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People forget to empty their trash and get problems with space  
Written by sucotronic the 18 Feb 09 at 17:00. Global category: Accessibility. New
I've observed in my job that most of the users forgets to empty their trashes regularly, and suddenly one day they start to have problems due space limitations, or they don't know where is used their hard drive space.
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Solution #1: Add a configurable reminder
Written by sucotronic the 18 Feb 09 at 17:00.
It would be useful to add a kind of reminders that prevents the users about their files in the trash or the occupation in the hard drive. And also it could be configured with an option under the System>Preferences menu.




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Solution #2: Clean trash automatically
Written by snizovtsev the 18 Feb 09 at 17:43.
Add the "Trash size" option (percent or absolute value) and automatically clean oldest files from the trash to fit this limit.
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Solution #3: Compress old files
Written by vlo the 19 Feb 09 at 20:05.
The operating system should silently compress some of the files. Perhaps this could be done when the system is not being used, or before shutdown.

The files that would be compressed would be the files that have been in the trash for a certain amount of time (configurable).
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Solution #4: Trash with maximum size
Written by blaxter the 19 Feb 09 at 23:41.
Like in solution #2, add a "Trash size" option but instead of automatically clean oldest files form the trash, just say "the trash is full, please clean it up" when the user try to send more files to it
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Solution #5: Notification with "Delete now"-Button
Written by rakudave the 21 Feb 09 at 20:39.
Same as #1, but with a button to empty the trash directly from the notification-bubble
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Solution #6: Don't put unnessecary distractions in the system!
Written by kapipi the 21 Feb 09 at 21:17.
This solution is a response to solution #1. Solution #1 is great, except that as a default the user should not be notified about the size of trash, unless space on the partition is getting critically low.

The rationale:

- We don't want to distract the user's attention unnecessarily
- We don't want to force or lure the user to empty his trash unnecessarily.
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Solution #7: Low disk space notification instead of trash notification
Written by argon the 22 Feb 09 at 00:35.
The rationale of this problem is that sometimes people run out of disk space. So the notification should directly address this issue, and not just target the trash at an arbitary point, which will just lead to more annoying notifications.

Windows also does this when disk space is low...
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Solution #8: Create a System Cleanup widget
Written by 311005901 the 22 Feb 09 at 15:59.
A notification alerts users when the system is running low on free space.


When clicked on, users can use a widget to remove unwanted files.


(Click to see full sized image)
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Solution #9: auto-remove when disk-space is low
Written by koenfloris the 25 Feb 09 at 14:00.
ubuntu begins to fragment when you've got not enough disk-space. lets say that the limit is about 20%.

when disk space is to full...
ubuntu should auto-remove unnecessary things to free it up. of course, it should ask the user the empty the trash, to prevent data-loss. but other cash-like things should get cleaned up.
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Solution #10: Extend computer-janitor to support low disk space and trash notifications
Written by ziroday the 27 Feb 09 at 12:07.
computer-janitor (only in jaunty) is a small utility to clear up left over packages and left over files that have no use. It could easily be extended to support emptying the trash and notifying the user when disk space is low.
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Solution #11: Use the desktop icon to provide information
Written by Menti the 7 Mar 09 at 12:23.
As proposed in idea #14699. Desktop icons in general are static and do not provide any useful information. Trashcan icon is slightly dinamic: it has an empty state and a full state. Let the icon change to show how much trash there is. There could be a (configurable, with a sane default) max limit to the trash size, and the desktop icon could show what percentage of that limit is already in use.

This way, we could have more information without actually adding anything to the current setup, no more clutter; only better use of an already existing and underused graphic element of the desktop.
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Solution #12: Put the trash icon on the desktop
Written by dubrict the 10 Mar 09 at 06:19.
The reason people forget is because by default, the trash icon is as tiny as can be and hiding in the corner. Placing it on the desktop instead puts it more directly in the user's conscious, reminding them to empty it while not being obtrusive or complex.

The "running low on free space" reminder is reasonable, because it would solve this problem while taking on another. There's no reason to add any complexity to the system beyond this.
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Solution #13: Empty Trash On system Shut down
Written by MOSAM the 10 Mar 09 at 20:06.
Have the system ask you if you want to empty the trash when shutting down the as it does when unmounting disk drives.
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Solution #14: make gui to let the user decide
Written by linuxrules the 12 Mar 09 at 23:28.
settings dialog _ +/- X
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put trash icon on desktop "on/off"

Empty Trash On system Shut down "on/off/ask/auto"

Use the desktop icon to provide information "on/off"

auto-remove when disk-space is low "on/off/ask/auto"

Notification with "Delete now"-Button "on/off"

Trash with maximum size & if to delete when size limit is exceeded "on -size-/off"

Compress old files "on/off/ask/auto"

Add a configurable reminder "on/off"
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Solution #15: Beyond Icons
Written by trustno1uk the 16 Mar 09 at 20:02.
Icons that represent valuable information at first glance can really save you some time.

