Written by sartrejp the 23 Jan 09 at 13:47.

When the disc is full, the system becomes very difficult to use and gives a lot of problems, it would be good to be notified when it is low disk space to avoid problems later

When the disc is full, the system becomes very difficult to use and gives a lot of problems, it would be good to be notified when it is low disk space to avoid problems later

Written by tgm4883 the 23 Jan 09 at 16:44.

Show a popup using libnotify that indicates disk space is getting low (and what partition), same as battery notification for low battery.

Show a popup using libnotify that indicates disk space is getting low (and what partition), same as battery notification for low battery.

Written by oybon the 26 Jan 09 at 15:47.

Average Jo user isn't necessarily going to respond as needed to a low drive space notification. Or indeed know exactly what it means.

Thus Notify, give reason for notification with consequences of inaction and route to more information.

Average Jo user isn't necessarily going to respond as needed to a low drive space notification. Or indeed know exactly what it means. Thus Notify, give reason for notification with consequences of inaction and route to more information.

Written by rocket the 4 Feb 09 at 23:57.

Programs like BleachBit could be launched when there is low space, but don't forget to make sure they're installed before the space runs out!

Windows lets users launch its disk cleanup tool by clicking on the low space warning bubble, hopefully Ubuntu's solution can be as easy to use as this.

Programs like BleachBit could be launched when there is low space, but don't forget to make sure they're installed before the space runs out! Windows lets users launch its disk cleanup tool by clicking on the low space warning bubble, hopefully Ubuntu's solution can be as easy to use as this.

Written by Endolith the 4 Jun 09 at 02:20.

After giving the warning, programs should still be able to use the disk up to a point, but there should be a certain amount of disk free at all times, to keep the system usable and responsive. If an app tries to use up more than this, it should be paused or stopped.

A "low disk space" notification is straight out of Windows 95.

After giving the warning, programs should still be able to use the disk up to a point, but there should be a certain amount of disk free at all times, to keep the system usable and responsive. If an app tries to use up more than this, it should be paused or stopped. A "low disk space" notification is straight out of Windows 95.

Written by rubenverweij the 10 Oct 09 at 22:34.

Let's use both new notification systems. Display a libnotify message with "Low diskspace", display a notification in the Indicator applet that launches a dialog box with a message explaining why it is harmful to have this little free disk space.

Let's use both new notification systems. Display a libnotify message with "Low diskspace", display a notification in the Indicator applet that launches a dialog box with a message explaining why it is harmful to have this little free disk space.

Written by moredruid the 14 Oct 09 at 08:45.

let the report be based on a certain (95%?) threshold.
The popup reporting this should ideally have a number of options:
* go to the folder and clean up (maybe a background process has already indexed the filesystem and can present you with a list of outdated/not used files, various caches come to mind).
* ignore for now and warn again at 98%
* don't bother again for this mountpoint

let the report be based on a certain (95%?) threshold. The popup reporting this should ideally have a number of options: * go to the folder and clean up (maybe a background process has already indexed the filesystem and can present you with a list of outdated/not used files, various caches come to mind). * ignore for now and warn again at 98% * don't bother again for this mountpoint

Written by Theory5 the 14 Oct 09 at 22:30.

There should be a small moniter on either top or bottom bar that shows your main HDD space (in a measure format like windows vista does with HDD's) and if you scroll over it, it will show all your disks and stuff and their free space.

There should be a small moniter on either top or bottom bar that shows your main HDD space (in a measure format like windows vista does with HDD's) and if you scroll over it, it will show all your disks and stuff and their free space.

Written by xeniac the 15 Oct 09 at 09:03.

I like Solution #1: Back in the days when Linux was all about the console, you've got an login warning if disk usage was critical. Im pretty sures that Ubunutu does this to, but nobody sees it anymore.

Nowday a Desktop Linux System should'nt be a dump tool, it should help the user to solve his problems.

Ubunutu should offer an cleanup assistant that helps to
1.) purge your Harddrive from Backup Files, Temporary files and Duplicate Files (Leave one copy and Sym-/Hardlink the rest).
2.) Find the Files/Directorys eating the most Diskspace. (launch baobap)

I like Solution #1: Back in the days when Linux was all about the console, you've got an login warning if disk usage was critical. Im pretty sures that Ubunutu does this to, but nobody sees it anymore. Nowday a Desktop Linux System should'nt be a dump tool, it should help the user to solve his problems. Ubunutu should offer an cleanup assistant that helps to 1.) purge your Harddrive from Backup Files, Temporary files and Duplicate Files (Leave one copy and Sym-/Hardlink the rest). 2.) Find the Files/Directorys eating the most Diskspace. (launch baobap)

Written by Nw124 the 20 Oct 09 at 02:15.

