http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/6351/
It`s a bad habit introduces by microsoft. Do not ask questions in the middle of the installation after you did already started to copy things.

(1) The user starts the installation.
(2) He is asked if he wants to install.
(3) Make as many hardware tests as you need.
(4) Now ask all needed questions.
(5) Install Ubuntu in one run. Tell the user he can no go away for perhaps X minutes.

Otherwise it`s annoying. Input answer, wait a bit, input answer, wait again over and over again. You can improve this!

[1663 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #6351


[12 votes] Solution #3: Add 'Remember my selection for future updates'


]]> en-us Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:19:07 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:08:18 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/6351/ I never noticed...]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:37:11 +0000 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:01:47 +0000 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:49:41 +0000
That is the windows way, it shouldn't be the ubuntu way.]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:34:55 +0000
A HUEG +1]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:58:00 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:35:52 +0000 ask all installation questions, then install.
after - when everything is installed and the computer is rebooted into ubuntu, ask for user region, name, login, etc. (like on the dell ubuntu machines)]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:49:30 +0000 But in the summary at the end the user should have the possibility to change things again (de/install optional packages etc). Could image my grandma installing it... since at the beginning it would say ("except for partitioning, other changes can be made at the end of installation") she would click "ok, install with default" and call me while it installs...]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:08:05 +0000 >ask all installation questions, then install.
>after - when everything is installed and the computer is >rebooted into ubuntu, ask for user region, name, login, etc. >(like on the dell ubuntu machines)
Why not ask region, name, login also inside the installer?

fwolfste wrote:
>>But in the summary at the end the user should have the possibility to change things again
Sounds ok!]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:10:17 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:42:24 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:37:59 +0000
The only peeve I have is I need Sun Java, and unfortunately it is encumbered (the free ones aren't quite there, and besides it's for uni so I don't want to deviate from their reference platform). When installing the package it needs me to agree to a license: right in the middle of the overall process.
The thing is, update manager/synaptic/apt would need to know in advance of all packages that questions will be asked by them. I'm not sure this is very feasible.

All ranting aside: if users really are experiencing mid-install questions they should be moved to the very start/end.]]> Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:55:58 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:07:22 +0000 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:58:43 +0000 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:41:05 +0000 Sat, 10 May 2008 13:32:16 +0000 it would speed up the installation, or at least give the illusion to the user it's faster]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:41:26 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:01:45 +0000
It's stupid to have to wait for a x/5 time, inputting data, waiting for a x/5 time, inputting data, waiting for... etc.

That just wastes time, and make you think that the installation process is over when it isn't. Scratch that, a BIG plus one!]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:28:04 +0000