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I found it very frustrating when I first got into Ubuntu, and was looking around at the Packages to install, that I had to have the installation CD in my computer. Especially since it was a laptop and I didn't have my CD Drive in.

I eventually found out how to remove it as a repository source.

It should not be set as default, or perhaps, if it isn't there, Synaptic should go and look on the internet. Which it doesn't.

UBUNTU can reach millions of schools and children by developing innovative methods which makes math learning a fun.

There is an annoying thing in synaptic which get you work slower. Every time you have to press a button to get a search dialog box in order to search in synaptic. Absolutely needless. There only should be a search-box or search bar which is always visible exactly the same way as in firefox after you pressed ctrl-f.

After starting synaptic the focus should be right there in the search box to be ably to type and search.

Searching is the most important and basic function of synaptic so why do you have to press a button for that every time??

You should be able to set to show and sort the view by both installed and downloading size (and by all other possible parameters available from a package)

Administrating a bunch (5-100) of Ubuntu installations is either very time consuming or requires sophisticated administrator knowledge. The later must not be present in environments such as schools or low-funded development projects. Therefore an application should be integrated to install, remove and upgrade applications/packages and update user accounts in an easy and centralized manner.

Such feature was announced for an Ubuntu release a few years ago but never implemented. Unfortunately I can not find the launchpad post right now.

New users of ubuntu often feel isolated and uncomfortable with ubuntu because they don't know their way around it. Such tasks as software installation and other areas are in dire need of brief introduction.

This should work as follows:

1-Boot the LiveCD

2-You are asked: "Choose your level:
A.Beginner B.Advanced"

3-If you choose "Advanced" you will proceed as usual.

4-If you choose "Beginner" a wizard opens and shows some valuable information like how software is installed in ubuntu and the like.

I really appreciate if the Mobility Radeon X1400 its supported for normal installation without doing tricky things like http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=399913&highlight=Feisty+%26amp%3B+Bery l+On+Dell+Inspiron+6400

Label the best or simplest default options when installing Ubuntu.

"If you're not sure what this means, choose this option."

Because not everybody knows what a partition is, etc.

Please don't install all of them by default.

If the user wants a different one for some reason it can always be installed with Synaptic.

It would be very beneficial for the newbie to install the Ubuntu from the Live CD, and have its new Hardware set up out of the box (Generic Is Ok,atleast it will work) instead of finding drivers or changing hardware.

I don't have Internet connection at home and I can't use ubuntu because there isn't any installation that have plenty of softwares in ! I cna't install so I have just a few programs

For some reasons I cant use GCJ (dont work for my applications). And there is no way to remove it. Or get eclipse/tomcat/ant installed as packages without GCJ.

Make user able to choose java provider GCJ/Java/IBM or any other, so user is not forced to use GCJ-specific packages.

When setting up (Myth)buntu on a ALiveNF7G-HDready connected to a TV (only capable of 60Hz), the video card is not detected, X does not start correctly. The only way is to use basic video settings and then get the restricted NVidia driver package. This is not an obvious choice, because I have spent numerous hours trying to use the first option, by configuring the existing driver.

The suboptimal video detection deficiency has been in Linux since 1993, it's about time it gets made foolproof.

Additionally, the test video mode seems not to return to the previous setting if the monitor does not cope with the new video timings. This means starting all over again.

rhythmbox, totem, pigdin are some of the some default applications for Ubuntu.
We should find a way to allow every body to use it's own preferred applications

The "Preferred applications" and "Removable Drives and media selector" should be merged in a "Preferred Applications and behaviors".
Some new categories should be add like :
-Instant messaging
-burn cd (preferred app for Places-> CD/DVD Creator)
-Search files (preferred app for Places-> shearch for files)


There are a lot of idea on default application :
- idea #1675: Better Preferred Applications dialog
- idea #1276: Create a global preference for media formats
- idea #1150: Gnome applet with favorite applications
- idea #1686: Make VLC & Banshee default Media Players
- idea #374: Quod Libet as the default Music organizer

A centralize configurations for "Preferred Applications and behaviors" will be a good solutions for all this ideas

We have command completion for "apt-get remove", but not yet for "apt-get autoremove" (which I use more that "apt-get remove"). Should be easy to fix since it should have the same behavior as "apt-get remove".

Clarification: I am talking about completing the package name, not the word "autoremove". For example, when Bob types "sudo apt-get autoremove firef" and then presses TAB, the command should complete the "firef" to "firefox".

While reading over the brainstorm site people suggest adding a lot of different things to the base installation of Ubuntu, and some of them have good arguments (but most don't in my opinion).

I propose that after the installation process the user would be asked to choose from a couple of installation options for programs such as;
1. Suggested (default selected)
2. Manual
3. Advanced

The Suggested option would install a "default" Ubuntu programs list.

The Manual option would give the user a list of tasks that they expect to do (e.g. photo editing, note taking, pc based emailing (not webmail like hotmail/yahoo) word processing, simple games, music listening, movie watching etc...). Then, the computer could install the programs pertaining to the selections (e.g. evolution for pc based email, or openoffice for word processing) from the install disc or internet connection.

The Advanced option would probably not install any of these programs, maybe just simple things like nautilus and a terminal. The idea here is an experienced user already knows exactly what programs they want to use for specific tasks and this would save them the trouble of removing the default word processor, notes application, torrent application, mail application etc.

Feel free to comment and fine tune these ideas, they are rough. But I like the idea of letting the user say don't waste my time installing programs I will not use or replace later anyhow.

Options for newbs:

1. I've got windows or mac os installed and I want to keep them installed.

2. I've got windows or mac os installed and I don't want to keep them installed.

3. I've got windows or mac os installed and I want to keep them installed and I want my settings and transferred (ie background, favorites)

4. I've got windows or mac os installed and I don't want to keep them installed, but, I want my settings and transferred (ie background, favorites, pictures, documents)

And of course an advanced button. Or you can hide this under a beginner button.

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.

I have more then one computer that I install Ubuntu on. It would be nice if I could create a LiveCD of my current desktop settings so that I can transfer them to the another computers.

I want regular updates of the lastest versions of the applications should be in the Ubuntu backports repositories.

I know is for the security of the system, but i want for example: new drivers updates, VLC, VirtualBox-OSE, rtorrent, alien, and others applications which long time ago are with last stables versions and in the repositories always are the old versions of them; besides some applications launch its latest version for bugfixing security vulnerabilities and giving more stability of the system

All the desktop relevent stuff that is installed on ubuntu per default is a dependency of ubuntu-desktop. It would be better if they are only recommended (and ubuntu-desktop is installed --with-recommends then).
That way one could remove one of those programs without ubuntu-desktop being removed