The wait is over. Ubuntu's new graphical installer is now available for testing. The installer is written in Flutter software Development kit (SDK) by Google and promises a modern installation experience.
The biggest changes brought by the new Ubuntu Desktop Installer, except από τον μοντέρνο σχεδιασμό σε όλες τις σελίδες του προγράμματος εγκατάστασης, είναι νέα σελίδα “Δοκιμάστε ή εγκαταστήστε” που συμπεριλαμβάνει και μια νέα επιλογή “Επισκευή εγκατάστασης” (Repair Installation) to help you repair a broken Ubuntu system. There's also the option to disable Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology) if you're installing Ubuntu alongside Windows, a new page to allocate disk space, and a new page to choose between Light and Dark themes.
Canonical was originally preparing more features for the new Ubuntu Desktop Installer, but has now released a basic version that can perform a normal or minimal installation without the ability to configure advanced options such as encryption or Active Directory authentication. Also, the "Time Zone" selection page seems to be missing at the moment.
As we mentioned above, the new Ubuntu Desktop Installer will be available as a technical preview in the upcoming release of Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) and will offer limited features. The installer is set to completely replace the current Ubiquity Installer next year with the release of its version Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, if all goes according to plan.
Until then, you can if you want to download to try the new Ubuntu Desktop Installer. This will help Canonical improve the new application. You can download Canary daily build images of Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) from here.
Note that there are still errors in the installer, so it may not work as planned.
Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) will be officially released on October 14, 2021. It will be the first release of Ubuntu that will "wear" with the latest GNOME 41 series, the upcoming Linux 5.14 kernel, GCC 11 and LLVM 13 as default. Ubuntu 21.10 will use the current Ubiquity installer as the default installer.
