1. 1. BlankOn Installer herpiko@ntb.linux.or.id CC-BY-SA
2. 2. Hi, BlankOn project volunteer Lead Artwork team for current development branch Nusa Tenggara Barat GNU/Linux User Group known as KPLI NTB Developer at KodeKreatif Taking care of BlankOn Installer development since a month ago
3. 3. BlankOn Non-profit project. One of the biggest FOSS project in Indonesia Releases GNU/Linux distribution. 9 releases so far. But not focusing only on releasing GNU/Linux distribution. We have many toys. A way to educate people about FOSS development. More to development on the local capabilities.
4. 4. BlankOn Installer Initiated by Mohammad Anwari aka @aksimdamt First introduced in BlankOn Rote 8 (2012) Provide basic configuration and simple automated partitioning
5. 5. There are other existing GNU/Linux distribution installer that works well. Why reinventing the wheel?
6. 6. BlankOn Non-profit project. One of the biggest FLOSS project in Indonesia Releases GNU/Linux distribution. 9 releases so far. A way to educate people about FLOSS development. More to development on the local capabilities. + we want to provide a simple installation UX, only having simple step (less than 8 clicks) to get a typical installation
7. 7. We love them! vala libparted and you, the FOSS people...
8. 8. Why HTML5 instead of native GTK? We love web. Main architecture decision goes toward web technologies It is easy to develop Flexible UI/UX Could attracts beginners to join the party
9. 9. Steps Simple Partitioning Copying file system Installing bootloader Configuring
10. 10. Pattern Frontend class Backend class Backend library or script Vala Javascript
11. 11. Simple Partitioning Partitioning UI Partition class libparted Front end Vala Javascript Back end
12. 12. Copying file system File copier class File copier class rsync Front end rsync was choosen because its ability to copy and preserve the attributes of the copied files and directories Javascript Back end Vala
13. 13. Bootloader Bootloader installer class Bootloader installer class GRUB2 Front end Vala Javascript Back end
14. 14. Configurator Frontend File system Configurator class Backend File system Configurator class User and groups Front end Vala Javascript Back end Desktop manager Misc configuration
15. 15. Missing something important?
16. 16. PartoEdi Initiated by Aji Kisworo Mukti aka @cengkarux It sounds like Indonesian common nicknames, Pak Parto and Pak Edi. But in fact, it stand for Partition Editor Integrated partitioning tool inside the installer BlankOn team was planned to shipping BlankOn Installer feat. PartoEdi in the next upcoming BlankOn Linux release, BlankOn X Tambora The most difficult part, at least for me.
17. 17. PartoEdi Challenges Limited unofficial libparted documentation Needs specialized knowledge about harddisk, partition table, partition rules, file system etc Huge responsibility, heavy testing Developers. Needs more developers.
18. 18. Demo
19. 19. blankon-dev@googlegroups.com github.com/BlankOn/blankon-installer github.com/BlankOn/blankon-installer-ui
20. 20. QA
21. 21. Thank you!