debian-installer is the installation system that sarge is going to use when it is released. boot-floppies, its predecessor for woody, is dead and buried.

Currently broken things

Read more in the ?DebianInstallerSecondStatusreport.

How you can help

Code is a great way to contribute. Testing is pretty good too. Now, code that comes with tests: that's the best. Follow ?DebianInstallerBuild instructions.

Ideas

Important addresses


For booting debian-installer floppy images over network see:


?DebianInstallerConcepts


Note that this page will constantly evolve as the installer progresses. If there's something on it you know is wrong, fix it.


Is the DebianInstaller project not going to use PGI b/c it only works for i386 ? - PGI works not only in i386 but in other architectures, like ["IA64"], too - I've read this in PGI documentation ( http://www.progeny.com/products/pgi/guide.html#id2781733 ):

PGI is architecture-independent and has been designed for portability. In its first release, PGI supports the Intel x86 and IA-64 architectures. Hooks are in place for developers on other architectures to add support for their platforms without having to make infrastructural changes to PGI.

Is the DebianInstaller going to graphical in nature?

The DebianInstaller will not be graphical by nature, but modularity is a key in his design. It would allow the use of different kinds of frontends, including those of a graphical nature.

Why can't the installation detect to see if the machine being installed is supported by PGI, if so, use pgi, if not, use a non-graphical gui?

Comments about how Debian is really not ready for the inexpert user, and once again we'll deserve them.