https://github.com/elementary/installer

Installer front-end for Linux-based OSes
https://github.com/elementary/installer

distinst gtk3 hacktoberfest linux meson oem pantheon vala

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Installer front-end for Linux-based OSes

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/elementary/installer
• Owner: elementary
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2016-10-11T18:08:15.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-06-13T09:55:36.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-13T10:48:54.596Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: distinst, gtk3, hacktoberfest, linux, meson, oem, pantheon, vala
• Language: Vala
• Homepage: https://elementary.io
• Size: 11 MB
• Stars: 176
• Watchers: 32
• Forks: 50
• Open Issues: 97
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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# Installer

[![Translation status](https://l10n.elementary.io/widgets/installer/-/svg-badge.svg)](https://l10n.elementary.io/projects/installer/?utm_source=widget)

> Note: this is the installer for elementary OS 6 and newer. For the elementary OS 5.1 and older installer, see [Ubiquity](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubiquity).

![Screenshot](data/screenshot-progress.png?raw=true)

An installer for open-source operating systems. See the [wiki](https://github.com/elementary/installer/wiki) for goals, design spec, user flow, and details about each step.

## Building, Testing, and Installation

You'll need the following dependencies:

 - meson

 - desktop-file-utils

 - gettext

 - gparted

 - libgnomekbd-dev

 - libgranite-7-dev >=7.4.0

 - libgtk-4-dev

 - libgee-0.8-dev

 - libadwaita-1-dev >=1.4.0

 - libjson-glib-dev

 - libpantheon-wayland-1-dev

 - libpwquality-dev

 - libxkbregistry-dev

 - [distinst](https://github.com/pop-os/distinst/)

 - valac

Run `meson build` to configure the build environment. Change to the build directory and run `ninja test` to build and run automated tests.

    meson build --prefix=/usr

    cd build

    ninja test

To install, use `ninja install`, then execute with `io.elementary.installer`. Note that listing drives and actually installing requires root.

    sudo ninja install

    io.elementary.installer

You can also use `--test` mode for development to disable destructive behaviors like installing, restarting, and shutting down:

    io.elementary.installer --test

For debug messages, set the `G_MESSAGES_DEBUG` environment variable, e.g. to `all`:

    G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all io.elementary.installer