Mandriva Linux

Anaconda

Anaconda's installation screen for Fedora 9
Developed by	Red Hat
Written in	Python and C
OS	Cross-platform
Type	Installer
Website	fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda

Anaconda is the installer for Red Hat Linux and Fedora. It is written in Python and C, with a graphical frontend using PyGTK and a text frontend using python-newt. A kickstart file can be used to automatically configure the installation, allowing users to run it with minimal supervision.

Anaconda installer is used by RHEL, Fedora and a number of other projects, Anaconda offers a text-mode and GUI mode, so users can install on a wide range of systems.

Anacondas are lizard-eating pythons, and the Caldera installation program was called "Lizard", hence the name.

[edit] Ports

• Oz Linux
• Sabayon Linux
• VidaLinux
• Asianux

[edit] External links

• Anaconda home page

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