UbuntuExpress

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 * How to refactor existing installer components to allow them to be used in the live environment
 * Custom components needed
  * Graphical partitioner
 * User interface
  * GNOMEish frontend (but allow for KDEish frontend as well)
 * Limitations
  * Can't be used for upgrades
  * Can't easily be used for server installations (especially not via serial console)
  * Specialized for the common case desktop installation

People

Goal

Create an Ubuntu installation system which runs within the Ubuntu live CD environment and works by copying and customizing the live CD filesystem rather than installing packages.

Requirements

  • Reuse existing installer components for configuration
  • Ask all questions at the very beginning of the process
  • Display one big progress bar for the rest of the process

Agenda

  • How to refactor existing installer components to allow them to be used in the live environment
  • Custom components needed
    • Graphical partitioner
  • User interface
    • GNOMEish frontend (but allow for KDEish frontend as well)
  • Limitations
    • Can't be used for upgrades
    • Can't easily be used for server installations (especially not via serial console)
    • Specialized for the common case desktop installation

Pre-Work

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