Contributor iampriteshdesai

Linux Mint's mintInstall uses gzipped .mint files that act as sort of an "APT script"; they tell mintInstall any repositories that need to be added and what packages must be installed in order to use the program. Ubuntu should consider including mintInstall by default. It might not be visible in the menus (and would not be the primary means of installation), but should launch when a .mint file is opened.

I have noticed that as compared to other OS (Win + Mac) softwares for Ubuntu always have large size. Eg. Firefox 3 for Win-7.2 Mb; for Ubuntu- 9.5 Mb
Opera for Win- 5to6 Mb; for Ubuntu- 7.5 Mb
Plz use better compression algorithms so that Linux users don't have to download more than there Windows brethen

The world clock in Ubuntu seems to be behind times little bit.
It shows the city Mumbai by the name of Bombay. Bombay got renamed in 1999. So as you can see the Clock isn't lagging by much!
Also many Indian cities haven't had their names updated. These names were changed even before Ubuntu began.
Tere are many other important world cities whose names havent been updated. Plz do it since it doesnt create a good impression about Ubuntu. It is throurghly unprofessional!

I read some where that the shut down menu will be changed in Ibex. Plz don't do that. The current one is one of the best looking one. They will replace it with one pland "error message type" box with 3 options.
Plz stop them!!!

In windows people are accustomed to download a single .exe files and double click it to install it. In Ubuntu we use Synaptic. Sure synaptic is good. I have slow speed so I save those .deb files to install things later. I am sure many people do that. Now the problem is, most Ubuntu softwares like VLC, comprise of 4-5 .deb files this makes it tough to install software manually. If there are single source files for Windows and Macs I am sure, single files can be created for Ubuntu too.

I guess everybody has experienced the rather long boot up times in Ubuntu (particularly with laptops). I know they are already working on it, but the change from feisty to gutsy was a pain in the ass in terms of boot up speed.
A default WinXP installation beats Ubuntu's boot up time by far!! That shouldn't be allowed fellas!!

I therefore propose to the development team (both Ubuntu and by extension Gnome)to work on the improvement of boot up times in Ubuntu systems.

Suspend and hibernate still seems to be a big issue based on forum posts. Really focus on fixing it, even with proprietary drivers.

I don't think I'm alone in that one of the first things I do on a fresh install of Ubuntu is remove F-spot & install Picasa. I don't what too, but I find that there is so much more that I can do with Picasa. I would love for F-spot to become the photo collection application of choice.

Here's a few things I would like to see:

*configure folders to watch for new pictures
*Organize pics in folders & tags
*easy UI integration to send to photo sharing websites, order prints, or email pictures
*automatic cleanup & sorting of photo collection
*tons of easy to use picture tweaks & photo effects
*easy editing of pics in the Gimp
*support for video

In Nautilus file browser pane, I wish I could drag and drop files to archives **without** having to open file-roller.

(other ideas in brainstorm only mention D'n'D between a file-roller window and nautilus)

is possible to make a different icon for .deb files?
someting different from archive files.
deb files are the center of ubuntu/debian distros

someting like this: http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6683/debsm1.png

Originally, i was really against the idea of a dark theme, and maybe i'd still prefer it if Ubuntu would lighten up a little. I understand the organic theme completely, but please...this is an operating system. Anyways, all the dark themes i had seen really turned me off and even the best ones seemed to be loved by some and hated by others. If we're going to have a dark theme, lets have one that we can all agree on. When i saw the Intrepid alpha screenshot, like many others, i gagged a little.

How people interact with their computer is really essential to their satisfaction. This is why aside from features, the software's stability (minimizing annoying bugs), speed (clean code and making everything as efficient and responsive as possible), and interface (look and feel) are the three most important things that should be our focus and be kept at a high priority.
We should really work to increase usability: http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2008/08/01/free-software-usability

I have looked through all the artwork submissions for Intrepid, and of all of them, this is the one dark theme that i would actually like to use: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Wall-light

I first saw it on this Digg submission: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Intrepid_Ibex_Mockup_Designs

Of course, i'm sure everyone will have input to make it even better. This isn't a final design, but vote for the concept so far!

