b=$(stat -c '%s' "$b" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  if (( size_a < size_b )); then
+    min_size=$size_a
+  else
+    min_size=$size_b
+  fi
+  (( min_size > 0 )) || return 1
+
+  cmp -n "$min_size" "$a" "$b" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 case "$LOG_TYPE" in
 install)
   # In the live ISO before reboot, the target system is mounted at /mnt so the
@@ -58,7 +75,7 @@ install)
     cat "$LIVE_OMARCHY_LOG" >>"$TEMP_LOG"
   fi
 
-  if [[ -s $TARGET_OMARCHY_LOG ]] && ! cmp -s "$LIVE_OMARCHY_LOG" "$TARGET_OMARCHY_LOG" 2>/dev/null; then
+  if [[ -s $TARGET_OMARCHY_LOG ]] && ! same_or_prefix_log "$LIVE_OMARCHY_LOG" "$TARGET_OMARCHY_LOG"; then
     printf '\n========================================\nTARGET OMARCHY INSTALL LOG (%s)\n========================================\n\n' "$TARGET_OMARCHY_LOG" >>"$TEMP_LOG"
     cat "$TARGET_OMARCHY_LOG" >>"$TEMP_LOG"
   fi
diff --git a/install/config/theme.sh b/install/config/theme.sh
index f276392d..20bb6e35 100644
--- a/install/config/theme.sh
+++ b/install/config/theme.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ mkdir -p ~/.config/omarchy/themes
 sudo mkdir -p /etc/chromium/policies/managed
 sudo chmod a+rw /etc/chromium/policies/managed
 
-# Set initial theme
-omarchy-theme-set "Tokyo Night"
+# Set initial theme. Offline ISO installs only need the user's theme files and
+# symlinks seeded; there is no running desktop/session bus in the chroot, so
+# skip shell IPC, dconf, app retint hooks, and background transition work.
+if install_mode_is offline; then
+  OMARCHY_THEME_OFFLINE=1 OMARCHY_THEME_SKIP_BACKGROUND=1 omarchy-theme-set "Tokyo Night"
+else
+  omarchy-theme-set "Tokyo Night"
+fi
 rm -rf ~/.config/chromium/SingletonLock # otherwise archiso will own the chromium singleton
 
 # Set specific app links for current theme
diff --git a/install/login/all.sh b/install/login/all.sh
index 09f6506d..341068f6 100644
--- a/install/login/all.sh
+++ b/install/login/all.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/default-keyring.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/sddm.sh
-run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/hibernation.sh
+if install_mode_is online; then
+  run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/hibernation.sh
+fi
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/limine-snapper.sh
diff --git a/install/login/limine-snapper.sh b/install/login/limine-snapper.sh
index ec8e4eca..cc140675 100644
--- a/install/login/limine-snapper.sh
+++ b/install/login/limine-snapper.sh
@@ -133,19 +133,23 @@ EOF
   LIMINE_CONFIGURED=true
 fi
 
-echo "Re-enabling mkinitcpio hooks..."
+# Restore legacy hook moves from older offline installer paths. Current ISO
+# installs mask/unmask hooks in the orchestrator, so these files usually do not
+# exist; stay quiet unless there is real cleanup to do.
+if [[ -f /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook.disabled || -f /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook.disabled ]]; then
+  echo "Re-enabling mkinitcpio hooks..."
 
-# Restore the specific mkinitcpio pacman hooks
-if [[ -f /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook.disabled ]]; then
-  sudo mv /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook.disabled /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook
+  if [[ -f /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook.disabled ]]; then
+    sudo mv /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook.disabled /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-mkinitcpio-install.hook
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -f /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook.disabled ]]; then
+    sudo mv /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook.disabled /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook
+  fi
+
+  echo "mkinitcpio hooks re-enabled"
 fi
 
-if [[ -f /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook.disabled ]]; then
-  sudo mv /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook.disabled /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook
-fi
-
-echo "mkinitcpio hooks re-enabled"
-
 # Final sanity check: assert the Limine config and UKI actually contain what
 # they need to boot. Run AFTER snapper setup and hook re-enable so a
 # validation failure doesn't leave the system half-configured.
diff --git a/install/omarchy-base.packages b/install/omarchy-base.packages
index ad4b7db7..0196aa87 100644
--- a/install/omarchy-base.packages
+++ b/install/omarchy-base.packages
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ libqalculate
 libreoffice-fresh
 llvm
 localsend
+lua51
 luarocks
 man-db
 mariadb-libs
diff --git a/install/post-install/pacman.sh b/install/post-install/pacman.sh
index dfa836b8..4751a55a 100644
--- a/install/post-install/pacman.sh
+++ b/install/post-install/pacman.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 sudo cp -f $OMARCHY_PATH/default/pacman/pacman-${OMARCHY_MIRROR:-stable}.conf /etc/pacman.conf
 sudo cp -f $OMARCHY_PATH/default/pacman/mirrorlist-${OMARCHY_MIRROR:-stable} /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 
+# omarchy-settings skips this override until cups-browsed is actually present
+# to avoid pacman creating cups-browsed.conf.pacnew during ISO package install.
+if [[ -f $OMARCHY_PATH/etc-overrides/cups-cups-browsed.conf && -d /etc/cups ]]; then
+  sudo cp -f "$OMARCHY_PATH/etc-overrides/cups-cups-browsed.conf" /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf
+  sudo rm -f /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf.pacnew
+fi
+
 if lspci -nn | grep -q "106b:180[12]"; then
   cat <<EOF | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf >/dev/null