For novice users, the task to add a new system to the grub menu or customize it may be difficult. Even sometimes it's hard for experienced users. From GRUB 2 it has become even more difficult to modify.

In nautilus I can see a thumbnail preview of .xcf files but I cannot seem to preview them in Image Viewer. Sometimes it would be good to be able to preview a .xcf file that is still being worked on without having to open it it gimp or export it to another format.

With slow download rates and not so good internet network in developing countries like india, its would be very useful to have a pause option in software center so that we can pause the download when there is too much of traffic congestion. Also same reason to have the software center show download rates while downloading the software.

Ubuntu 9.14, Karmic Koala, has been released, and the current development version is 10.04, Lucid Lynx. However, there is no option for 10.04 under "Ideas in development".

It's annoying to have to manually search for an icon, when i manuall enter a command. For example i added vim to my panel (not by browsing, but by typing the command gvim in the input box "Command"), the default icon is selected.

Till Jaunty Ubuntu has the meny item System->Administration->Services which allowed us to start and stop services as required.

Similar tool for upstart should be provided.

I need this as I have apache and mysql server installed on my laptop but use it probably only once a month. So I don't want it to start up every time I boot my laptop.

Whenever a USB flash drive is ejected, safely removed or otherwise, instead of the USB file manager currently showing the contents on the USB closing down automatically, it goes to /media. I find this pointless, since once the USB is taken out, there are no files to show, and leading it to a different place is just confusing.

I'm from a Windows background, and have recently migrated all my home computers across to Ubuntu with varying success. All bar one.

the one yet to be done is my Windows Home Server.

What it does is the following;

1. Central location for storage of data files that can be shared on a users internal LAN, and also with the option for Remote access.

2. Easy configuration of folders and user accounts on the Home server

3. Automated backup of client machines to the server

4. Runs headless (ie once installed, no keyboard, mouse or monitor required as most administrative tasks can be done either via the 'console' one any of the client machines, or via RDP

5. Instalation of a 'connector' onto each client, where you can access the console, set backups.

6. Installs a 'shared folders' icon where you automatically have access to the folders you have rights to

I'm fully aware this IS possible using Ubuntu, but I'm also aware that it involves a LOT of configuration of the different services on both the Server machine as well as EACH client.

Windows Home Server is based on Server 2003, and as part of the installation, disables certain parts which are not required (such as domain controller - is this required within the home ?), and sets the remaining configuration to the Home Server.

The main thing with it, is that it really does just work. Install via the cd/dvd, install the connector software, and thats it.

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Launchpad.net is one of the many sites, wich offers OpenID login.

Unfortunately are such kind of OpenID-s long and uncomfortable to type on web pages.

At the moment, the OpenID as feature is not to implemented any way into Ubuntu.

By default, Kubuntu comes with Konqueror as the only browser installed. But Konqueror is a browser very problematic (even on popular sites, and the flash plugin from Adobe). Kubuntu already uses Dolphin as a file browser, and could be thought to remove konqueror as browser of Kubuntu. (sry for bad english).