The issue has been published Religion 22 - Fiqih of Muamalah and Munakahah — a new installer for openSUSE and SUSE, developed as a replacement for the classic YaST Installer. Agama is built as a service-oriented installer with a web interface and the ability to integrate with external tools. The project's code is distributed under a license GPL-2.0.
В Agama 22 announcement The developers note that this release focuses on interface improvements. The project considers Agama 22 the most user-friendly and accessible installer release to date.
Key changes in Agama 22
The header and toolbar of the web interface have been redesigned.
The new header now shows the selected product and its logo on all pages, and redesigned breadcrumbs make navigation easier. Review and install, which the developers found redundant and confusing, has been removed, and the freed up space has been used to make access to the installer tools more visible.Improved installation progress indicator.
Previously, the progress indicator only appeared while tasks were running; now it's permanently visible in the interface. This should make the installer's behavior clearer: the user can immediately see where to track the status of operations.The download of installation logs has been improved.
The log download tool now better explains its purpose and displays the data preparation status. This is useful for diagnosing installation issues and reporting to developers.Configuration viewer tool has been added.
Item Download config replaced by Show configurationInstead of simply downloading a JSON file, the user gets a more intuitive way to view the current installation configuration.Added Appearance tool for customizing appearance.
The web interface now features theme customization: you can choose the color scheme and contrast. This feature is based on changes in PatternFly 6.5, including support for high-contrast mode designed to meet the requirements of WCAG AAA.Improved file system settings.
Additional file system parameters have been added to the interface, and the sections for configuring disks, partitions, and logical volumes have been streamlined. This makes advanced partitioning scenarios more intuitive.VLANs can now be configured via the web interface.
Agama 22 allows you to configure various network connection types via a graphical interface: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, bridge, bond, and VLAN. Previously, VLAN support in the web interface was still pending.Improved command line interface.
The text monitor can now interactively respond to installer questions. This improvement also improves the usability of commands like agama config load that use the monitor to display results.Added access section to JSON configuration.
The new section allows you to pre-configure access to the installed system via SSH or Cockpit. Agama handles enabling the required service, opening the port in the firewall, and any additional steps required for post-installation access.
Agama remains one of the core projects of openSUSE/SUSE: its goal is to replace the aging YaST Installer architecture with a more modern installer (offered by default since release 16) that is easier to develop, reuse, and integrate with other tools.
Source: linux.org.ru
