Debian Installer Usability Tests - Take 2

Track: Introduction to Free Software & Debian

Type: Long talk (45 minutes)

Room: Somin

Time: Aug 02 (Fri): 14:30

Duration: 0:40

This talk describes the process and results from usability tests with installing Debian using the standard installer (netinst) vs the Calamares installer (live image). Our goal was to find out if there was any correlation with the difficulty level experienced by the users with the type of installer used. We wanted to examine whether simpler installers would give users a different perspective of the process.

This study covers the different sections of installing Debian, such as, downloading the ISO, flashing a USB key, and the actual process of installation that follows. It also uncovers the different challenges encountered by users as well as their perspectives on the difficulty of the process while comparing the two installers.

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