YALI (Yet Another Linux Installer) — Rust / egui

A rewritten Pisi GNU/Linux installation tool in Rust and egui. YALI installs the system from the live environment, installs packages, and performs basic configuration. It is a modern, fast, and maintainable rewrite of the original Python/Qt version.

Features

• 10-step installation wizard: Welcome → Location → Keyboard → Network → Disk Partitioning → Users → Bootloader → Summary → Installation → Finish
• Two modes: Graphical interface (default) and automatic installation with answer file (--auto-install answer.toml)
• Demo mode: Skips system checks, simulates installation (--demo)
• Disk partitioning: Automatic (GPT/MBR) or manual, LVM and LUKS encryption support
• Network configuration: WiFi scanning (nmcli), proxy settings
• Bootloader: GRUB device/password/timeout settings, kernel parameters
• Rescue mode: Chroot, GRUB reinstallation, Pisi rollback
• OEM mode: Predefined settings for manufacturer pre-installation
• Internationalization: Turkish and English (with rust-i18n via TOML locale files)
• Branding system: Runtime-loadable branding.toml for logo, slides, color settings
• Theme: Dark/light theme, atomic color management, custom gradient buttons
• Async job queue: All installation steps run in separate tokio runtime, UI updated via mpsc channel
• System checks: 8 pre-checks including RAM, disk space, internet, UEFI, CPU, NVMe
• Slideshow: Custom branded slides for 9 desktop environments
• Demo session cleanup: Removes live environment artifacts, adds production repository

Usage

# Normal installation (requires root)
sudo cargo run --release

# Demo mode (no root required)
cargo run --release -- --demo

# Automatic installation (with answer file)
sudo cargo run --release -- --auto-install answer.toml

# Slideshow test (standalone window, no root required)
cargo run --bin slides_test [desktop] [lang]
# E.g.: cargo run --bin slides_test xfce en

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── main.rs              # Entry point, eframe App, GUI layout
│   ├── lib.rs               # Library root (reserved for future DLL structure)
│   ├── installer.rs         # InstallerStep trait, GlobalState, WelcomeStep
│   ├── funct.rs             # Shared UI helpers (form fields, language selector)
│   ├── branding.rs          # Branding.toml loader (logo, slides, theme, OEM)
│   ├── bin/
│   │   └── slides_test.rs   # Standalone slideshow test binary
│   ├── ui/
│   │   ├── theme.rs         # Colors, fonts, Visuals, section_heading, error/warning/success boxes
│   │   ├── buttons.rs       # Gradient buttons (primary, secondary, danger, etc.)
│   │   ├── combobox.rs      # ComboBox helpers (show_combo_box, selectable_value)
│   │   ├── combobox_stil.rs # ComboBox visual constants (weak_bg, border, text colors)
│   │   ├── slideshow.rs     # Auto-advancing slideshow
│   │   └── error_screen.rs  # Error screen (log viewer, copy, retry)
│   ├── steps/
│   │   ├── location.rs      # Location/timezone + date/time
│   │   ├── license.rs       # License agreement
│   │   ├── keyboard.rs      # Keyboard layout/variant selection
│   │   ├── network.rs       # Network configuration (WiFi, proxy)
│   │   ├── partition.rs     # Disk partitioning (automatic + manual + LVM)
│   │   ├── users.rs         # User account creation
│   │   ├── bootloader.rs    # GRUB configuration
│   │   ├── summary.rs       # Installation summary
│   │   ├── execution.rs     # Installation execution (progress bar, log)
│   │   ├── finish.rs        # Completion screen
│   │   ├── netinstall.rs    # Extra package group selection
│   │   └── rescue.rs        # Rescue mode (chroot, GRUB, Pisi takeback)
│   ├── jobs/mod.rs           # Async job queue and all installation jobs
│   └── autoinstall/
│       ├── mod.rs           # Answer file loading and state application
│       └── checker.rs       # System pre-checks
├── locales/
│   ├── tr.toml              # Turkish translations
│   └── en.toml              # English translations
├── slides/
│   ├── img/                 # Slide images (PNG)
│   ├── slides_tr.toml       # Turkish slide content
│   └── slides_en.toml       # English slide content
├── assets/
│   ├── icons/               # UI icons (YALI_icon_LIGHT.svg, language-icon.svg, etc.)
│   ├── flags/               # Country flags (~250 SVG)
│   └── pisi-logo-*.png      # Distribution logos (branding `[general]`)
├── branding.toml            # Default branding configuration
├── branding_en.toml         # English branding
├── branding_tr.toml         # Turkish branding
└── answer-example.toml      # Example answer file

Installation Workflow

1. Welcome — Language selection, system checks, rescue mode
2. Location / Time — Timezone selection (region/area dual ComboBox), GeoIP, NTP or manual date/time
3. Keyboard — Layout/variant selection, search, live preview (setxkbmap)
4. Network — WiFi scanning, connection, proxy
5. Disk Partitioning — Automatic (guided) or manual, LVM, LUKS
6. Users — Account creation, password strength indicator, root password, autologin
7. Bootloader — GRUB device, timeout, password, kernel parameters
8. Summary — Review all selections
9. Installation — Slideshow + progress bar + live log
10. Finish — Successful installation, reboot or return to live desktop

Dependencies

Dependency	Version	Purpose
eframe	0.27 (wgpu)	egui framework, WebGPU backend
egui_extras	0.27 (image, file, svg)	Image loading, file dialogs, SVG
image	0.24	PNG decoding
serde / toml	1.0 / 0.8	Branding and answer file serialization
zbus	4.0	D-Bus communication (COMAR)
tokio	1.0 (full)	Async job queue
sysinfo	0.30	System information (RAM, disk, OS)
rust-i18n	3.1	Internationalization
chrono	0.4	Date/time operations

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

This project is developed by the Pisi GNU/Linux team.