A new installer is in development for Ubuntu.

The Canonical Design Team and the Ubuntu Desktop Team have announced they are collaborating on new installer for Ubuntu desktop. The tool will use Flutter, leverage Curtin, and take advantage of the effort put into Subiquity, the Ubuntu Server installer and set-up tool.

But why is a new installer needed? Isn’t the current one good enough?

Well, yes — and also no.

Ubuntu currently uses the Ubiquity installer in its desktop images, as do many (but not all) of its official flavours. While functional a combination of ageing codebase and no active feature development means that by 2021 standards it’s getting harder to maintain.

So development is underway on a Ubiquity replacement. The new tool will better meet the needs and wants of modern Ubuntu users.

read more:  https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/ubuntu-is-working-on-a-brand-new-installer