Do what solution 2 says and add a gui like in vista and have a bar that shows how much of the disk space is used.

It should also tell you how much free space there is in GB ,Mb,or Kb (Depending on how big the disk is)

it could also do this on the desktop too for removable storage and show a meter.

Do what solution 2 says and add a gui like in vista and have a bar that shows how much of the disk space is used. It should also tell you how much free space there is in GB ,Mb,or Kb (Depending on how big the disk is) it could also do this on the desktop too for removable storage and show a meter.

Written by FrostyC the 4 Jan 10 at 10:20.

Have a user variable setting that can be changed at what point the low disk space becomes a problem. For instance, I am fine until I have less than 300 mb of hd space.

And I don't need a clean up wizard, I know what the problem is..

Have a user variable setting that can be changed at what point the low disk space becomes a problem. For instance, I am fine until I have less than 300 mb of hd space. And I don't need a clean up wizard, I know what the problem is..

Written by jschall the 12 Feb 10 at 16:38.

Simply reserve enough disk space that the system can keep working properly. The user will know that s/he is out of disk space when s/he tries to save a file.

The system should not stop running or slow down significantly.

Simply reserve enough disk space that the system can keep working properly. The user will know that s/he is out of disk space when s/he tries to save a file. The system should not stop running or slow down significantly.

Written by stgraber the 28 Feb 08 at 12:10.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by mudd1 the 2 Feb 09 at 10:53.

There are already great utilities like backup2l. All that'd be needed were a good default configuration, perhaps a GUI and a couple of scripts that prevent rendering your system unusable and even unbootable after a restore: Something to fix /etc/fstab (UUIDs, I love them), /boot/grub/menu.lst (same reason) and permissions (random UIDs/GIDs on package installation), all of which is a real PITA at the moment and probably breaks every newbie's neck.

There are already great utilities like backup2l. All that'd be needed were a good default configuration, perhaps a GUI and a couple of scripts that prevent rendering your system unusable and even unbootable after a restore: Something to fix /etc/fstab (UUIDs, I love them), /boot/grub/menu.lst (same reason) and permissions (random UIDs/GIDs on package installation), all of which is a real PITA at the moment and probably breaks every newbie's neck.

Written by hurricanefloyd the 14 Mar 09 at 01:47.

rsnapshot is an excellent piece of software that (much like Apple's Time Machine) allows a user to take "snapshots" of his or her system. Using rsnapshot, a user can create snapshots at any interval he wants: hourly, weekly, monthly, every 6 hours, or anything else that cron supports. Restoring from a previous snapshot is as easy as copy and paste.

The problem is that rsnapshot is not the easiest software to use, even for people who are comfortable with the command line. I suggest that Canonical write a GUI for rsnapshot and ship it with Ubuntu.

rsnapshot: http://rsnapshot.org/

rsnapshot is an excellent piece of software that (much like Apple's Time Machine) allows a user to take "snapshots" of his or her system. Using rsnapshot, a user can create snapshots at any interval he wants: hourly, weekly, monthly, every 6 hours, or anything else that cron supports. Restoring from a previous snapshot is as easy as copy and paste. The problem is that rsnapshot is not the easiest software to use, even for people who are comfortable with the command line. I suggest that Canonical write a GUI for rsnapshot and ship it with Ubuntu. rsnapshot: http://rsnapshot.org/

Written by cheesehead the 14 Mar 09 at 19:07.

Currently in alpha, TimeVault is a snapshot backup solution integrated into Nautilus. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault

Currently in alpha, TimeVault is a snapshot backup solution integrated into Nautilus. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault

Written by mackstann the 15 Mar 09 at 04:20.

Duplicity is an excellent piece of backup software and allows one to easily do cheap offsite backups using Amazon's S3 service.

Duplicati ( http://code.google.com/p/duplicati/ ) seems to be the only GUI front-end for it, and it seems to be in early development.

Duplicity is an excellent piece of backup software and allows one to easily do cheap offsite backups using Amazon's S3 service. Duplicati ( http://code.google.com/p/duplicati/ ) seems to be the only GUI front-end for it, and it seems to be in early development.

Written by stefano the 16 Mar 09 at 18:42.

