Calamares Installer on the website?
Hi all,
with the publication of the new homepage, the Calamares Installer came to my
notice. I was not aware of that before.
Should we mention it on the website a little bit more?
I gave it a try these days, and it looks like a good alternative to our
debian-installer, at least for some user groups (for example unexperienced
end-users or people, who are new to Debian).
Of course, it only supports only a subset of all architectures (since we only
have live images for i386 and amd64, at least ATM).
(Also, I have already proposed to mention the Calamares Installer in the
release-notes for Bullseye as well, that's
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=977417).
I prepared a first proposal (attached).
Thoughts?
Holger
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diff --git a/english/CD/live/index.wml b/english/CD/live/index.wml
index fcd145815fc..c792008c4b4 100644
--- a/english/CD/live/index.wml
+++ b/english/CD/live/index.wml
@@ -11,20 +11,24 @@ from the contents of the image.
<p><a name="choose_live"><strong>Is a live image suitable for me?</strong></a> Here are some things
to consider that will help you decide.
<ul>
<li><b>Flavors:</b> The live images come in several "flavors"
providing a choice of desktop environments (GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Xfce,
Cinnamon and MATE). Many users will find these initial package
selections suitable, installing any additional packages they need from
the network afterwards.
<li><b>Architecture:</b> Only images for the two most popular architectures,
32-bit PC (i386) and 64-bit PC (amd64), are currently provided.
+<li><b>Installer:</b> Starting from Debian 10 Buster, the live images contain
+the end-user-friendly <a href="http://calamares.io";>Calamares Installer</a>, a
+distribution-independent installer framework, as alternative to our well known
+<a href="$(HOME)/devel/debian-installer">Debian-Installer</a>.
<li><b>Size:</b> Each image is much smaller than the full set of
DVD images, but larger than the network install media.
<li><b>Languages:</b> The images do not contain a complete set of language
support packages. If you need input methods, fonts and supplemental language
packages for your language, you'll need to install these afterwards.
</ul>
<p>The following live install images are available for download:</p>
<ul>
diff --git a/english/distrib/index.wml b/english/distrib/index.wml
index 5e3a1e4918f..63ec0819580 100644
--- a/english/distrib/index.wml
+++ b/english/distrib/index.wml
@@ -53,21 +53,23 @@ And, the release notes can be found <a href="../releases/stable/releasenotes">he
<ul class="quicklist downlist">
<li><a title="OpenStack image for 64-bit Intel and AMD Qcow2" href="https://cloud.debian.org/cdimage/openstack/current-10/debian-10-openstack-amd64.qcow2";>64-bit AMD/Intel OpenStack (Qcow2)</a></li>
<li><a title="OpenStack image for 64-bit ARM Qcow2" href="https://cloud.debian.org/cdimage/openstack/current-10/debian-10-openstack-arm64.qcow2";>64-bit ARM OpenStack (Qcow2)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2><a href="../CD/live/">Try Debian live before installing</a></h2>
<p>
You can try Debian by booting a live system from a CD, DVD or USB key
without installing any files to the computer. When you are ready, you can
- run the included installer. Provided the images meet your size, language,
+ run the included installer (starting from Debian 10 Buster, this is the
+ end-user-friendly <a href="http://calamares.io";>Calamares Installer</a>).
+ Provided the images meet your size, language,
and package selection requirements, this method may be suitable for you.
Read more <a href="../CD/live#choose_live">information about this method</a>
to help you decide.
</p>
<ul class="quicklist downlist">
<li><a title="Download live torrents for 64-bit Intel and AMD PC"
href="<live-images-url/>/amd64/bt-hybrid/">64-bit PC live torrents</a></li>
<li><a title="Download live torrents for normal 32-bit Intel and AMD PC"
href="<live-images-url/>/i386/bt-hybrid/">32-bit PC live torrents</a></li>
</ul>
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