Anaconda (installer)
Anaconda is the installer for Red Hat Linux and Fedora. It is written in Python and C, with a graphical interface using GTK+ 3 and PyGObject and a text inetrface using python-newt. A kickstart file can be used to automatically configure the installation, allowing users to run it without much supervision.
| Anaconda installation summary screen in Fedora 19.png Anaconda's installation screen for Fedora 19 | |
| Developer(s) | Red Hat |
|---|---|
| Written in | Python and C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Installer |
| License | GPL (Free software) |
| Website | fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda |
Anaconda 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 boas, and the Caldera installation program was called "Lizard", hence this name was chosen.
Anaconda (installer) Media
Anaconda Installer on Fedora 37, taken inside Virtualbox 7.0.4
Anaconda installing CentOS 7 in text mode