Dropbox is an easy [1] [2], secure [3], cheap [4] [5], based on Amazon S3 [6] and, last but not least, the nautilus client is GPL [7] !!!

and, but it's only an idea, Canonical colud be compensated for paying Dropbox Ubuntu users.

[1] http://www.getdropbox.com/tour
[2] http://www.getdropbox.com/screencast
[3] http://www.getdropbox.com/help/27
[4] http://www.getdropbox.com/help/47
[5] http://www.getdropbox.com/help/15
[6] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/dropbox-the-online-storage-solution-weve-b een-waiting-for/
[7] http://www.getdropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx

Dropbox is an easy [1] [2], secure [3], cheap [4] [5], based on Amazon S3 [6] and, last but not least, the nautilus client is GPL [7] !!! and, but it's only an idea, Canonical colud be compensated for paying Dropbox Ubuntu users. [1] http://www.getdropbox.com/tour [2] http://www.getdropbox.com/screencast [3] http://www.getdropbox.com/help/27 [4] http://www.getdropbox.com/help/47 [5] http://www.getdropbox.com/help/15 [6] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/dropbox-the-online-storage-solution-weve-been-waiting-for/ [7] http://www.getdropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx

Written by salih.emin the 19 Mar 09 at 01:24.

Recently a new GUI was developed for the most known and reliable backup technology :rsync

luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool.
It is simple to use, fast (transfers over only changes made and not all data), safe (keeps your data safe by checking all declared directories before proceeding in any data manipulation ), reliable and fully customizable.
Just take a look at this screenshots:
http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

Recently a new GUI was developed for the most known and reliable backup technology :rsync luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool. It is simple to use, fast (transfers over only changes made and not all data), safe (keeps your data safe by checking all declared directories before proceeding in any data manipulation ), reliable and fully customizable. Just take a look at this screenshots: http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

Written by FrankQuist the 20 Mar 09 at 20:11.

Many users do not make back-ups because you need multiple harddrives or more space for that, plus it takes time to set up. Backup should be as low-entry as possible. Online backup systems are a (partial) solution to that problem.

Adding a one-click-to-enable option for free (& cheap to expand) online storage through partnership with an existing vendor would be a major innovation and "selling" point. Yes, space might be limited, but just backing up certain default directories such as documents might do the trick.

Many users do not make back-ups because you need multiple harddrives or more space for that, plus it takes time to set up. Backup should be as low-entry as possible. Online backup systems are a (partial) solution to that problem. Adding a one-click-to-enable option for free (& cheap to expand) online storage through partnership with an existing vendor would be a major innovation and "selling" point. Yes, space might be limited, but just backing up certain default directories such as documents might do the trick.

Written by stefano the 20 Mar 09 at 22:17.

For local (not-online) backups btrfs 'll simplify files versioning (with native snapshot support) and data integrity (with native data chesumming).

btrfs is currently supported by 2.6.29 kernel.

as stated in the home page "Btrfs is under heavy development, and is not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review. The Btrfs disk format is not yet finalized, but it will only be changed if a critical bug is found and no workarounds are possible.". Ubuntu should support it as soon as possible after the 1.0 release (Q408).

this idea is complementary to #6 and #8 for local backups with rsync (with btrfs and rsync we'll not need other time-something solutions) but for online offsite backups we'll need ALSO one or more solution as #4, #5, #9.


references:
http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Development_timeline

For local (not-online) backups btrfs 'll simplify files versioning (with native snapshot support) and data integrity (with native data chesumming). btrfs is currently supported by 2.6.29 kernel. as stated in the home page "Btrfs is under heavy development, and is not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review. The Btrfs disk format is not yet finalized, but it will only be changed if a critical bug is found and no workarounds are possible.". Ubuntu should support it as soon as possible after the 1.0 release (Q408). this idea is complementary to #6 and #8 for local backups with rsync (with btrfs and rsync we'll not need other time-something solutions) but for online offsite backups we'll need ALSO one or more solution as #4, #5, #9. references: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Development_timeline

Written by Craig73 the 21 Mar 09 at 14:45.

OK - well we might get tired of the word plugins... but I see the request for a timevault style backup system, the underlying technology (file system or backup library), and the destination as being 3 separate part of the solution.

But whatever tool is selected - people should be able to add the options they want

1) Option to backup online. Make it easy to add different online services whether it is some random FTP site, S3, a free cloud service, or some other future solution (bit-torrent backups or replication with other machines?)

