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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi folks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just wondering where things stand in terms of
Feisty and access to admin tools, in particular, the installer? I am aware
that some work has been done at the desktop level to make this
a possibility, see:</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163132">http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163132</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However as things stand right now, this fix in and
of itself is not a complete solution.<BR> The problem is that in order for
this functionality to be enabled, an orbitrc file containing certain values
needs to be created in the home directory of the root user. Granted, there
are ways of getting around this issue, as described in the Ubuntu installation
wiki;but in order to appeal to as large a user base as possible, the installer
really needs to be accessible simply by running it from its desktop icon.
I know that the Ubuntu team, along with the Gnome community has been working
hard to make this sort of access a reality, and we're almost there! Has
thought been given as to how it will be handled in Feisty? Perhaps the
necessary orbitrc file could be added to the root user account by default on the
live cd, or failing that, an option, accessible via the normal user account's
preferences gui could turn it on as needed?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Al</FONT></DIV>
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