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Hello, |
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Well it looks as though some brilliant folks have indeed solved the |
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installer thirst for numerous distros, by creating a generic framework that |
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works with many linux distros.:: [1] A '9999' version is in portage |
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(thanks!) But other versions are found in the overlays "eix -R calamares" |
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Calamares has one 'killer feature' on disk partitioning:: |
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"Calamares is a distribution-independent system installer, with an advanced |
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partitioning feature for both manual and automated partitioning operations. |
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It is the first installer with an automated “Replace Partition” option, |
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which makes it easy to reuse a partition over and over for distribution |
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testing. Calamares is designed to be customizable by distribution |
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maintainers without need for cumbersome patching, thanks to third party |
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branding and external modules support." [2] |
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Best of all:: Calamares is purported to be very 'openrc' friendly! |
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For you kids, that's '420 friendly' :: very cool? That's actually |
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the literal, Klingon translation..... |
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Has anyone tried this out (calamares)? |
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If so, can you put your (iso) somewhere for wider testing? |
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It even seems our pals @sabayon have caught the calamares bug:: [3] |
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enjoy, |
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James |
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[1] https://blogs.gentoo.org/johu/ |
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[2] http://calamares.io |
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[3] |
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http://emka.web.id/linux/2015/linux-news-today-gentoo-based-sabayon-15-10-officially-released-with-kde-plasma-5-and-calamares/ |
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