2) Allow encryption of data. Whether online or offline, we should optionally allow encryption of data. [I see opportunity here to leverage GPU or multiple core processing for stupidly high levels of encryption no?]

OK - well we might get tired of the word plugins... but I see the request for a timevault style backup system, the underlying technology (file system or backup library), and the destination as being 3 separate part of the solution. But whatever tool is selected - people should be able to add the options they want 1) Option to backup online. Make it easy to add different online services whether it is some random FTP site, S3, a free cloud service, or some other future solution (bit-torrent backups or replication with other machines?) 2) Allow encryption of data. Whether online or offline, we should optionally allow encryption of data. [I see opportunity here to leverage GPU or multiple core processing for stupidly high levels of encryption no?]

Written by daddo the 22 Mar 09 at 09:54.

Partimage for making complete images of partitions.

Partimage for making complete images of partitions.

Written by tchalvakspam the 27 Mar 09 at 23:07.

Simplebackup has pretty much everything needed:

Different schedules for the backup.
Specify which folders, files, etc are backed up.
Incremental backup.
Backups saved locally or remotely (ssh or ftp)

Simplebackup has pretty much everything needed: Different schedules for the backup. Specify which folders, files, etc are backed up. Incremental backup. Backups saved locally or remotely (ssh or ftp)

Written by chappell101 the 30 Mar 09 at 19:01.

I'm not suggesting having only Remastersys or using it for a whole system back up of your files, but as another option to go alongside one of the above for files. It would be just imaging your choice of applications and desktop appearance preferences ect. To enable very easy system restore installation exactly to your liking from a worst case scenario that the HD fail and had to be replaced. The application is also very user friendly for new users to use.

I'm not suggesting having only Remastersys or using it for a whole system back up of your files, but as another option to go alongside one of the above for files. It would be just imaging your choice of applications and desktop appearance preferences ect. To enable very easy system restore installation exactly to your liking from a worst case scenario that the HD fail and had to be replaced. The application is also very user friendly for new users to use.

Written by sajmon75 the 7 Apr 09 at 12:17.

A simple and smart solution:
http://backintime.le-web.org/

From web site:
Back In Time is a simple backup system for Linux inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”. The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories.

Currently there are two GUI available: Gnome and KDE 4 (>= 4.1).

All you have to do is configure:

* Where to save snapshot
* What directories to backup
* When backup should be done (manual, every hour, every day, every week, every month)

A simple and smart solution: http://backintime.le-web.org/ From web site: Back In Time is a simple backup system for Linux inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”. The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories. Currently there are two GUI available: Gnome and KDE 4 (>= 4.1). All you have to do is configure: * Where to save snapshot * What directories to backup * When backup should be done (manual, every hour, every day, every week, every month)

Written by mterry the 6 May 09 at 16:47.

This solution is a little self-serving, since I'm the maintainer of Déjà Dup, but I think it fits the bill. At least, my aim is to fit this bill.

A quick description: A simple GUI that makes backing up the 'right way' (off-site, regular, incremental, encrypted) easy. It's based on the command-line tool duplicity.

https://launchpad.net/deja-dup

As robbiew mentions in the comments, this was added to Ubuntu for Jaunty (go to Add/Remove and search for it). There is also a PPA supporting as far back as Hardy in the link above.

I love feedback/bug reports!

This solution is a little self-serving, since I'm the maintainer of Déjà Dup, but I think it fits the bill. At least, my aim is to fit this bill. A quick description: A simple GUI that makes backing up the 'right way' (off-site, regular, incremental, encrypted) easy. It's based on the command-line tool duplicity. https://launchpad.net/deja-dup As robbiew mentions in the comments, this was added to Ubuntu for Jaunty (go to Add/Remove and search for it). There is also a PPA supporting as far back as Hardy in the link above. I love feedback/bug reports!

Written by leandro123 the 28 Jun 09 at 20:43.

A migration tool will (1) collect the enviroment (of the user or the computer) including the personal preferences in a machine independent way (e.g. Thunderbird, Mozilla, Pidgin, config files), the personal files (home directory), the list of installed applications, and (2) send them to another computer (via ssh, rexec, ssl, etc.) or create an archive to be transferred and then imported by the same application on the new computer.

A migration tool will (1) collect the enviroment (of the user or the computer) including the personal preferences in a machine independent way (e.g. Thunderbird, Mozilla, Pidgin, config files), the personal files (home directory), the list of installed applications, and (2) send them to another computer (via ssh, rexec, ssl, etc.) or create an archive to be transferred and then imported by the same application on the new computer.

