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advanced_installer [2016/10/10 18:40] – advanced installation finished pavrooadvanced_installer [2019/08/16 18:28] pavroo
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 The Advanced Installer was forked from the Remastersys Installer a few years ago, to provide a lightweight system installer. The Advanced Installer was forked from the Remastersys Installer a few years ago, to provide a lightweight system installer.
  
-The Advanced Installer is preinstalled as default, alongside the main (default) Sparky Installer (aka '[[live_installer|live-installer]]'to provide:+The Advanced Installer is preinstalled as default, alongside to the default [[calamares|Calamares]] installer, to provide:
  
 1. A backup installer to the main one; 1. A backup installer to the main one;
  
-2. A lightweight installer to older machines, which can't run the Python based 'live-installer';+2. A lightweight installer to older machines, which can't run main installer;
  
-3. An additional funcionality which let you install one of many desktops of your choice ([[minimal|MinimalISO]] only);+3. Additional functionality which let you install one of many desktops of your choice ([[minimal|MinimalISO]] only);
  
 It works in two modes of your choice: It works in two modes of your choice:
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 or via the command line: or via the command line:
  
 +   sudo sparky-installer gui
 +or
    sudo sparkylinux-installer gui    sudo sparkylinux-installer gui
  
 2. Text mode, the Dialog based, runs via the command: 2. Text mode, the Dialog based, runs via the command:
  
 +   sudo sparky-installer
 +or
    sudo sparkylinux-installer    sudo sparkylinux-installer
  
-Make sure that the Advanced Installer needs a little more your attention than the Live Installer.+Make sure that the Advanced Installer needs a little more your attention than the main installer.
  
-1.The first Advanced Installer window asks you about confirming your decision - do you like to install Sparky or not.+1.The first Advanced Installer window needs confirmation of your decision - do you like to install Sparky or not.
  
 {{:minimal1.png?200|The first GUI window}} {{:minimal1.png?200|The first GUI window}}
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 If you would like to set a home directory (the next step) on separated, shared partition, **DO NOT** use the same **user nick name** as already exist in the other Linux distribution you will be sharing the home directory with. If you deleted other Linux distribution before and there still exist your old home directory - **DO NOT** use the same nick name as you had before. If you would like to set a home directory (the next step) on separated, shared partition, **DO NOT** use the same **user nick name** as already exist in the other Linux distribution you will be sharing the home directory with. If you deleted other Linux distribution before and there still exist your old home directory - **DO NOT** use the same nick name as you had before.
  
-The new nick name **has to be different the before** so the home directory will get different name, so it will evoid problems after the first hard drive booting.+The new nick name **has to be different the before** so the home directory will get different name, so it will avoid problems after the first hard drive booting.
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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 Than choose other partitions if any (home, boot, proc, media, etc.) Than choose other partitions if any (home, boot, proc, media, etc.)
  
-8. Choose a file system to be used to the **root** partition (ext4 prefered).+8. Choose a file system to be used to the **root** partition (ext4 preferred).
  
 {{:minimal8.png?200|File system of root partition}} {{:minimal8.png?200|File system of root partition}}
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 {{:minimal9.png?200|Choose home partition}} {{:minimal9.png?200|Choose home partition}}
  
-10. Type informations about your account and the machine:+10. Type information about your account and the machine:
  
   * root (admin) password (twice)   * root (admin) password (twice)
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 {{:minimal19.png?200|New desktop installation}} {{:minimal19.png?200|New desktop installation}}
  
-17 After finishing all the operations, turn off your machine, remove the live media and run your computer using just installed SparkyLinux.+17After finishing all the operations, turn off your machine, remove the live media and run your computer using just installed SparkyLinux.
  
 {{:minimal20.png?200|Installation finished}} {{:minimal20.png?200|Installation finished}}
  
  
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