# Calamares: Distribution-Independent Installer Framework --------- [](https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares/issues?labels=306730) [](https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares/releases) [](./LICENSES) | [Report a Bug](https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares/issues/new) | [Translate](https://app.transifex.com/calamares/calamares/) | [Contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md) | [Chat on Matrix: #calamares:kde.org](https://matrix.to/#/#calamares:kde.org) |:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:| > Calamares is a distribution-independent system installer, with an advanced partitioning > feature for both manual and automated partitioning operations. Calamares is designed to > be customizable by distribution maintainers without the need for cumbersome patching, > thanks to third-party branding and external modules support. ## Target Audience Calamares is a Linux installer; users who install Linux on a computer will hopefully use it just **once**, to install their Linux distribution. Calamares is not a "ready to use" application: distributions apply a huge amount of customization and configuration to Calamares, and the target audience for this repository is those distributions, and the people who make those Linux distros. Calamares has some [generic user documentation](https://calamares.io/docs/users-guide/) for end-users, but most of what we have is for distro developers. ## Getting Calamares Clone Calamares from Codeberg. The default branch is called *calamares*. ``` git clone https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares.git ``` Calamares is a KDE-Frameworks and Qt-based, C++17, CMake-built application. The dependencies are explained in [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). ## Contributing to Calamares Calamares welcomes PRs. New issues are welcome, too. There are both the Calamares **core** repository (this one) and an **extensions** repository ([Calamares extensions](https://codeberg.org/Calamares/calamares-extensions)). Contributions to code, modules, documentation, the wiki, and the website are all welcome. There is more information in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file. ## Join the Conversation Issues are **one** place for discussing Calamares if there are concrete problems or a new feature to discuss. Issues are not a help channel. Visit Matrix for help with configuration or compilation. Regular Calamares development chit-chat happens in a [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) room, `#calamares:kde.org`. Responsiveness is best during the day in Europe, but feel free to idle. Matrix is persistent, and we'll see your message eventually. * [](https://matrix.to/#/#calamares:kde.org) (needs a Matrix account)