Written by Michael Safyan the 3 Jul 09 at 21:39.

I suggest we have something at the end of the Ubuntu installation process that, like at the end of the Mac OS X installation process, asks the user if he/she would like to transfer his/her files and settings from an existing copy of Ubuntu. If selected, the user can choose to transfer data via the Internet or through a USB or other physical connection. The Ubuntu install will then transfer (most of) the contents of "/home" and "/etc" (depending on what can be reasonably copied from one installation to another), and the new installation will use the apt-get markings of the previous installation to download and install the appropriate packages.

I suggest we have something at the end of the Ubuntu installation process that, like at the end of the Mac OS X installation process, asks the user if he/she would like to transfer his/her files and settings from an existing copy of Ubuntu. If selected, the user can choose to transfer data via the Internet or through a USB or other physical connection. The Ubuntu install will then transfer (most of) the contents of "/home" and "/etc" (depending on what can be reasonably copied from one installation to another), and the new installation will use the apt-get markings of the previous installation to download and install the appropriate packages.

Written by futurenow123 the 17 Oct 09 at 10:36.

If ubuntu had an integrated SYSTEM BACKUP & RESTORE (compatible with RAID) we could just clone the disk and self not lose all that precious data .

If ubuntu had an integrated SYSTEM BACKUP & RESTORE (compatible with RAID) we could just clone the disk and self not lose all that precious data .

Written by Zorba the 8 Feb 10 at 08:17.

I realized a simple program with python and Qt4 to make easier backup of files or system configuration. You are totally free to modify this code, and I hope this could be useful for many Ubuntu users. I think it could be a good idea to insert it into system settings (the system settings for KDE and the settings menu for GNOME). If someone can make a porting to GTK+ the integration with GNOME will be better.

You can download the program here: zorbaproject.uuuq.com/upload/easybackupgui.tar.gz

to test it simply open a console, enter the folder where you have unpacked the tar, and type "python easybackupgui.py": some features need sudo.

I realized a simple program with python and Qt4 to make easier backup of files or system configuration. You are totally free to modify this code, and I hope this could be useful for many Ubuntu users. I think it could be a good idea to insert it into system settings (the system settings for KDE and the settings menu for GNOME). If someone can make a porting to GTK+ the integration with GNOME will be better. You can download the program here: zorbaproject.uuuq.com/upload/easybackupgui.tar.gz to test it simply open a console, enter the folder where you have unpacked the tar, and type "python easybackupgui.py": some features need sudo. <img src="http://zorbaproject.uuuq.com/upload/easybackup.jpeg">

Written by benoyanthony the 14 Jul 10 at 10:24.

Ubuntu should come up with MS windows like user interface where in user can backup the sytem and restore point is generated which can be reloaded as and when required. This restore point will include user setting and sytem setting if required by user. Also need to give provision to copy the restore point file to any required location on HDD or any other storage media.

Ubuntu should come up with MS windows like user interface where in user can backup the sytem and restore point is generated which can be reloaded as and when required. This restore point will include user setting and sytem setting if required by user. Also need to give provision to copy the restore point file to any required location on HDD or any other storage media.

Written by natureflow the 17 Oct 10 at 13:33.

I propose a "Backup Center", where you:
* Can choose directories to backup or your whole home directory
* Can create a key to encrypt your backup, if you want
* Can print your key or copy it to an media
* Can select network destinations for your backup like Ubuntu One Storage, Secure FTP, Secure WebDAV, SMB, etc.
* Can select local storage devices like USB storages
* Can select a timetable for the backup on the local USB storage, which might require the user to periodic connect it to the computer when prompted
* and, of course: Can easily play back your backup, when your files are gone

There should be an intelligent daemon in the background which accomplishes the backup. If an backup destination is not available or full, the user should be warned.

I propose a "Backup Center", where you: * Can choose directories to backup or your whole home directory * Can create a key to encrypt your backup, if you want * Can print your key or copy it to an media * Can select network destinations for your backup like Ubuntu One Storage, Secure FTP, Secure WebDAV, SMB, etc. * Can select local storage devices like USB storages * Can select a timetable for the backup on the local USB storage, which might require the user to periodic connect it to the computer when prompted * and, of course: Can easily play back your backup, when your files are gone There should be an intelligent daemon in the background which accomplishes the backup. If an backup destination is not available or full, the user should be warned.

Written by tebibyte the 2 Jan 11 at 06:15.

Use the USB Startup Disk Creator to make a mirror image of your system. And add a mechanism to sync it or mirror it back.

