| Guided reading | Engineers at System76 worked with the elementary OS team to develop the new Pop!_OS Linux installer, which is now finally available for public testing. Today we take a first look at the new graphical installer in Pop!_OS Linux 18.04 to show you how it differs from other GNU/Linux distributions. |
System76, best known for Linux PCs, has been working on a new graphical installer for the upcoming Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS Linux 18.04 operating system.
Engineers at System76 worked with the elementary OS team to develop the new Pop!_OS Linux installer, which is now finally available for public testing. Today we take a first look at the new graphical installer in Pop!_OS Linux 18.04 to show you how it differs from other GNU/Linux distributions.
Pop!_OS Linux 18.04 LTS is only available on 64-bit systems with Intel/AMD or Nvidia GPUs. A live ISO image can be installed on a local disk drive or used directly from bootable media. When running the ISO, you will first be asked to select your system language and keyboard layout.
You will then be taken to a screen of options where you can choose to use a live session or install an operating system. Choosing to install Pop!_OS Linux 18.04 LTS will take you to the Drive Encryption screen where you can fully encrypt your installation.
After setting the full disk encryption password, you can choose the target disk drive where you want to install Pop!_OS Linux, which will be wiped. The installation will begin, and if you press the tiny terminal icon at the bottom right of the screen (another nice addition to the installer), you can see what's going on in the background process.
Pop!_OS Linux Initial Setup
The installation process doesn't take long, just a few minutes, and after you're asked to restart your computer, you can start the initial setup, which includes choosing a keyboard layout or input method, enabling or disabling location services, choosing a time zone, connecting your online accounts and set up users.
A nice addition we found was that you can encrypt your home directory in addition to the full disk encryption provided during installation. After completing the initial setup, you will be redirected to the login screen to log in with the new user. All in all, we found the new installer for Pop!_OS Linux to be very smooth and straightforward.
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