Contributor BrentNewland

Please see https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/196859 and post a bug report regarding this site since it is being spammed by its users

for some reason some .png files didn't want to copy, something to do with a command not supported. very irrating, had to zip the files then transfer them.

How many times have you clicked an application to find *buntu doesn't know what to do with it? what happens next is real handy, it drops you to your home folder to pick a application! This works for us seasoned Linux folks but wat about the poor newbies? I was thinking that the /usr/bin folder would make more sense but then what do they pick? perhaps a data file with possible applications for tasks that could be upgraded when needed? If the application is not install perhaps a gui link to synaptic or adept etc to install the offending problem?

Cary

The package gnome-vfs-obexftp is not installed by default. It provides support for Nautilus to browse bluetooth devices, such as bluetooth-enabled phones.

This functionality usually works perfectly after it is installed, so I don't see why it isn't by default. Otherwise, much of bluetooth's usefulness is gone.

The package is all of 164kb, so space is not an issue that I can think of.

See here for more info:
http://daniel1992.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/transferring-files-with-a-bluetooth- phone-and-ubuntu-710/

Ubuntu's keyring facility is nice, but is a far cry from a real password manager. While there are several password manager's in the repository, none of them are very good and none of them are integrated into the keyring. Of the bunch, probably KeePassX is the best.

Seahorse, which is the (optionally installed) GUI to the keyring is good at storing keys, but doesn't handle web site passwords, credit card numbers, etc.

Ubuntu needs a highly secure all-in-one password/key/private note manager. Ideally it would be integrated into Firefox and Thunderbird such that those systems would work with the keyring.

Seriously. This shows you how scared people are of Linux rising in popularity. When someone resorts to vandalizing a website, they have to be pretty upset.

The forums are one of the most valuable resources in the Ubuntu community and we should make it as easy as possible for new users to find them. If you are coming from the windows world it may not even occur to you to look for a forum.

I am aware of the bookmarks to the Cannonical support pages which lead to the forums, but this level of indirection does not give enough credit to the value of the forums.

There should be a link next to the BBC News feed on the default Firefox bookmarks toolbar.

PCLinuxOS has several links on their toolbar including the forum and a site similar to gnome-look.org. I was impressed by this - it felt integrated and helps to draw beginners into the community.

There is a similar precedent; when you start xchat it defaults to opening the #ubuntu channel.

Have a tabletpc edition or install package that will have support for all of the latest tabletpc drivers and include journal software like OneNote in one package.

Also, the handwrite input palette should be included as well as support for easy rotation.

By default, Terminal Server client auto-reconnects when I click the X. At home, I don't logout of my terminal servers because I need to disconnect and reconnect to them all day as I test my websites against Windows workstations. The auto-reconnect option is extremely annoying and is a relatively new feature that used to not exist with previously with tsclient.

I see that in openSUSE, with "ifup" i cant canfigure my network conection with more than 1 Fixed IP, that is very usefull to me, but i don't have this option in *ubuntu (at least in a graphical mode).

On the power management preferences screen it would be nice if the "Blank screen" option actually put the screen to sleep (turn the back-light off).

When I close the lid on my laptop I see no reason for the back-light to stay on. And, for me, having the screen turn off when I close the lid is preferable to putting the laptop into standy or hybernate.

I find the system beep annoying and always disable it. I'm sure there are plenty who agree, so make visual system beep default, not loud system beep!

Install smartmon tools by default and provide a GUI that will report disk expected life/disk problems and disk tempeture

Most of the laptops and desktops today come with dual core or quad core processors. It will be cool if we get the default installer to put in an SMP-enabled kernel rather than the user having to manually go and do it. Guess what, this will also boost the performance of these machines!

http://www.linuxfund.org/

I would be proud to have an ubuntu credit and or debit card, and let canonical keep the profit from fee's etc.


It seems to be a viable idea for making profit for canonical.

IPBlock is part of IPlist which is available on sourceforge, and works great in gutsy and feisty...

It is every bit as stable and functional as PeerGuardian for windows.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/iplist

Have different modes of install. Normal - as is current, Easy and Cool - The coolest but maybe not the fastest theme and all the cool apps. With 3D acceleration enabled etc.

I recently switched to linux mint, I must say it is very nice and based on gutsy 7.10.

They use the red hat liberation fonts by default and OMG It looks amazing.


The default ubuntu fonts are painful to look at once you know how good it can look.


https://www.redhat.com/promo/fonts/

When i change some hardware pieces i need to configure them manually, ubuntu should recognize there has been a hardware change and configure it.

In many cases, I can't configure my webcam or I have problems with the microphone. Now I can use my webcam but only with V4L2 and only 3 programas detect my webcam. It's a good idea can use my webcam in all programs as camorama.