===== Win32-Loader - 0.10.6 ===== == What is Win32-Loader? == win32-loader is a component of the Debian-Installer that runs on Windows and has the ability to load the actual installer either from the network or from CD-ROM media (as in the version included in the official CD images). This executable is the standalone flavour, which downloads the Debian Installer from official Debian mirrors. == How does it work? == After the language choice, the executable prompts the user for some options and tries to get defaults from the Windows environment. It then downloads the Debian installer and kernel from official Debian mirrors. It puts them in a Windows directory and safely modifies the Windows bootloader to enable a choice between the legacy Windows installation and the Debian installer at boot time. On the next reboot, the user can choose to continue the installation of Debian. The installation will be run using the defaults gathered from the runtime analysis and user prompting. == Installation Guide == As the Debian Installer is a minimal system, one might want to take a look at the Debian Installation Guide before launching win32-loader.exe: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual == Removal == When win32-loader.exe is uninstalled, it removes the Debian-Installer image and kernel and restores the Windows bootloader settings. == NSIS == win32-loader is heavily based on the "Nullsoft Scriptable Install System". In fact it could not have seen the light without the flexibility and all the features NSIS provides. This win32-loader.exe was built using the NSIS Debian package in its 3.08-2 version. == Embedded software == win32-loader in its standalone flavour embeds various files and win32 executables from the following Debian packages: grub2 2.06-2 http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/grub2 == Authors and licensing == Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: win32-loader Upstream-Contact: debian-boot@lists.debian.org Source: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/win32-loader Files: * Copyright: 2007, 2008, 2009 Robert Millan , 2010, 2011, 2016 Didier Raboud , 2019, 2020, 2021 Thomas Gaugler License: GPL-3+ Files: helpers/miniz/* Copyright: 2013-2014 RAD Game Tools and Valve Software, 2010-2014 Rich Geldreich and Tenacious Software LLC License: Expat Files: helpers/sha256/* Copyright: 2017 Project Nayuki License: Expat Files: include/* helpers/cpuid/* helpers/instdlg/* helpers/miniz/Makefile helpers/miniz/main.c helpers/sha256/Makefile helpers/sha256/sha256.c Copyright: 2003-2020, NSIS Contributors License: Zlib License: GPL-3+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. . 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