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# Calamares: Distribution-Independent Installer Framework
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| [Report a Bug](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/new) | [Translate](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/calamares/) | [Contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md) | [Freenode (IRC): #calamares](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channel=#calamares?nick=guest|) | [Wiki](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/wiki) |
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> Calamares is a distribution-independent system installer, with an advanced partitioning
> feature for both manual and automated partitioning operations. Calamares is designed to
> be customizable by distribution maintainers without need for cumbersome patching,
> thanks to third party branding and external modules support.
## Target Audience
Calamares is a Linux installer; users who install Linux on a computer will hopefully
use it just **once**, to install their Linux distribution. Calamares is not
a "ready to use" application: distributions apply a huge amount of customisation
and configuration to Calamares, and the target audience for this repository
is those distributions, and the people who make those Linux distro's.
Calamares has some [generic user documentation](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/wiki/Use-Guide)
for end-users, but most of what we have is for distro developers.
## Getting Calamares
Clone Calamares from GitHub. The default branch is called *calamares*.
```
git clone https://github.com/calamares/calamares.git
```
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Calamares is a KDE-Frameworks and Qt-based, C++17, CMake-built application.
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The dependencies are explainged in [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Contributing to Calamares
Calamares welcomes PRs. New issues are welcome, too.
There are both the Calamares **core** repository (this one),
and an *extensions** repository ([Calamares extensions](https://github.com/calamares/calamares-extensions).
Contributions to code, modules, documentation, the wiki and the website are all welcome.
There is more information in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
## Join the Conversation
GitHub Issues are **one** place for discussing Calamares if there are concrete
problems or a new feature to discuss.
Regular Calamares development chit-chat happens on old-school IRC
(no registration required). Responsiveness is best during the day
in Europe, but feel free to idle.
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