# calamares/calamares

Distribution-independent installer framework

Repository: https://github.com/calamares/calamares
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/calamares
Homepage: https://calamares.io
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: hacktoberfest, calamares, linux, installer
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-05-06T15:12:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 20, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4474, "days_push": 484, "days_rel": 559, "gap_med": 27.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1535, forks 442 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.851077+00:00)

## What it is
Calamares is a distribution-independent system installer framework for Linux, featuring advanced manual and automated partitioning. It is highly customizable by distribution maintainers through branding and external modules without patching.

## Use cases
- create a graphical installer for a custom Linux distribution
- automated disk partitioning during OS installation
- customize an installer with branding and modules without forking
- build a live-CD installer that installs Linux to disk
- handle manual and guided partitioning in an installer

## When to choose
- you are building or maintaining a Linux distribution and need a ready-made installer
- you need advanced partitioning support with customization via modules
- you want a distribution-agnostic installer rather than a distro-specific one

## When to avoid
- you need an installer for non-Linux operating systems
- you want a simple package installer rather than a full system installer
- you require support or documentation from the GitHub repository, since development has migrated to Codeberg

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, configuration-management
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: cpp, cli
- tags: linux-installer, distribution-independent, partitioning, system-installation, os-installer, installer, linux

## Member repositories
- calamares/calamares (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.851077+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:08.271910+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/calamares/calamares (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.851077+00:00, sha faeaec61eb3d)
  - homepage: https://calamares.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:32:57.204518+00:00, sha e5d247aba4d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.