Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:09:50 +0000 From: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Cc: Alfonso S. Siciliano <asiciliano@FreeBSD.org> Subject: git: d5c5f14bfd - main - Status/2025Q4/parthenope-design-ideas.adoc: Add report Message-ID: <696b7c0e.3e9a7.8f5de3f@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by salvadore: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=d5c5f14bfdcb1fb598d8332db9e77bda162b900e commit d5c5f14bfdcb1fb598d8332db9e77bda162b900e Author: Alfonso S. Siciliano <asiciliano@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-12-31 13:38:53 +0000 Commit: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-01-17 12:04:33 +0000 Status/2025Q4/parthenope-design-ideas.adoc: Add report Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/593 --- .../parthenope-design-ideas.adoc | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/parthenope-design-ideas.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/parthenope-design-ideas.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..77bd46a7a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/parthenope-design-ideas.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +=== Parthenope - Design and ideas + +Link: + +link:https://gitlab.com/alfix/parthenope[Parthenope Repository] URL: link:https://gitlab.com/alfix/parthenope[] + +Contact: Alfonso Sabato Siciliano <asiciliano@FreeBSD.org> + +Parthenope is a modular, two-step installer for the FreeBSD operating system, written primarily in Lua. +The installation process is divided into two phases: + +. In the first step, configuration files and installation commands are generated using a variety of interactive interfaces. +. In the second step, the actual system installation is executed based on the previously created files. + +The project is simple, extensible, and flexible. +It is designed to support multiple frontends, languages, installation modes ("Auto", "Easy", and "Expert"), interactive levels, and logging options. + +Parthenope began as a personal project to answer a simple question: "What features would I want when installing FreeBSD on my laptop?" +It has since evolved into an open source tool that anyone can use, adapt, or extend to meet their own requirements. + +During this quarter: +* The motivations, a proof of concept, and some screenshot previews were presented at EuroBSDCon 2025, link:https://events.eurobsdcon.org/media/2025/submissions/FV7RJ7/resources/2-step-installer-zagreb-20_rpFDkax.pdf[slides]. +* The ISO image generation script and the internationalization subsystem were refactored. +* A public repository was created. + +At the moment it is not yet possible to install FreeBSD. +The next steps are: +* Refactor the configuration file. +* Refactor the subsystems: logging, modes, phase-2, etc. +* Implement the installer components: partitioner, network manager, date/time, etc. + +In the initial phase, the only frontend will be a Text User Interface, very similar to bsdinstall, the default FreeBSD installer. +Additional frontends will be added in the future. +home | help
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