Contributor eapache

As a confident user and an extreme advocate for Ubuntu I wold say that there are only one thing missing.

It wold be nice if the home directory was an own partition, as a default suggestion at installation startup, and the installation sequence recognized it if it existed, and adopt it for future new installations

This will make it easier for newbies and the rest off us, when upgrading or starting from scratch installation.

Please arrange I can use the same standard user interface language and interface in all my programs in any programming language on any operating system. Personally I prefer a XML based language like XML User Interface Language (XUL). (or GTK Glade XML)

First of all, sorry for bad English.

Ubuntu MUST have a kind of welcome-setup. In this setup, users can choose their own settings, like their desktop (GNOME or KDE for example), their mail settings, Chat settings, theme, etc. First, people must choise one of these options:

Choose an option
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I'm using Ubuntu for the first time (I'm beginner) and I used Microsoft Windows previously

I'm using Ubuntu for the first time (I'm beginner) and I haven't used Microsoft Windows previously

I don't need this setup

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Then, the welcome-setup can adjust the questions and information, according to the level of knowledge of the user.
It would be very practical to provide some information about the basics of Ubuntu/Linux. How to browse devices, explain differences between Windows and Linux file system and at the end of the setup, provide some information to get support. The IRC channels are a very good way to get help, but many people don't even know what IRC is. That has to be improved! Give the user information about getting support by Forum and IRC.




Another issue: Translation is still a problem. Sometimes, you see an English piece of text, while the rest is all your native language (Dutch in my occasion)

We should warn users who use proprietary protocols in pidgin and other messaging programs.

Many proprietary protocols are often changed, so even in their native OS, their clients often break (like MSN messenger). And the servers are centralised, with no real guarantees of privacy in place. This of course is bad for users also because the servers can be taken down without warning.

People should be aware of the benefits and flaws of the protocol. I'm not saying we force it on them, but give them the ability to find out if they want to (maybe have an "about this protocol" button).

Otherwise, people will always continue to use protocols like ICQ, without realising how bad it is for them. And people don't realise that their business would have better confidentiality if they run a jabber server rather then use ICQ's public servers for instance

For years Flash was the only way to embed multimedia in a website. Microsoft is now trying to enter the market with Silverlight. The Open Source Community should do the same. An open standard needs to be developed for embedding multimedia into websites, so both content providers and users aren't locked into one vendor.

english:

to add/remove ... has a new sector in which appear all new programs that appear. thus we can see if there are new programs on the list without having to search it, because they are housed in the new sector. thus does not mix the old with new programs.

but if it is not possible, at least mark with bold new programs or with blue or red

(I'm from spain, sorry for my bad english)

spanish


que añadir y quitar ... tenga un nuevo sector en el que aparezcan todos los nuevos programas salgan. de esta manera podremos ver si hay nuevos programas en la lista sin tener que buscarlo, porque se alojan en el nuevo sector. por lo tanto, no se mezcla los antiguos con los nuevos programas.

pero si no es posible, al menos, marca con negrita nuevos programas o con azul o rojo

I think that Ubuntu should ship with more BLING. Everything should be with a desktop cube when it is installed. People should not have to enable it or disable it. Also, it should ship more teen-ager frendlly. It should come with some cool games to go along with it.

I think you should put a lot of effort to come up with some documentation supporting novice programmers to use existing frameworks in an optimal way to support Ubuntu.

Questions that could arose in their minds when they want to do a program for Ubuntu:

-> How do I access stock icons from my prog?
-> How do I use Notifications?
-> How to include File dialogs?
-> How do I use the common permission-dialog?
-> How can I use dbus?
-> How do I come from code to actual program used by mass
-> How do I ensuer it can be used not only by gnome or kde or whatever...?
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I guess this would lead to more fresh programms but also in a more consistent appearence over all of them. Of course a single point of entry should be used for most spread programming languages

Happy for your reactions...

I propose a simple and fast way to uninstall software, how about just right click and uninstall??
This already exist on Ubuntu's lost child: LinuxMint

http://www.linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/elyssa/easyuninstall.png

What do you think?

