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Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its ‘Minimal’ Install Option Because, Er… We’re Not Sure

The introduction of a “minimal install” mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distros best-received features in years. When selected during initial install Ubuntu’s ‘minimal install’ provides users with a complete, fully-functioning Ubuntu system but, notably, with fewer pre-installed apps. The same ISO also delivers a ‘full installation’ mode stacked with a diverse set of software – the default, recommended option. So naturally, having added a feature a ton of people enjoy, Ubuntu is, er, removing it. They plan a new “unified default install” that, from the sounds of things, will offer a “choose your own apps”
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/07/ubuntu-new-unified-install-plans-sound-meh