Some users don’t care about emptying their thrash and also use it as another folder at times, this will remind them to empty it.

trash

REF: http://www.kumailht.com/blog/linux/10-features-ubuntu-should-implement/
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Solution #16: Automatically delete after 30 days
Written by OrelEagle the 5 Dec 09 at 20:38.
I'm using a script to delete files permanently after 30 days spent in the trash:

find ~/.local/share/Trash/files -maxdepth 1 -ctime +30 -exec rm -r \;
find ~/.local/share/Trash/info -maxdepth 1 -ctime +30 -exec rm -r \;

This way the user doesn't have to worry about emptying the trash but still has a "second chance" in case a file was deleted by mistake.
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Solution #17: Provide a suite of tools for the user to save/recover disk space
Written by yoda2031 the 28 Mar 11 at 17:26.
Computer Janitor already fulfils the requirement to recover disk space from files which are temporary/cached/etc.

Squashfs more-or-less fulfils the requirement to conserve space, but should be provided as an option on installation ("compress home directory" and "compress system directory" options)

A utility to automatically compress/remove components which have not been used for more than 30 days.

A utility which lists your installed applications in order of size and last used date. Allows the user to remove the bigger, unused packages.

A utility which allows you to "reorganise" your partitioning scheme.

Where applicable, these solutions should be accessible under an umbrella utility, possibly as an extension to the existing Disk Utility, or as a stand-alone utility.

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Use BitTorrent as primary protocol for apt-get  
Ubuntu

In :  
Priority : Undefined
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
Assignee :
spec
forum
Written by kevinfishburne the 28 Apr 08 at 19:10. Global category: Internet & Networking. New
This is an attempt at a unification of:

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7081/
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7390/
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7649/
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7725/

I can't think, nor have I heard, of any showstopper reason for why BitTorrent shouldn't be used as the primary download method of Ubuntu respository packages. Although the specifics of the implementation of this idea will be different for ISOs and repositories, I feel they should be unified in the brainstorm because the goal is to allow the rapid, efficient, reliable, and available download of Ubuntu software.

Implementation Benefits

1) Speed. All Ubuntu downloads (ISO downloads, dist upgrades, regular system updates, and new application installs) will as a whole be faster. Generally torrent download speeds benefit from higher numbers of downloaders that seed, which Ubuntu users have demonstrated they are prone to do. BitTorrent is better able to absorb (and eventually use as an asset) large numbers of users attempting to download data at the same time, such as with the recent mad rush of Hardy downloaders/upgraders.

2) Efficiency. The BitTorrent protocol has proven to be one of the most efficient methods of distributing data amongst a large number of clients. It will harness the collective upstream of tens of thousands of Ubuntu users, from DSL and cable connections to the fastest of corporate connections.

3) Reliability. Checksums guarantee the integrity of BitTorrent downloads, so data corruption is much less likely to occur. Only the pieces that fail checksum are redownloaded, contributing to points 1 and 2.


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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #7792
Written by kevinfishburne the 28 Apr 08 at 19:10.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #7792 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Make debtorrent active by default
Written by bukzor the 9 Apr 11 at 19:12.
There is already a system to do this: debtorrent (http://debtorrent.alioth.debian.org/)

The *main* problem with it is that there are so few users that have it installed. Making this installed and active in the default Ubuntu distribution solves this bug, as well as implementing Idea #7792 (and its 30 duplicates).

It seems fairly mature, but probably still needs some polishing for inclusion in the Ubuntu default. In particular, we need to ensure that the upload settings are very easily tweaked, both automatically and manually.

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Solution #3: Make debtorrent available at install
Written by lengau the 25 May 11 at 20:32.
Rather than making debtorrent the default, which could be harmful to a large number of users (some ISPs block Bittorrent, as do many universities, etc.), we should allow users to choose debtorrent an option in the installer (as well as being able to enable/disable it in the software centre).

Including the debtorrent and apt-transport-debtorrent packages on the CD/DVD will add just short of 300 KiB to the disc images.
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Solution #4: Stop seeding after reaching 1:1 ratio by default
Written by Lyfang the 24 Jun 11 at 08:01.
Make DebTorrent or Apt-P2P active by default and stop seeding after reaching 1:1 ratio by default.
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Solution #5: Run Torrend and HTTP download mixed.
Written by AdlerHorst the 29 Dec 11 at 10:49.
Run Torrend and HTTP download mixed. If Torrend is slowed down, the http download stil do his job. If torrend is faster, the HTTP plays the role of one of many download streams.

