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Next Generation Ubuntu Linux Installer Could Use HTML5, Electron, and Snaps

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Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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Development kicked off on the next Ubuntu release, the Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish), and it looks like one of its major new features could be a next-generation Ubiquity graphical installer.

Ubuntu's graphical installer, Ubiquity, is continually evolving. For example, the latest release, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), adds more new features to Ubiquity, including a minimal installation option, revamped steps, and other optimizations.

In a recent thread on the ubuntu-level mailing list, Canonical's CEO Mark Shuttleworth explains some of the components being used in Ubiquity, including Curtin for disk partitioning and installation and MAAS for network and storage configuration.

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