Provides bootstrapping through language, keyboard, internet connection and disk selection. Allows defining of optional additional software to be installed.

Build and Install

meson build
sudo ninja -C build install

Test

To try OS-Installer, without making any changes to your system, run it in debug mode with os-installer -d

Translating

Simple Way

Create an issue on Github or on Gitlab stating what language you want to translate OS-Installer into
A file will be provided to you. Add the translation underneath the English text like in this example
Upload the translated file back into the issue. Thank you!

Autonomous Way

Fork this repository, clone the source code and create a build folder with meson build
Add your language code xx to the po/LINGUAS file
Generate a new translation file with ninja -C build os-installer-update-po
Edit the translation file po/xx.po with an editor of your choice (normal text editor or a Translator Editor)
Try your new translation by following the 'Testing' intructions
If everything works, commit your changes, push them to your repository and create a merge request. Thank you!