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Ubuntu Music Store  
Written by babis79 the 25 May 08 at 20:20. Global category: Multimedia. Implemented
Create an Ubuntu Music Store where people can buy DRM FREE music (ogg, flac) online. Just like the stores included in Rhythmbox, but should offer music from the big labels, not only no-name artists.
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Selected solution (#1): Commercial music store in rhythmbox
Written by babis79 the 25 May 08 at 20:20.
Add a new commercial music store to rhythmbox, just like the stores allready included (jamendo, magnatune). The new store should provide DRM Free music from the "big labels" and allow to sync with external devices, e.g. ipod.

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taskbar tinkering needed  
Written by dragoninsane the 15 Jun 08 at 18:49. Global category: Look and Feel. New
"dont mark down before reading"
*****first we need ability to lock taskbar.why it moves here
and there.
check this http://i28.tinypic.com/etelj8.jpg
now "MS xp-windows" manage the taskbar very well we need very much thing or we can use mac osx like dock.AVN avant windows
navigation? or something.
gOS does this and looks preety cool.
http://i27.tinypic.com/23uv889.jpg
http://myblog.simonbassett.org/wp-content/gallery/linux/gos.jpg

but then also we need some tinkering to taskbar.
separate areas for startup,clock,quick launch like icons
and better way to manage minimized windows when they become
too many.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #9908
Written by dragoninsane the 15 Jun 08 at 18:49.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #9908 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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renew the appearance of login  
Written by newhuntwat the 27 Jun 08 at 19:29. Related project: Live CD. Won't implement
english:

we could change the appearance of one of the most modern login
example:

http://www.subirimagenes.com/imagen-738831-691470.html

sorry for my bad english

spanish:

podríamos cambiar el aspecto del login por uno mas moderno
ejemplo:

http://www.subirimagenes.com/imagen-738831-691470.html
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #10387
Written by newhuntwat the 27 Jun 08 at 19:29.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10387 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Intergrate Amarok into Ubuntu  
Written by TWO the 25 May 08 at 08:14. Global category: Multimedia. Not an idea
No longer an idea!
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #9070
Written by TWO the 25 May 08 at 08:14.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #9070 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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desktop enhancement  
Written by dragoninsane the 18 Jun 08 at 18:38. Global category: System. Not an idea
some others too mention some points but quiet not full as i describe:
****simple way to tweak,icons-> show desktop icons like
computer,home directory,network,recycle bin(trash)
icons->size not enlarge but make it possible to change the size to 16x16px(small),32x32(medium),64x64(large) pixel.
***easy to create desktop icons for application,folders etc
(i.e send to desktop(create shortcut?)).please replace or use
icon provided by developer not ubuntu default exe icon(
weird triangle?).
******a must is lock taskbar(this is too buggy moves all over the desktop)
****fix compizfusion on desktop and some compizfusion issues when running
video,tv.
***arrange icons by type,name also "hide desktop icons"
***icons overlapping,refresh should be able to arrange desktop icons in order
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #10006
Written by dragoninsane the 18 Jun 08 at 18:38.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10006 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Own style of Ubuntu (edit)  
Written by cruk the 25 May 08 at 13:41. Global category: Look and Feel. Implemented
Create your own style. Like it do Mac OS or Windows. Windows have this http://blog.artnn.ru/images_2007/windows_vista_aero.jpg
http://www.myvistathemes.com/vista-themes/indigo_for_windows_vista.png
Mac OS have X
http://www.thg.ru/technews/images/mac_os_x_leopard_stacks-171007.jpg
http://www.cnet.com.au/i/g/40091741/sc003.jpg
http://www.mac.co.ua/images/indexdesktop20060807.jpg
Don't look like any Linux. Create your own style of visual effects, panels, buttons, animation, etc.
Make that Ubuntu looks like WOW!!!!! It's really important for new users. It's really pleasure when your operation system make you pleasantly and surprise you for the skilled users of ubuntu.
MAKE IT!!!!!

May be you say:
Ubuntu already has its own style.
It is that brown theme everyone complains about.

I answer:
But Ubuntu looks like any other Linux!!!!!!
It's not Individually!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Theme is theme!Individuality is Individuality!!!!!
Because you may looks all effects of Ubuntu in other Linux too. And themes of course. I may use your favourite brown theme in Mandriva for example. I mean it's not cool... See the gnome-look.org. How many themes like MAC or WINDOWS???????
What for to imitate?

