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Calamares has a new version out – compare with meld and analyze
Compare the old version with the new version. Use meld See what is changed and implement the changes. Check out the modules you have changed. Try to read the code. Read the release article.
Calamares – Change the configuration of the partition module
In this video we give you a possible workflow in regards to Calamares. Then we go into depth into Calamares settings. We focus on the module partition. Situation: We give the user the choice to choose his filesystem but as builders we will always use btrfs. This might...
Calamares is a versatile tool – read the files – know the important folders
This is basically a video to promote reading. But what should you read? Make sure you have a copy of Calamares that you can "git pull" from time to time. git clone https://github.com/calamares/calamares Then we show you in the video which files and folders matter?...
7 Adding prompt in Calamares before installing
We would like Calamares to give a prompt to the user. prompt-install: true You can find the setting in settings.conf of your Calamares config.
13 New Calamares because of boost and boost-libs update – zst compression for mkinitcpio
After a big Arch Linux update we needed to rebuild Calamares because of these updates. Boost and boost-libs being part of these updates. We use the opportunity to change /etc/mkinitcpio.conf from xz compression to zstd.
12 A new Calamares release is out – workflow shown on ArcoLinux
A comment on Discord triggered me in testing out the latest Calamares. Why not document the workflow I go through every single time there is an update. Then we give feed-back to the developers of Calamares. The workflow is very similar for Carli or Alci or any other...
9 Creation of a new Calamares and a new Calamares configuration based on the QML modules
Read here to know more about the bay I mentioned in the beginning of the video. We show you how to create a new Calamares version and will show a possible workflow. Some tips and tricks as well. We decide to keep the configuration apart from the application. The...
8 New archiso – new Calamares – new Calamares config
The goal is to create a new look for Calamares. We did not record the jump to the last version of Archiso since there was almost no change. But before we do that there is more maintenance work to be done. We need to update our Calamares package to version 3.2.40....
Calamares can be styled – how to solve an styling issue on Calamares
Every other line is unreadable until you click on it.The main point of this article is to share the existence of the tool gammaray. It can give you a hand in finding out the widget names and settings you need to style Calamares. We investigate an issue we have had for...
4 Rebuild Calamares if one of its dependencies gets an update – boost and boost-libs
You see a message in Calamares and you did not change anything. Maybe Calamares did not changeMaybe the configuration did not change but everything else changed. New kernels, new systemd and also the packages that are needed to make Calamares work. Here the two...
2 Adding a netinstall module from a third party to the Calamares configuration
Making an iso, making an operating system is all the time about making choices. There is no Operating System out there that is 100% for everone. Linux is creative. Linux is making choices. Here we use the creativity from TechXero and add his view for a netinstall...