ondev2

Experimental new version of the on-device installer with new features:

• Support for localizations
• All install screens now available in a text-based interface too
  • To be used with screen readers/text to speech for accessibility
  • Useful for CI too
• Using the unl0kr keyboard
  • Solves problem of having up to 3 different keyboards (installer, FDE, UI)
• Simple and advanced installation mode
• Builds much faster, should be easier to develop and maintain going forward
• Minimal dependencies -> smaller installer images
• Adaptive interface

Screenshots / CLI interface

Running on the PinePhone, changing the language:

Running on a laptop:

While the above screen is displayed, on CLI:

:: Advanced Options
Do you want to configure advanced options  (hostname, filesystem, ...)?

0: Go Back
1: Simple Installation
2: Advanced Installation

What now?>

Status

Currently this needs some WIP branches to work with postmarketOS:

• pmbootstrap: ondev2 branch
• pmaports: ondev2 branch
• boot-deploy: MR 20

See the FOSDEM '23 talk for an introduction to the project.