Use the USB Startup Disk Creator to make a mirror image of your system. And add a mechanism to sync it or mirror it back.

Written by mitcoes the 13 Jun 11 at 10:39.

At USC an option to backup to UBUNTU ONE:

1.- The list of main repository installed/unsinstalled programs and settings
2.- The same with PPAs and PPAs programs and settings

At CD Install an option to recover your list of programs and settings and in a separate option PPAs ones where you can select all or pick some. - Sometimes PPas programs can be the cause of system inestability -

This way you can make installation profiles or make easier the reinstallation when it is necessary.

As well ubuntu would know the program change / install preferences from users with datamining of this backups.

For example I use to install VLC, Qbittorrent, Chromium, Chrome, Opera, & Thunderbird

At USC an option to backup to UBUNTU ONE: 1.- The list of main repository installed/unsinstalled programs and settings 2.- The same with PPAs and PPAs programs and settings At CD Install an option to recover your list of programs and settings and in a separate option PPAs ones where you can select all or pick some. - Sometimes PPas programs can be the cause of system inestability - This way you can make installation profiles or make easier the reinstallation when it is necessary. As well ubuntu would know the program change / install preferences from users with datamining of this backups. For example I use to install VLC, Qbittorrent, Chromium, Chrome, Opera, & Thunderbird

Written by Nanotron the 28 Feb 08 at 20:17.

I feel there should be a Tool in Nautilus and Dolphin which allows mounting Images by double Click or something similar. (This feature exists int MacOS). Or with a right click on the I think that would be a very useful Tool for every one.
A good example for this is CDemu.

I know there are some other good programs, but I think that would be the easiest way

I feel there should be a Tool in Nautilus and Dolphin which allows mounting Images by double Click or something similar. (This feature exists int MacOS). Or with a right click on the I think that would be a very useful Tool for every one. A good example for this is CDemu. I know there are some other good programs, but I think that would be the easiest way

Written by Bender2k14 the 26 Jan 09 at 04:42.

I should be able to right-click a disk image and select "Mount Image" in the context-sensitive section (just as right-clicking on a disk image provides the "Write to Disk..." option).

I should be able to right-click a disk image and select "Mount Image" in the context-sensitive section (just as right-clicking on a disk image provides the "Write to Disk..." option).

Written by cbx33 the 20 Mar 09 at 12:22.

Gisomount was created to make this an easy process. It needs a little love and attention, but offered things like md5sum browsing etc. Would make a good GSoC project.

Gisomount was created to make this an easy process. It needs a little love and attention, but offered things like md5sum browsing etc. Would make a good GSoC project.

Written by markoresko the 13 May 09 at 08:35.

I use Gmount-iso to do just that.
sudo apt-get install gmountiso

But I also think that it could be more obvious to do that etc.
Maybe Gmount-iso should be available by default, under right-click on images, like proposed.

I use Gmount-iso to do just that. sudo apt-get install gmountiso But I also think that it could be more obvious to do that etc. Maybe Gmount-iso should be available by default, under right-click on images, like proposed.

Written by mikaelstaldal the 20 Oct 09 at 12:14.

Also make it possible to mount ISO images from command line without root (sudo) access.

Also make it possible to mount ISO images from command line without root (sudo) access.

Written by dexter_greycells the 24 Oct 09 at 07:41.

When the user selects the ISO file (through the keyboard arrow keys, Tab key or a single click) in nautilus a pop-up should come up asking the user to 'Double-click' the ISO file to mount it.

When the user selects the ISO file (through the keyboard arrow keys, Tab key or a single click) in nautilus a pop-up should come up asking the user to 'Double-click' the ISO file to mount it.

Written by r0g the 28 Oct 09 at 05:09.

In the form of a python script for nautilus actions.

http://www.technicalbloke.com/iso_mount.py

I don't have time to do the unmount command too but it should be easy to adapt if you know a little python, consider that homework & pls post me a copy :)

I think it would be nice if Ubuntu came with some more useful nautilus action scripts and a nicer way of adding/removing them. At the moment getting them in and out is more of a pain than it needs to be. It ought to be as easy as Firefox (if not easier!) to install plugins, maybe then people would make more.

Roger.

In the form of a python script for nautilus actions. http://www.technicalbloke.com/iso_mount.py I don't have time to do the unmount command too but it should be easy to adapt if you know a little python, consider that homework & pls post me a copy :) I think it would be nice if Ubuntu came with some more useful nautilus action scripts and a nicer way of adding/removing them. At the moment getting them in and out is more of a pain than it needs to be. It ought to be as easy as Firefox (if not easier!) to install plugins, maybe then people would make more. Roger.

