Contributor vexorian

When downloading multiple .deb files from external repositories (for example, getdeb), the applications are often provided as multiple .deb files, forcing the user to manually find out and fix the dependencies between then.

Please create a wrapper around the .deb files, that will resolve those dependencies automatically.

Preferably, this will allow 3rd parties to provide a single whatever_install.deb file, allowing both for providing 3rd party software easily, and relieving the end-user from doing so manually.

- When you plug in a device, such as a usb printer, cell phone, wireless connectivity device, etc .. a pop up (kind of like windows) that displays what the system thinks it may be and if it finds out what it is to ask you if you want the drivers for it.

One of the most things I never liked in Gnome is that you can not configure the UI and other settings as you can in KDE. I have been using Gnome and KDE the last couple of years, most of the time parallel. KDE used to be too buggy, slow(er) compaired to Gnome, but it allways had many many good features and you could configure it more advanced than Gnome.

Now my idea is, to have the ability to press an "Advanced User" button in several applications. This would prevent novice users from distroying their computer and would help advanced users to tweak whatever the application is. I know this feature would not make sense in every application, but the ones you can only use in "advanced mode" by punching in the applets name plus some options, parameters etc. would make it less complicated.
This "Advanced User" button would be simular to the "Unlock" button some applications have.
I doubt that most of you will understand what I am on about, but try to consider it. How many times have you had an application wich you had to launch manually with several parameters and other options. Gnome is too "easy" for advanced users in my opinion.
I do not have an installed Ubuntu System on any of my computers right now, but I will set up a machine over the weekend and I will try to find some good examples and post them.

Ubuntu should have it's own office apps instead of openoffice.org! why?

Because first of all Ubuntu needs something better than ooo,
secondly ooo is not like MS Word it is not WYSIWYG! Also people will be flocking to ubuntu more than people will be flocking to the Flock Browser!

Now see the reason I moved from Ubuntu to Linux Mint (based off Ubuntu) was because so many things were already installed that weren't on Ubuntu, while having a small file size.

Off that point, one of the things that nags me the most when installing Ubuntu is that there is no flash player pre-installed on the OS, and is one of the main things that makes Ubuntu "not out of the box".

So my suggestion is that when you open Firefox for the first time, it should already be able to use flash; preferably version 9 and up.

The linux security model currently fails with interpreters (programs that read scripts such as Perl, bash, python) because it is still possible to run such applications even if they do not have +x (executable) permissions. You simply run them as:
perl program.pl instead of ./program.pl

Therefore, any distro that gives any access to such programs to users, cant prevent users running their own applications in their home directory. Because the user can simply use an interpreted application. Also, its a security risk, because it also means servers could potentially execute such files even if the directory has no +x support. Some might argue that we can protect against that by doing -R, but you honestly cant prevent users reading their own files (it would be silly)

I propose that we add an option to the individual interpreters config files that when enabled, will not allow files which don't have executable access to run.

Otherwise -x offers little security at all. If we are going to use permissions, they should work properly, especially since we include access to these powerful compile-on-the-fly interpreters by default!

without mounting them everytime!

I recently changed all my fonts in system-> preferences-> appearance to size 8 from 10, and I'm very pleased with the way it relieves ubuntu's tendency to look "fat". Try it and see! I think this might be an acceptable default, or at least some kind of option during install ("which of these sample boxes is readable to you?"). I, for one, wish I would have thought to do this a long time ago, as it's like having a bigger monitor.

From http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14149/ i received a comment that post is about information, not about an idea.

The problem is lots of very interesting ideas comes from informations, and the meaning of Brainstorm is about ideas as well it is about information.

I could see how important is posting here information, since while idea #14149 is now -8, ideas like #14157 from @nandersson (thank you!) looks very inspired of it, and is +4 now.

