Ubuntu desktop configuration wizard (suggestion)

[Rui Andrada]

On 4/12/05, Frank Niedermann <fbn at thelogic.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm missing an important feature:
> 
> Ubuntu desktop configuration wizard
> 
> After the Installation (which is very nice) the user gets the GDM login
> screen and then the Gnome 2.10 desktop.
> 
> But what to do next? There are some things most desktop users will try
> to do after a brand new installation like installing more applications
> and codecs for audio / video, web-plugins, desktop environment settings,
> mounting eventually available windows partitions and so on.
> 
> Users which are new to Linux/Ubuntu/Gnome have to learn, try and search
> to get all these things working which is sometimes good because they
> really learn a lot but I believe most users want to use the system in
> a short time and not spend a bunch of hours searching the web about
> how to do general things after an installation.
> 
> "This should just work" - a graphical wizard that starts after the
> first login to Gnome and asks the user "do you want to use packages
> from the universe and multiverse? explanation ..." would be great.
> 
> Explanation is important but should not be too long - users want to
> work with the os and the applications they usually don't want to learn
> how there are working.
> 
> The wizard should then change settings and execute an apt-get update
> in the background while the wizard asks the next questions.
> 
> Sure this wizard has to be optional and should be as intuitive as
> possible because some people could get annoyed of being asked stupid
> (in their mind) questions by the wizard. So the first question could
> be "Are you a new user to Linux / Unbutu / Gnome?" and based on this
> answer the wizard should pre-select the questions it asks the user.
> 
> An expert could exit the wizard and do everything on his own if he
> wants to so he has affort of one click.
> 
> What do you think about that?
> 
> Regards,
> Frank
> 
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Hi, I'm new to Ubuntu too, but not to debian and gnome.
And I remember a time ago one start-up wizard in gnome, where it go?
This suggestion is pretty good, but the wizard goal should be, 
powerful/speed questions/friendly, in these particular order.

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Rui Andrada
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