fedora-magazine-newsroom

#340 Introducing the new Anaconda installer
Closed: published by rlengland. Opened by rlengland.

Closed: published
Reopen Issue

Article Summary:
Intro to the new version of Anaconda, with background information about how it was designed, how it works, and how it makes installing Fedora so much easier due to its new approach.

Article Description:
Fedora’s installer, Anaconda, has a new installer in the works, known as the “Web UI”, and it’s currently scheduled for release in Fedora 42. It’s a new, modern interface that makes installing Fedora easier and provides a few new features.

Some of the new features include explicit support for installing dual-boot, reinstalling Fedora in a recovery mode.

And the new implementation helps to pave the way for better maintainability, easier contributions, accessibility, and web-based remote installations.

https://pagure.io/fedora-magazine-newsroom/issue/340

Metadata Update from @rlengland:
- Custom field preview-link adjusted to https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=41303&preview=true

Metadata Update from @rlengland:
- Issue untagged with: needs-image
- Issue tagged with: needs-series

I've just done a quick review of this article. My suggestions are below. Feel free to take them or leave them. 🙂

It uses a “hub-and-spoke” design that can sometimes feel like jumping around sections to when installing.

Either omit "to" or perhaps you mean "to sections"?

We wanted to rethink the installation process, to create a more streamlined experience where people are guided through the installation process step-by-step in a linear manner, so they don’t have to hunt for the right things to configure amid all the possible settings.

It's a long sentence. How about breaking it up a bit? For example:

We wanted the installation process to be a more streamlined experience. The user should be guided through the installation process in a linear, step-by-step manner. The user should not need to hunt for configuration settings.

Additionally, we’re adding more to Anaconda too:

"Additionally" and "too" are redundant. Use one or the other, but not both.

GTK 3 is still currently maintained, but it’s old and showing its age.

The adverbs "still" and "currently" are redundant. Use one or the other. Also, for readability, it is best to go easy on using adverbs and adjectives.

Sharing a disk with another operating system makes it easy to install Fedora along another operating system.

s/along/along side/

While new Anaconda Web UI is almost ready ...

s/new/the new/

General Recommendations:

  • Be consistent about writing "Fedora Linux" when referring to the OS and "Fedora" when referring to the community.

  • Watch out for run-on sentences. Breaking them up into smaller sentences that convey one thought per sentence will improve the readability of your article.

  • At the bottom of the page, when WordPress is in editing mode, there is an "SEO analysis" (Search Engine Optimization) box. Among the things it recommends is to have a unique "keyphrase" for your article that should appear in the title and sporadically throughout your article. I would suggest changing "Anaconda" to "the Fedora Linux installer" in a few places throughout your article to optimize your article for people searching for "linux installer". The SEO plugin will recommend a keyphrase count based on the length of your article.

Metadata Update from @glb:
- Custom field editor adjusted to glb

I was told this is ready, so I've scheduled it to go live at 15:45 UTC.

https://fedoramagazine.org/anaconda-installer-redesign/

gb

Metadata Update from @rlengland:
- Issue untagged with: needs-series

Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
Issue close_status updated to: published
Metadata

article

None
None
None
None
glb
None
Static archive. pagure.io was sunset in 2026; this is a read-only snapshot.
Red Hat Logo

Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat. Learn more about the relationship between Red Hat and Fedora »

© Red Hat, Inc. and others.