On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 5:16 AM Aoife Moloney <amoloney@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Wiki -> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Anaconda_dir_and_image_installations_in_automated_text_mode > > == Summary == > > Anaconda will require a fully defined kickstart file for installations > into an image or a directory and these installations will run only in > a non-interactive text-based user interface. > > > == Owner == > > * Name: [[User:vponcova| Vendula Poncova]] > * Email: <vponcova@xxxxxxxxxx> > * Package: anaconda > > * Name: [[User:bcl| Brian C. Lane]] > * Email: <bcl@xxxxxxxxxx> > * Package: lorax (livemedia-creator) > > > > > == Detailed Description == > > The Anaconda installer supports installations into a local image (via > the <code>--image</code> cmdline option) or a local directory (via the > <code>--dirinstall</code> cmdline option, the directory is usually a > mount point of a custom image). These types of installations are > supported by two user interfaces (text-based and GTK-based) in fully > interactive, partially interactive and non-interactive modes. We > believe that there is no strong reason for all these options, so we > would like to minimize the scope of this functionality and support > only the text-based non-interactive mode (specifically the > command-line mode). It means that Anaconda will require a fully > defined kickstart file and run only in the text-based user interface > (during dir and image installations). > > == Feedback == > > > == Benefit to Fedora == > > This is a preliminary step for an eventual deprecation and removal of > the Anaconda support for dir and image installations. This > functionality is being slowly taken over by [https://www.osbuild.org/ > Image Builder] that is explicitly designed for building images and > provides a much broader and better support for all kinds of images. > Limiting the scope of dir and image installations in Anaconda will > allow its developers to focus their resources on more prospective > areas. > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: Will submit a pull request for > <code>[https://anaconda-installer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ > anaconda]</code> to run dir and image installations only in the > non-interactive text mode and update > <code>[https://weldr.io/lorax/livemedia-creator.html > livemedia-creator]</code> to reflect these changes if necessary. > > * Other developers: No impact. > > * Release engineering: No impact. There should be zero impact on > building official Fedora images since these processes are fully > automated and use fully defined kickstart files. > [https://pagure.io/releng/issues #Releng issue number] > > * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > * Alignment with Community Initiatives: > > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > > > > == How To Test == > > > == User Experience == > It will be still possible to use <code>anaconda</code> and > <code>livemedia-creator</code> for installations into a local image or > a directory with a fully defined kickstart file. Users can notice the > following changes: > > * If a user requests a dir or image installation, the installer runs > in the text mode. > * If the user doesn't specify a kickstart file, the installer will > report an error and abort. > * If the specified kickstart file is incomplete, the installer will > report an error and abort. > * All options for specifying the user interface will be ignored (for > example, <code>--graphical</code>) > > > == Dependencies == > > > == Contingency Plan == > > * Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a > System Wide Change) > > * Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change) > * Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > == Documentation == > > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > > == Release Notes == > Please do not drop this functionality. This is something I use for three purposes: * Interactive installations for debugging Anaconda weirdness * Anaconda development and testing * Interactive installations for custom multi-boot setups I know that it's not a very well-known feature, but I find it really handy and I would really rather not see it go away. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