P.S. Please Digg :) Thanks http://digg.com/linux_unix/Vote_for_a_beautiful_usable_Ubuntu

The first theme a user sees, should give them a good impression, even if they can change it later. The new Ibex theme is not the most impressionable. I personally despise it and feel it is a downgrade from the previous one, and a step in the wrong direction. Some of you may like it. It is important to acknowledge however that not everyone agrees. The default theme should be liked by mostly everyone. If many people don't like the default theme, then it won't make the best impression to new users, and shouldn't be included in Ibex.

To see the new Ibex theme go here:

http://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/LINUX/large/ubuntu810alpha1-large_015.jp g

Please post your feedback on it.

gnome-system-monitor provides a cleaner interface than Windows "Task Manager", and provides many useful features including list of processes running, memory and network usage, etc.

This functionality should be more accessible by key binding it by default to CTRL-ALT-DELETE as Windows does--as this is more familiar to users coming from Windows. The current key binding for CTRL-ALT-DELETE brings up the shutdown/logout options, which is already accessible as a desktop button, which is redundant for a relatively less used function.

gnome-system-monitor is an idle interface for monitoring the system and killing processes without using the terminal and provides an interface for doing this that most are already familiar with. Changing it's key binding would make it's functionality much more accessible.

Windows Live Writer is an excellent tool for composing local drafts and for blogging into WordPress accounts and other blogging systems.

The CodeMonkeys could write a similar GNOME-like software to compete with Microsoft's Writer.

What do you think?

It has become obvious that Grub2 needs some extra programming help, as Grub-legacy will no longer be adding new features and the end of Grub2 is nowhere in sight. Canonical should allocate 1 or 2 programmers for a few months to help complete grub2 quickly, so that X86 support might be complete in time for Interpid Ipex.

One could argue that the boot loader is the most important part of the operating system, because if it doesn't work properly (which it hasn't been for some of us), it can prevent every OS from working on the computer. We should treat it with respect, and help them. Despite grubs importance, programmers generally enjoy working on more exciting projects like Gnome or KDE, which is one reason why development is slow.

Grub2 fixes a lot of previous brainstorm ideas including many booting issues (like mine), so completion would close a lot of bugs, whilst also making Ubuntu more user friendly because Grub2 deals with booting issues better.

Voting for this ensures that Canonical allocates some developers to the Grub2 project, which would be a big win for both Ubuntu and linux in general!

Planned Features for Grub 2
* Rescue mode saves unbootable cases. Stage 1.5 was eliminated.
* Dynamic loading of modules in order to extend itself at the run time rather than at the build time.
* Graphical interface.
* Fix design mistakes in GRUB Legacy, which could not be solved for backward-compatibility, such as the way of numbering partitions.
* Scripting support, such as conditionals, loops, variables and functions.
* Cross-platform installation which allows for installing GRUB from a different architecture.
* Internationalization. This includes support for non-ASCII character code, message catalogs like gettext, fonts, graphics console, and so on.
* Portability for various architectures.
* Modular, hierarchical, object-oriented framework for file systems, files, devices, drives, terminals, commands, partition tables and OS loaders.

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1 out of 4 times when I login to my Ubuntu (Hardy). It comes to a black screen with the sentence
"type help for a list of commands"
When I type help I get a list of 30 odd words
Ubuntu doesnt load. The problem goes on restart.

In windows while using firefox or any other browser if say I click on the address bar the complete address is selected. In Ubuntu if I click on the adrress bar it doesnt select it completely. Rather it only places the cursor there. Normally this isn't a problem. But I use the awesome bar a lot and I like the windows functionality. I click once on the address bar (this deletes the previous entry) and type what i want. In Ubuntu I have to right click>select all> then type

Earlier this year when I tried to install Hardy with wubi it gave an error saying 'atleast 256 MB required for the installer'. Now my PC has 256 MB so, this error seemed fishy.This will keep away new users of Ubuntu who wanted to try Ubuntu because of Wubi.
Wubi can run on less than 256MB Ram so remove the check. If I didn't have internet I wouldn't have been able to use Ubuntu.
To run Wubi on less than 256MB RAM do this:
http://iampriteshdesai.blogspot.com/2008/06/install-ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-pc-wi th.html

Amarok is avaiable in Kubuntu but not in Ubuntu, plz put it in place of Rhythmbox also install Wine too.

We all know Microsoft and Google are at odds. Imagine an allince between 3 of our favourite thing which can power ahead. With Google's support more and more people will be enticed to try Ubuntu. Also Canonical can do with cash to hire more coders to make Ubuntu even better!