knoppix and the Redhat Anaconda installer

**ziyad** · 11-04-2003, 06:18 PM

Now that fedora project has started, can't knoppix developer take the redhat Anaconda installer and modify it for the next knoppix release, This will be way cool to have a nice GUI installer for debian. I read somewhere the debian developers r already working on it.

**rneff** · 11-04-2003, 08:57 PM

That is a good idea. I dont know how much of the Redhat installer would be useful, because hardware detection between knoppix and redhat is totally different.

I wish i had more time to look at the redhat installer code.

**silvestrij** · 11-05-2003, 12:56 AM

Before trying to reinvent the wheel, or even retool it, take a look at this:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...tid=187&tid=90

**aay** · 11-05-2003, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by silvestrij

Before trying to reinvent the wheel, or even retool it, take a look at this:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...tid=187&tid=90

silvestrij,

I'm glad you pointed to this. I was going to bring it up also. The RH (Fedora) Anaconda installer might very soon be available to use with Knoppix and/or other Debian variants. I know that Debian is itself working on a new installer, but I think that the more options we have the better.