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Calamares
Original author(s)Teo Mrnjavac[1]
Developer(s)Blue Systems, various distro developers
Initial releaseJanuary 31, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-31)[2]
Stable release
3.2.17
Repository
Written inC++ and Python
Operating systemLinux
Available in61 languages[3]
TypeSystem installer
LicenseGNU GPL (Free software)
Websitecalamares.io

Calamares is a free and open-source independent and distro-agnostic system installer for Linux distributions.

Calamares is used by Manjaro, Netrunner, KaOS, KDE neon, Lubuntu, Sabayon Linux, Chakra, EndeavourOS, the Live medium of Debian,[4][5] and several less known Linux distributions.[6]

Development was started in 2014 by Manjaro community member Teo Mrnjavac “with support from Blue Systems[7][8] and then picked up by KaOS.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Installer-Framework Calamares im Überblick" (in German).
  2. ^ "Calamares 1.0 Distribution-Independent Installer Framework Released". Phoronix.
  3. ^ "The calamares translation project". Transifex.
  4. ^ "Debian's NEW installer". Average Linux User. August 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Jonathan Carter. "Calamares Plans for Debian 11".
  6. ^ Nestor, Marius. "Calamares 3.2 Linux Installer Will Integrate a Module for the KDE Plasma Desktop". softpedia.
  7. ^ "Manjaro Works To Make Calamares A Distribution-Independent Installer". Phoronix.
  8. ^ "Calamares 1.0". Calamares – The universal installer framework.
  9. ^ Watson, J. A. "Hands-on with Ubiquity and Calamares: Two Linux installers side-by-side". ZDNet.