calamares/README.md

Calamares

Distribution-independent installer framework

Design notes

• Backend
• lib should only depend on QtCore >=5.3, possibly boost::python
• common functions like partitioning
• works as job queue and executor
• plugin based to bet distro-specific tasks done in a distro-specific order
• Frontend
• QtWidgets >=5.3, other deps as needed
• themeable so branding can be done easily (plugin-based)
• presents a bunch of pages in a scripted order, enqueues jobs in the backend lib