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Let's collect some requirements for our installer. First we have the following three options:

• Ncurses
• Interactive CLI
• Just a bash script with parameters
• A graphical installer

As far as we know, we had an interactive CLI installer, an ncurses installer and bash scripts already.

Also: Which problem do we want to solve with this installer? And which people do we want to address with it?

I think the following:
Arch Linux provides already a simple way to install it via using commands in the shell. So most "Shell-Junkies" should be satisfied and I expect that these "Shell-Junkies" have enough knowledge to create an install script for their favourite Arch Linux installation by themselves.

Therefore, I conclude, we should try something new and use a graphical installer.
If so then we would have the following options:

• We can write a new one from scratch (HAHA.. no)
• Calamares
• Anaconda
• Chnchi
• Any addition?

So, maybe we should start the whole project, with collecting information about different graphical installer frameworks.

We want to provide a TUI and a GUI. TUI at first and then with time a GUI (or the opposite or a mixed thing). Let's discuss what would be an appropriate way of doing that. For requirements, please refer to #3 until they are finalised.

There are at least two actively maintained installers for Arch Linux:

• Anarchy Installer
• Manjaro Architect

While of course Manjaro isn't Arch Linux I would expect the installer to rather similar and assume it can be tweaked to work with Arch.

What sets this proposed Arch installer apart from these two existing programs?

We need a name for this project. Work-in-progress name is Arch Installer. If you have a better name, put it in the comments with a small reason why it would be better and why it suits the project.