Cnchi

A modern, flexible system installer for Linux

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Current Status

This is the latest, unreleased version of Cnchi, AKA: Cnchi Next.

Development Stage	Branch	Version	Code Status
Cnchi Legacy	0.12.x	v0.12.46	Frozen
Cnchi Stable	0.14.x	vvv0.14.257	Bug Fixes Only
Cnchi Next	master	v0.15.276	Active Development

$ cnchi

Command	Description
`-c` or `--cache`	Use pre-downloaded xz packages when possible
`-d` or `--debug`	Sets Cnchi log level to 'debug'
`-e` or `--environment`	Sets the Desktop Environment that will be installed, see desktop_info.py for options
`-f` or `--force`	Runs cnchi even if it detects that another instance is running
`-i` or `--disable-tryit`	Disables first screen's 'try it' option
`-n` or `--no-check`	Makes checks optional in check screen
`-p` or `--packagelist`	Install the packages referenced by a local xml instead of the defaults, see #617 for proper usage
`-s` or `--log-server`	Choose to which log server send Cnchi logs. Expects a hostname or an IP address
`-u` or `--update`	Upgrade/downgrade Cnchi to the web version
`--disable-update`	Do not search for new Cnchi versions online
`--disable-rank-mirrors`	Does not attempt to rank Arch and Antergos mirrors during installation
`-v` or `--verbose`	Show logging messages to stdout
`-V` or `--version`	Show Cnchi version and quit
`-z` or `--z_hidden`	Show options in development (for developers only, do not use this!)

To create logs to help debug problems:

$ cnchi -dv -s bugsnag

Please report any issues with Cnchi in the issue tracker. Provide all log files along with a detailed description:

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