DebianInstaller is the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 [:DebianLenny:Lenny] brought to you by the ["/Team"].
You can
go to the [http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ Home page] of the project
talk about the installer [:/Discussion:here]
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Information for users
Read the [:/FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions] first
Using Debian Installer
Automate installs with [:/Preseed:preseed]
Install Debian on a system using [:/SataRaid:Serial ATA (SATA) RAID] (dmraid)
Install Debian under [:/UMLInstall:User Mode Linux]
Install Debian as [:/Xen:Xen] (Domain0) or in Xen (DomU)
Install Debian on [:/MultipathSupport:Multipath devices]
Troubleshooting
How to work around problems with combined [:/RAIDvsCrypto:RAID + crypto setups]
How to [:/Rescue:rescue] a broken system
Creating CD
If you want to make [:image:images] and CD/DVD related stuff:
Build your own Debian CDs with this [:DebianCustomCD:HowTo] or with ["Simple-CDD"]
Download a [:DebianCustomCD/CustomDownload:partial mirror] of only specified packages
Use ["DebianLive"] with Debian Installer for the hardware-detection.
Integrate a [:/NetInstWithThirdPartyNetworkDriver:third party network driver] with DebianInstaller's netinst.
About the development
[:/Today:Daily] developmental builds status
How to [:/Contrib:help us] develop the installer
Read the developer reference for the installer : [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/internals/ Debian Installer internals]
- ["/GUI"] - information and status of the graphical installer
- ["/Accessibility"] - how to test it
["/Build"] - compile your own d-i & udebs
["/BuildEtch"] - build d-i in the stable Etch environment
- ["/Modify"] - how to modify an existing Installer image
["/Bugs"] and /BugsPolicy
/ProcessingInstallationReports - processing installation reports
/PartmanCrypto - work in progress on encrypted filesystem support in partman
organisation
["/Meetings"] and in-person ["/WorkSessions"]
- ["/Tasks"] - tasks involved in the installer development and who is in charge of what
Release preparation
[:/SqueezeGoals:Goals for Squeeze] development
[:?/StatusUpdate:Global status] of the installer
[:/ReleaseProcess:Release process] HOWTO of the installer
[:/ReleaseAnnounce:Release announcement] draft
[:/HumanReadableChangelogs:Comprehensive changelogs] of the whole debian-installer
[http://merkel.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/testing-summary.html summary of packages providing udebs] that have different versions in testing and unstable
Ports
Status of d-i port to [:/Hurd:hurd-i386]
- d-i development for the [:/M68k:m68k] port
Internationalization resources
[http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/i18n/ Debian Installer i18n documentation]. This is the first document to be read by people who want to help translating D-I
[http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/i18n/languages.html Supported languages, with nice maps of world domination].
[http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/l10n-stats/translation-status.html Translation status page].
[http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/spellcheck/ Spellchecking PO files].
/ConsoleLayout - work on choices related to console fonts and keymaps for the installed system
Other informations
/CustomImages - third party images using the installer
["/NetworkConsole"] for remote installs.
["/WebInstaller"] An idea to perform remote graphical Debian installations using a web browser
Additional links can be found in ["/Links"].