Win32-loader (Debian)
win32-loader fetching the Debian Installer under Windows Vista
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| Developer(s) | Robert Millan Didier Raboud |
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| Initial release | May 18, 2007 |
| Stable release |
0.7.8+deb8u1 / April 26, 2015
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| Operating system | Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 |
| Type | Debian-Installer loader |
| License | GPL (version 3) |
| Website | goodbye-microsoft |
win32-loader is a component of the Debian Linux distribution that runs on Windows and has the ability to load the actual Debian installer either from the network (as in the version in an official website) or from CD-ROM media (as in the version included in Jessie CD images).
win32-loader was born as an independent project, for which only the network version was available. Later the code went through a long review and polishing process to become part of the official Debian distribution.
win32-loader strongly relies on projects such as NSIS, GRUB 2, loadlin and Debian-Installer to perform its task. Additionally, it has drawn inspiration and ideas from similar projects such as Wubi and Instlux.
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