Written by Lachu the 28 Oct 09 at 11:56.

Automatically mount *.iso files dragged onto computer window/desktop/places menu.

Automatically mount *.iso files dragged onto computer window/desktop/places menu.

Written by SpamBadger the 29 Feb 08 at 00:17.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #288 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #288 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by Ubuwu the 28 Feb 08 at 17:50.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #110 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #110 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by rmh the 2 Jun 09 at 21:57.

Remove Mono from the default package selection

Remove Mono from the default package selection

Written by diegoj the 8 Jun 09 at 18:34.

That's all. Save space from liveCD as Fedora Core Team is doing: replace Tomboy with Gnote and avoid patent problems.

That's all. Save space from liveCD as Fedora Core Team is doing: replace Tomboy with Gnote and avoid patent problems.

Written by diegoj the 25 Jun 09 at 21:27.

Vala is a modern language for programming in the Gnome desktop enviroment.

Its code is compiled to C and this is compiled to machine code.

Vala has got all the features that C# has, thus Vala doesn't rely on a virtual machine and isn't patented by anybody like many parts of the Mono machine (Winforms library, for example).

Promote its development and the development of applications based in Vala compiler (like Lucruri) and stop wasting resources in Mono-based projects.

<a href="http://live.gnome.org/Vala">Vala</a> is a modern language for programming in the Gnome desktop enviroment. Its code is compiled to C and this is compiled to machine code. Vala has got all the features that C# has, thus Vala doesn't rely on a virtual machine and isn't patented by anybody like many parts of the Mono machine (Winforms library, for example). Promote its development and the development of applications based in Vala compiler (like <a href = "http://lucruri.chevah.com/"> Lucruri</a>) and stop wasting resources in Mono-based projects.

Written by diegoj the 25 Jun 09 at 21:47.

Replace every Mono applications with its direct C++ port (or similar). That is:

- Tomboy must be replaced with Gnote.
- F-spot must be replaced with Solang.
- Banshee must NOT replace Rythmbox.

Why should Canonical do that? It will...
- Avoid patent demands. Winforms library is patented by Microsoft.
- Make Ubuntu applications faster. Mono is slower than machine code.
- Save live CD space.

Replace every Mono applications with its direct C++ port (or similar). That is: - Tomboy must be replaced with Gnote. - F-spot must be replaced with Solang. - Banshee must NOT replace Rythmbox. Why should Canonical do that? It will... - Avoid patent demands. Winforms library is patented by Microsoft. - Make Ubuntu applications faster. Mono is slower than machine code. - Save live CD space.

Written by jeypeyy the 25 Dec 09 at 00:15.

Same as Solution #5, but instead of using solang as a replacement for F-spot we should use Shotwell. Shotwell is an application written in Vala, the language Solution #4 wants to promote.

It's better than Solang because you can remove red eyes. Since it's written in Vala it's easy developing for GNOME, which means the development probably will be faster than for other applications.

Same as Solution #5, but instead of using solang as a replacement for F-spot we should use Shotwell. Shotwell is an application written in Vala, the language Solution #4 wants to promote. It's better than Solang because you can remove red eyes. Since it's written in Vala it's easy developing for GNOME, which means the development probably will be faster than for other applications.

Written by ubuntosaure the 11 Feb 10 at 19:46.

Remove the package "mono-runtime" in the live-cd and replace Tomboy by Gnote and Fspot by gThumb or similar.

Remove the package "mono-runtime" in the live-cd and replace Tomboy by Gnote and Fspot by gThumb or similar.

Written by Ubuwu the 28 Feb 08 at 15:22.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #40 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #40 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by rouge568 the 29 Feb 08 at 00:39.

Have a drop-down menu display when I right-click on an item, with choices such as "edit this item" "delete this item", and "add a new menu item". Also, if I click and hold on an item, it should hover and I should be able to drag it through the menus to reposition it.

Have a drop-down menu display when I right-click on an item, with choices such as "edit this item" "delete this item", and "add a new menu item". Also, if I click and hold on an item, it should hover and I should be able to drag it through the menus to reposition it.

Written by robertjlee the 29 Mar 09 at 16:50.

When you right-click on a submenu's menu item, it should not close the submenu. Instead, it should bring up a context menu with additional options to edit this submenu in the menu editor, and to hide this submenu (as well as the existing options you would get from right-clicking on a menu item within that sub-menu).

