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Rationale
Personal configuration in the first session.
Example 1:
Do you have Wi-Fi or Blutooth?
If don't use it, the system or script will be remove configuration to Grub or in the session initial make boot more fast.
Example 2:
Do you have HP printing?
Others configuration:
Install programs non free like Skype, GoogleEarth Nvidia-drivers, Splash Screen; PC or Lap Top?; Questions about boot; initial programs that will be running in start; update System, configure ubuntu drivers and codecs restrict, and many other configuration to make Ubuntu more Easy for initial Users.
It could be access in the Sistem/Administration when is will be necessary.
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mihai007
wrote on the 19 May 08 at 01:21
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now what if I answer No and after a while connect a printer?
Reaction: "Oh this sux it doesen't even detect a normal printer"...
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nbliang
wrote on the 19 May 08 at 03:07
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This is a very good idea !! This will improve on the boot up speed for those who do not need all the services.
Those who want to add their printers and so forth still can add them manually, maybe add a notification on the "first session check" saying that those item can be manually enable later with some tips how to do it.
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I actually did all this "pruning" by hand on a spare afternoon but I agree with mihai007 that dealing with a newbie (or worse with somenone who will not blame himself first if something screws up) a little more caution should be applied.
Anyway, if done well, I think that a first-boot configuration wizard to give the user some optimization/personalization could be useful.
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Would be a good idea, though apart from HP, more printers should be included. Cannon, Lexmark etc
+1
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a3_nm
wrote on the 19 May 08 at 16:18
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No, the system shouldn't ask. The unneeded packages (ie. bluetooth if no bluetooth adapter present, etc.) should not be installed in the first place, and the user doesn't need to be told.
If such a device ever gets plugged, Ubuntu should automatically download the drivers, install them and configure the device, and then notify the user that the device should now work. If no Internet connection is available, Ubuntu should install the packages from the CD.
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henk0775
wrote on the 19 May 08 at 17:52
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I think it's better a udev/hal/dbus improvement
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KEEP IT SIMPLE.
I do not want to answer silly questions. My computer must do it without my help!
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mprince
wrote on the 21 May 08 at 13:02
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It could be an option:
Typical install
Interactive install (fine tuned)
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bejurne
wrote on the 26 May 08 at 08:53
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This is a brilliant idea, the installed services should be kept at a minimum to avoid bloating Ubuntu.
This could be added to the main menu, so users can install packages/services later if they need them.
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I agree with mprince. This choice solves both lines of argument that appears in this thread:
- Typical install for the non-experienced that just wants the system running ("keep it simple") and probably don't care about bloating resulting in a few moments extra bootup time.
- Interactive install for those that DO care and probably are more likely to remember setting those preferences.
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Why not handle this in the installer? I love the fact that when I reboot, my work is (in some sense I can't be bothered to define) done.
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wtf, why is my idea a copy of this idea even though my idea is over 4 months older!?
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Ubuwu
wrote on the 31 Aug 08 at 08:50
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This shouldn't be needed.
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Habbit
wrote on the 1 Oct 08 at 13:40
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+1: This could be the old "Welcome to Windows" screen done right, a starting point for normal activities and useful configuration switches.
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I've thougth about the welcome wizard for long time.
It's not just a "welcome to ubuntu" but a way to remember de user to install its hardware ("It seems you have an scanner and it has been installed: want to test it?" or "Do you hve a printer? power it on and make sure it is connected to have it installed" "do you have a bluetooth device? If not, system won't try to use it in order to boot faster" nd so on).
Also it must ask for installing all those bunch of nonfree packages to support all the multimedia stuff that typical users play.
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Habbit
wrote on the 23 Dec 08 at 11:52
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I must mention that I am against the notion of some services being disabled _by default_ in order to speed up boot time: one of the facts I like most about Ubuntu is that I connect nearly _any_ hardware and it Just Works (TM) (yes, I know there are hundreds of exceptions and I've personally run into one, a DVB-T dongle). So if such configuration will be a _non-default choice_ in the welcome wizard, then OK, but don't try fine-tuning us too much. Heck, we even load the Watcom drivers! -__-
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