[Bug 419194] Re: We have hardly any data on why people cancel installations
Marcus Tomlinson
marcus.tomlinson at canonical.com
Thu Mar 5 12:00:56 UTC 2020
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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
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Title:
We have hardly any data on why people cancel installations
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Binary package hint: ubiquity
The Ubuntu installer consists of several rather tricky steps, and
people can bail out of the process at any time before clicking
"Install". We have a reasonable suspicion that the partitioning step
is the most difficult, but beyond that, if people give up, we have
very little idea of why.
This could be fixed by introducing an ubuntu.com database that stores
basic information about someone cancelling the installation: what step
they cancelled on, and any reason they provided.
Then we could prompt people who close the installer window, asking
them why they're doing so. We should do this only when (a) there is a
working Internet connection, and (b) the ubuntu.com server has
responded positively to Ubiquity asking it whether it is accepting
feedback. (Probably we would turn this on just for a day or two each
cycle.)
Mozilla does a similar thing for Firefox:
<http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2009/07/30/an-improved-experience-
for-2000000-non-firefox-users/>
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