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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #9076
Written by cruk the 25 May 08 at 13:41.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #9076 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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No more Humor  
Written by foxbuntu the 10 Aug 08 at 03:18. Related project: brainstorm.ubuntu.com. New
This is not a forum for humor...it is a very serious place and only legit ideas should ever be considered. No one should be posting anything even slightly humorous on this site. It should be for Ubuntu ideas only, and nothing about Ubuntu is supposed to be fun.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12068
Written by foxbuntu the 10 Aug 08 at 03:18.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12068 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Provide a simple graphical interface to manage _any_ type of network connection  
Ubuntu

In :  
Priority : Medium
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
Assignee :
spec
Written by Alan Pope the 28 Feb 08 at 13:50. Global category: Internet & Networking. In development
A single unified tool should be provided which allows the user to connect to a network (or internet) via any supported method. It would also be useful to provide an extension to this tool to manage firewall rules and network connection sharing.

Developer comments
We’re currently designing this graphical interface, with the Internet connection part powered by ConnectionManager.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkSettings

—mpt
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Selected solution (#1): Single Unified Network Tool
Written by Alan Pope the 28 Feb 08 at 13:50.
A single unified tool should be provided which allows the user to connect to a network (or internet) via any supported method. It would also be useful to provide an extension to this tool to manage firewall rules and network connection sharing.
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Selected solution (#2): Add functionality for configuring multiple IP addresses to Network Manager GUI
Written by sanketmedhi the 30 Apr 09 at 13:52.
There should be a functionality in Network Manager to configure multiple IP addresses for the same network interface.

This is mainly to make the system more user friendly especially for non-technical users and in par with other systems.
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Selected solution (#3): Create context-sensitive help for network setup
Written by dbneeley the 28 Apr 09 at 04:57.
A simple, context-sensitive help file could explain what the various fields and options mean in simple terms so that new users can more quickly and accurately understand what they are being asked to do.
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Selected solution (#5): Implement concurrent connections to NetworkManager
Written by neziric the 24 Apr 09 at 14:26.
It would be great if one could be connected to Internet using ppp0 and LAN using eth0 at the same time (or even eth0 and eth1, etc...).
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Selected solution (#6): Add "Automatically connect to VPN..." option to wireless network settings
Written by nickpick the 29 May 09 at 18:54.
Add a drop-down list (or another similar way) allowing the user to select a VPN network he wants to connect to automatically -once the connection with the specified, not just any, WiFi network- has been established.

Example:

+ Automatically connect to VPN...
-- none (default)
-- University_VPN_Example
-- Corporate_VPN_Example
-- Home_server_VPN-Example
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Selected solution (#7): Allow network connection categories
Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 03:51.
Allow network connections to be put into categories so services/shares can be enabled and disabled based on category. So that I can share directories and media at home but not work or public networks.
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Selected solution (#8): Easy windows domain support
Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 03:54.
Make it easy to connect to and use the features of windows domains which are common in a lot of offices. Including authentication and shared directories.
Perhaps on the login screen detect the fact that the currently active network connection has a domain associated and allow authentication to that as an option.
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Selected solution (#9): Detect networked media applications
Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 04:05.
Detect media shares on a network os independantly and allow for streaming from shared media sources such as windows media player/center or rhythmbox/amarok/totem/etc
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Selected solution (#10): Windows 7 "Homegroup" compatibility
Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 04:11.
Add the ability for ubuntu computers to participate in the new Windows 7 homegroups and have access to the functionality the "Homegroup" provides.
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Selected solution (#11): Sharing Internet and network configuration automatically.
Written by nq6 the 13 Aug 09 at 02:39.
#view the outline of the idea.

Ubuntu - Idea

The new user can not share your internet with other computers or put two computers with Ubuntu in a network easily.

Below is the commands for the user to perform these tasks. This is not simple for a new user. Install packages, use the terminal, set the ip manually, type in the link of the Nautilus Ip of the other machine.

#commands to the two computers
sudo apt-get install samba system-config-samba

#commands to the computer that shares the Internet
sudo su
modprobe iptable_nat
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE

#command to view the other ubuntu in the network - the PC 1
sudo su
ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 up
smb://192.168.0.1/

#command to view the other ubuntu in the network - the PC 2
sudo su
ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 up
smb://192.168.0.2/

Who has two network devices, you want to share internet and create a network between two PCs, it has to be experienced and know many commands. This is not ideal. The Ubuntu aims to ease.
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Selected solution (#13): Create something like in Win XP
Written by viejoyoda the 13 Feb 10 at 14:54.
Last time i have to connect two computers with a regular ethernet cable, was really imposible to share internet and folders... finally i have to restart from my windows xp partition and then apply the network configuration assistant, it was like 20 secs. for success!!!
Regular users don't have to manage a cybercafe or protect a meil server or a bank from "attacks", why is it so difficult!
By the way it could be useful to choose between "network-manager" and "wicd". I prefer Wicd.

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