Debian-Installer Explained

Screenshot Size:300px
Author:Debian Project
Developer:Debian Install System Team
Latest Release Version:12 (Bookworm)
Latest Release Date:[1]
Programming Language:C
Operating System:Microcosm of Debian, made of udebs (loading from Windows is supported via win32-loader)
Language:87 languages
Genre:System installer
License:GPL

Debian-Installer is a system installer for Debian and its derivatives. It originally appeared in Skolelinux (Debian-Edu) 1.0,[2] released in June 2004, but was later included in Debian 3.1 (Sarge) which was released on June 6, 2005.[3] [4]

Features

Debian-Installer consists of two modes: a text mode and a graphical mode. Multiple components of the installer exists to configure various aspects of the installed system, and configuration of some components may require user input.[5]

Regardless of which mode is selected, the installer first prompts the user for a language selection. Some of the tasks the installer performs after a language selection is as follows:[6]

Win32-loader

win32-loader (officially Debian-Installer Loader)[7] is a component of the Debian Linux distribution that runs on Windows and has the ability to load the actual Debian installer either from the network (as in the version in an official website) or from CD-ROM media (as in the version included in Jessie CD images).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debian "bookworm" Release Information . . 2023-06-10.
  2. Web site: 2004-06-21 . First distribution ships with Debian-Installer . 2015-04-27 . Debian.
  3. Web site: 2005-06-06 . Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 released . 2015-04-27 . Debian.
  4. Web site: Debian "sarge" Release Information . 2015-04-27 . Debian.
  5. Web site: 6.1. How the Installer Works . 2024-07-20 . www.debian.org.
  6. Web site: 6.2. Components Introduction . 2024-07-20 . www.debian.org.
  7. Web site: DebianInstaller/Loader - Debian Wiki . wiki.debian.org . 24 June 2018.