UbuntuExpress status: update

Alexandre Strube surak at surak.eti.br
Wed Aug 24 11:23:38 CDT 2005


On Qua, 2005-08-24 at 16:11 +0200, Javier Carranza wrote:

> 	This new release is complete functional. It can format, copy and
> install Ubuntu Breezy from Live environment so __use it at your own
> risk__ (be careful), but partman integration is yet needed (we are
> awaiting some feedback from Colin to help us, when he's available).
> Also, when last features about GraphicalPartitiongTool (related to
> mountpoints) is to be integrated, we'll apply the convenient changes
> into our implementations.

Hello Javier,

I just tested it on breezy live from August 19,2005 (the last one for
i386 at cdimage.ubuntu.com)

It installs fine, no more dependency troubles.

However, I noticed some things:

1: I booted using pt_BR as my language, but it appeared in english. The
messages file changed so much that last week's pt_BR cannot be used
anymore? If that's the case, I can translate it again.

2) At top of the screen, there are installation's five steps. There is a
thin square on each of those steps.

3) At step 0, the ubuntu logo appears with a yellow square, when the
screen background is white.

4) At screen 0, the "quick guide" is the one for guadalinex. As far as I
recall, the quick guide for ubuntu is in your SVN repo also.

5) At screen 0 and quick guide, there is a (C) 2005 Canonical Ltd. This
seems like a link, but it does nothing. Therefore, it should not be a
link.

6) At screen 1 (identification), you have to manually put the focus at
that "Forward" button, when an enter would be acceptable.

7) At screen 1, the password icon has a white background, and it was
resized to have the same size the other icons. An icon which would look
like /usr/share/pixmaps/gaim/dialogs/gaim_auth.png (without that gaim
logo) could be better.

8) the password field accepts the shortest passwords. Wouldn't be better
it it could accept only passwords bigger than X?

9) The first screen has the top ubuntu logo background going up to the
right side of the screen. At screen 1, it stays at half of the screen,
when the right side has the label "Identify yourself and your computer!"

10) Same for screen 2, "Make some space for the new system!"

11) At screen 2, it is blank, but for the Forward and Cancel down there.
Wouldnt be good if instead of a "cancel", which exits silently, have a
"back" button there, to review user/password?

12) At screen 2, when you click "Forward", the installer exits, and the
following python exception is shown at console:

root at ubuntu:/home/ubuntu/Desktop # installer
plugin_get_value 1
plugin_get_value 2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ue/frontend/gtkui.py", line 
266, in on_next_clicked
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ue/frontend/gtkui.py", line 
151, in progress_loop
    ex(path + 'format.py')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ue/misc.py", line 53, in ex
    status = subprocess.call(args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 428, in call
    return Popen(*args, **kwargs).wait()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 558, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 991, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
root at ubuntu:/home/ubuntu/Desktop #

Hope this helps.

-- 
Alexandre Strube <surak at surak.eti.br>




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