This project is a modern implementation of the Ubuntu Desktop installer, using subiquity as a backend and Flutter for the UI.
The new Ubuntu Desktop installer is planned to ship with the next Ubuntu Desktop LTS 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish.
If you want to test the new installer before 22.04 goes live, you can download a preview canary image below and install it for example in a virtual machine:
If you prefer to build and run the installer from source you need to install Flutter.
sudo snap install flutter --classic
Please follow the official Linux setup instructions from flutter.dev to install Flutter and its dependencies for the Linux desktop support manually.
Grab the source:
git clone https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-installer.git
cd ubuntu-desktop-installer
git submodule update --init --recursive
Install Subiquity dependencies:
cd packages/subiquity_client/subiquity
sudo ./scripts/installdeps.sh
Run the installer either from within your IDE or by running the following command:
flutter run
In one terminal run:
cd /path/to/ubuntu-desktop-installer/packages/subiquity_client/subiquity
sudo python3 -m subiquity.cmd.server
In another terminal run:
cd /path/to/ubuntu-desktop-installer/packages/ubuntu_desktop_installer
LIVE_RUN=1 flutter run
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The Ubuntu Desktop Installer is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.