Web site: fai-project.org
Origin: Germany
Category: Desktop, Server
Desktop environment: GNOME, Xfce
Architecture: x86_64
Based on: Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Alma Linux, Rocky Linux
Wikipedia:
Media: Install DVD
The last version | Released: active
Zobacz po polsku: FAI Linux
FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) – a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux systems and software configurations on computers as well as virtual machines and chroot environments, from small networks to large infrastructures and clusters.
FAI is a tool for fully automatic installation of Debian and other Linux Distributions via network, custom install CD, or into a chroot environment.
FAI works script-based as opposed to full image based – so it is very flexible, and can be used to install very heterogeneous infrastructures. It uses a class-based system (think of classes as system types that can be combined with each other, as long as they are not technically conflicting) to define configurations in some simple textfiles.
It is also used to update running systems without completely reinstalling them with the softupdate functionality – so you have one single point of configuration for installation and updates.
Features:
– Installs Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Linux Mint, RHEL, SUSE, …
– Centralized deployment and configuration management
– Automated installation of virtual machines using KVM, VirtualBox and VMware
– Customized cloud images for OpenStack, KVM, Azure, EC2, GCE and others
– Supports creation of custom live ISOs
– Easy set up of software RAID and LVM
– Full remote control via ssh during installation
– Integrated disaster recovery system
– Every stage can be customized via hooks
– And many more…
The default Large image includes all packages for the Debian XFCE and GNOME desktop but only the basefiles for Rocky Linux 10, Alma Linux 10, Ubuntu 24.04 and Linux Mint 22.2. The remaining packages will be fetch via network.