For a menu item, add extra context menu options to edit this menu item in the menu editor, to directly edit the menu item's launcher's properties, and to hide the menu item.

It should also be possible to drag menu items (including entire sub-menus), within each menu. Additionally, each sub-menu item should have a "lock to menu" checkbox option on its context menu to prevent it from being dragged (similar to panel items' "lock to panel" checkbox option).

It may even be possible to use panels and drawers to build the menus and use common code to handle the behaviour of both consistently.

The edit menus item would still be needed to remove items, and would still be useful for "bulk" changes where the user may not want to open the applications menu each time.

When you right-click on a submenu's menu item, it should not close the submenu. Instead, it should bring up a context menu with additional options to edit this submenu in the menu editor, and to hide this submenu (as well as the existing options you would get from right-clicking on a menu item within that sub-menu). For a menu item, add extra context menu options to edit this menu item in the menu editor, to directly edit the menu item's launcher's properties, and to hide the menu item. It should also be possible to drag menu items (including entire sub-menus), within each menu. Additionally, each sub-menu item should have a "lock to menu" checkbox option on its context menu to prevent it from being dragged (similar to panel items' "lock to panel" checkbox option). It may even be possible to use panels and drawers to build the menus and use common code to handle the behaviour of both consistently. The edit menus item would still be needed to remove items, and would still be useful for "bulk" changes where the user may not want to open the applications menu each time.

Written by leael the 18 Apr 09 at 13:48.

To be consistent with the panels, the user has to unlock the menu in order for the drag'n'drop to become possible. Possible implementations could be a global "Unlock Menu Elements" or better "Allow Dragging of Menu Elements".

To be consistent with the panels, the user has to unlock the menu in order for the drag'n'drop to become possible. Possible implementations could be a global "Unlock Menu Elements" or better "Allow Dragging of Menu Elements".

Written by leael the 18 Apr 09 at 13:58.

To be consistent with the panels, each item gets an "Move" entry in its context menu, thus locking the item in the mouse and let the user drag it to other locations as also into submenus, until the mouse button is clicked again.

To be consistent with the panels, each item gets an "Move" entry in its context menu, thus locking the item in the mouse and let the user drag it to other locations as also into submenus, until the mouse button is clicked again.

Written by changlinn the 29 Feb 08 at 03:36.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #687 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #687 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by amosharper the 28 Feb 08 at 17:11.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #89 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #89 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by cybermanolin the 28 Feb 08 at 15:56.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #58 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #58 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by mitzampt the 14 Feb 11 at 11:21.

Because flash drives and floppies have limited space, on delete the content should be moved to the trashcan on some other location and labeled for the floppy/flash drive...

Because flash drives and floppies have limited space, on delete the content should be moved to the trashcan on some other location and labeled for the floppy/flash drive...

Written by hereiam the 18 Apr 11 at 21:40.

A solution could be a popup which displays text that data is still in the trash from an external device and data in inside the trahs should be truncated before ejection.

A solution could be a popup which displays text that data is still in the trash from an external device and data in inside the trahs should be truncated before ejection.

Written by ipadm the 26 May 11 at 06:28.

When you receive the message like "Not enough space" it must be an option like "Clear Trash to continue copying".

When you receive the message like "Not enough space" it must be an option like "Clear Trash to continue copying".

Written by th3pr0ph3t the 2 Jun 11 at 15:00.

I remember on Windows you could choose how big your recycle bin may be: It only occupies a percentage of the drive.
So, if the recycle bin gets bigger, it should 'recycle' disk space deleting stuff you are not likely to need anymore.

If you delete something, you expect to release space.
Today, you delete something and still no free space, 'wth?' you thought at least the first time...

I remember on Windows you could choose how big your recycle bin may be: It only occupies a percentage of the drive. So, if the recycle bin gets bigger, it should 'recycle' disk space deleting stuff you are not likely to need anymore. If you delete something, you expect to release space. Today, you delete something and still no free space, 'wth?' you thought at least the first time...

Written by EthioJOB the 7 Jun 11 at 13:30.

Add an option to 'permanently delete' files in the file management preferences.

Add an option to 'permanently delete' files in the file management preferences.

Written by christopherccg the 12 Jun 11 at 20:21.

Permanently delete as default option in all Removable media, no trash option.

It would be like when you delete as root.

Permanently delete as default option in all Removable media, no trash option. It would be like when you delete as root.