During the installation of ubuntu can add a screen selection of software that you wanted to install (with a brief explanation of his role). This does not install programs that are not going to use, saving time of installation and hard disk space.

For example, I do not use evolution, then that will allow me to not install it

Sorry for my English, I speak Spanish

It's not a secret that industry is pushing new technologies based on touch interfaces (multitouch in iPhone/Macbook Pro; fist details on Windows 7...).

This means that big computer manufacturers (dell, hp, lenovo...) will be pushed by the market to introduce more and more devices at affordable prices that supports this emerging (and sucessful!) way of interacting with computers.

Soon keybord and mouse will be just at archaeology museums... and I hope Ubuntu will be not with them, plenty of dust beside examples of cuneiform script :(

A utilities that allow user to create a own ubuntu installation CD easily.
The utilities should allow user to add or remove the default program , just like the "nlite" in window xp.

Hide vote count while idea is still new to eliminate the vote count influence.

it good to have latest programs in repository

There should be special gaming repo, which should include all of FLOSS games that are developed.
But even better would be if as in so many other ideas has proposed that Canonical would get some big gaming company.
the newest of these ideas is: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9018/.
If this would be done then Ubuntu should have an special repository for Electronic arts, ID, Activision or any other game distributor which would be available for subscription in monthly fee or even better paid for game. This is for me the best way to get both clients happy gamers and companies.
The good thing is also the fact that companies wouldn't need to sell CD's (which costs them money), but would just provide an repo where all their games for Linux would be available. This would probably also demand the opening of games source, so that Linux users can make it even better and also help with porting to Linux.
The only bad side is that this would not be good for all who use dial-up internet connection. One way to solve this is to issue an Ubuntu-gamer magazine which would be issued once a month with DVD or CD with newest games in repo on it.
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If this would be done Ubuntu and Linux could become the main gaming platform, as it would be easier to install a game as it is in Windows.
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Please comment.

Currently I have to click on the user in the list or type their name before I can type their password, even if there's only one user. why? Just select the top user and let me type the password right of the bat. If I wanted to type the user name, I'd not choose to use a list as the login window in the first place.

This is how it should work:

1. Select the top (or default) user entry by default (so that I can just type the password & hit enter to login)
2. Allow arrow keys to navigate the list of users (I should neither have to use a mouse to select a user from the list, nor to type the full username, as that's what the default login window is there for)

I want to buy a new PC. I want to use Ubuntu on it. There's a lot of pre-assembled hardware out there which is done sometimes by people who don't know what they're doing. I for one am able to make a configuration for a PC that will work great as far as performance, but i can only get the performance with Vista, i'd have to do a lot of research which i have, and came up with zilch ... to match hardware components to get optimized performance with Ubuntu. I'm sick of Windows and i want to just use Ubuntu, i want to get a new PC, so PLEASE provide (not just for me) some choices regarding a few configurations with which Ubuntu will work without problems, and get better performance.
Make a list of cfg sorting by performance&budget. Keyboards, mice, desk-sets, video cards, motherboards, processors, whatever... and post it on the website maybe with every new release of Ubuntu.

Ubuntu Interpid Ibex.... works with the following recommended(tested) hw configurations: bla bla bla.
It's clear that Ubuntu can't support all types of hardware and it has to stick with something in order to make things happen for everyone.

This is practically useless. Sometimes it is possible to create folders in a usb as root. Infact some programs tend to save files in usb as root. But it really does not affect permissions. In a windows os, those files are accessible nevertheless. Therefore only enable folder options such as "read-only" and "hidden" but remove ownerships on usb's. Having access permissions infact makes us believe the files are safe but it isn't. USB's are portable devices. Either use a program like Folder Lock, TrueCrypt i it to make it safe, or just leave it plain without any misleadings.

Gnome do is an amazing application that is much better than tracker. With it you can control rhythmbox, open sites, documents, folders, execute apps and scripts, control your launchpad stuff and much more ...

Here's the site:
http://do.davebsd.com/

Some screencasts:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22GNOME+Do%22+launchpad.net%2Fdo+OR+dave bsd.com&num=10&so=4&start=0#

immediately without waiting several seconds just like in Totem. We can also reduce the delay because i think it's too long.