I don't know if ideas must be separated from informations, but i personally think both have vital importance on brainstorm.ubuntu.com

When using a custom theme and running an administrative program, like Update Manager or Synaptic, the interface is very ugly, I think it's the default theme of Gnome. This is because the root account doesn't have the custom theme. Why not store the themes in a central location, like /usr/share/themes? This can be done easily and with making symlinks, no changes in the software are needed for this. So please do this, it's annoying and ugly.

This is what I mean:
http://img390.imageshack.us/my.php?image=schermafdrukfp8.png

Sun's Nimbus desktop theme Nimbus is IMHO by far the most advanced, most professional and best looking Gnome desktop theme available under a open source licence.

It is designed by professionals, with usability and the "first impression" in mind. It is unique in its appearance but also familiar to Windows and Mac users.

It is beautiful, productive and and can be used even in a brownish / orange desktop environment.

Please vote for Nimbus as a theme that at least can be selected from the "Appearance" menu and comes with the next Ubuntu.

Thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=900225

Screenshot:
http://vale.homelinux.net/wordpress/2007/09/29/nimbus-beauty-for-your-ubuntu-de sktop/

Packages on Launchpad:
https://launchpad.net/~pcastellazzi/+archive

Create a simple tool with GUI .This can compilate the source code, and, when you compile, the tool cut and paste the code in /home/user/.make .

Ubuntu should have it's default media center as windows have wmedia center and mac also has one by default. Also amarok as the default music player in kubuntu, not juk. And vlc default for both ubuntu and kubuntu.

Wouldnt it be cool to have an application that can play music ,movies,and work as filemanager and open pictures all in one single application and work as a browser of possible

After getting shocked with the bad taste of the Interpid Beta boot sound, i can't stop on submitting some inspiring suggestions, and invite all people to do the same. The idea is bringing back the african spirit into Ubuntu again. (It's about inspiring, getting the feeling, not copying, please...)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8luhdxS2KuM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Znmpb-jEPnw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RhoGK2eY95Y
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jUDv_Qk50us
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9ei8x4PamIw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TJKF21vy6lY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h9V1vi1klEs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ndXSqMaLkU0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N0II75gCW-c
please comment, specially if you're voting -1...

Since Mono gets 2.0, would be interesting MonoXNA getting active again (since to be stopped since summer 2007) - would be interesting this bringing to Linux the awesome Mazer Mayhem indie open-source game from Kenta Cho, for example...

Mono 2.0 is out, but Intrepid is about to be released with 1.9.1. There are many new and long awaited features on 2.0, including support for almost everything from .NET 2.0 and LINQ support. It would be good if we could base the new version on this release.

this is not a specific request, but should be the general GOAL of any improvement in Ubuntu. Just make it work withouut the user having to see command line or do any config manipulation. eg. 1) smooth fonts? Ubuntu should detect the best rendering for my screen instead of my having to manipulate .font.conf. There are SO MANY other examples

Quoting a Brainstorm developer, "Developer #1 I quite like being anonymous...". Well, so do I. I'd like an option to submit ideas without my name linked to the public on them (only to developers or admins). This would make idea submission a lot more fair, so votes for an idea would no longer be dependent on how your last ideas performed.

I have seen a few cases in the past of ideas that were voted down because of the submitter posting them, hence why the ability to make ourselves anonymous, would be more fair. It would pose no security risk, and nor would it make it easier to post spam (as admins could still see the real users name). It would simply mean that people who believe they are being discriminated against, don't need to create a second username to determine if they really are. They can just post anonymously instead.

Not hard to code either. Just add an extra column in the table, and check if its been set. If it has, display the name as anonymous, not "tinky winky" or whoever.

This is some of the result of my findings on converting my housemates to Ubuntu:

"This Robots game really sucks!"
"Yeah.. it does. Here, try Frozen-Bubble."
"This is like crack!"

In short, Robots isn't fun and looks like it was made by a high schooler and Frozen-Bubble is addicting and looks professional.

It's amazing how much time people spend on the default games that come with a computer, so please replace the lame no-fun stinker with the best F/OSS puzzle game out there.

Thoughts?