I'm curious on why you want to remove timezone selection. All the other changes sound great as I would like a better partitioning setup for encrypted machines as I feel the current one is not the best (not sure if my issues are just with our KDE/Qt one or not). <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 11:47 AM Jeremy Bicha <<a href="mailto:jbicha@ubuntu.com">jbicha@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks Carl for starting this conversation! I'm forwarding this to ubuntu-devel for you so that this discussion can reach a wider audience. Thanks, Jeremy Bicha On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Carl Richell <<a href="mailto:carl@system76.com" target="_blank">carl@system76.com</a>> wrote: > System76 would like to use GNOME Initial Setup for user configuration. > Currently, there is duplication with Ubiquity. > > > We propose changing Ubiquity to add a “minimal” mode, triggered by a kernel > parameter (a flag similar to how OEM install is triggered now). This enables > flavors to use whichever version makes sense for them. System76’s Pop!_OS > and the elementary OS team are interested in using “minimal”. Minimal might > be attractive to Ubuntu w/ GNOME as well. > > > “Minimal” will contain the least amount necessary to install the OS. We also > prefer off-line installs with minimal which would remove options to download > updates or install 3rd party software during install. This requires adding > language packs to the iso when using minimal. > > > Minimal screens: > > Welcome/Language Select - change: add KB Layout [1] > > Installation Type - change: move hostname here [2] > > If full disk encryption is chosen, Choose Security Key screen. > > --Timezone: we’d like to remove timezone but Ubiquity is crashing when we do > so. More investigation is necessary. > > > [1] KB layout currently comes after “Installation Type”. Users can’t set > their layout before typing a full-disk encryption password. Moving KB layout > forward would fix this. However, Ubuntu uses the first Welcome Screen to > display both language and “Try Ubuntu” or “Install Ubuntu”. A couple of > ideas: > > > Boot to a live environment with a “Install Ubuntu” icon on the desktop. > > For a “complete” Ubiquity install, move KB layout after the Welcome Screen. > > > [2] Hostname is currently on the “Who are you?” screen. It uses the username > and DMI information to populate the hostname. We propose using the same DMI > information, adding 4 hexadecimals to the end (a checksum of the MAC address > “Galag-Pro-A8F3”), and moving the hostname up to the “Installation Type” > screen. This enables “minimal” installs to set the hostname and business > customers can install the OS on multiple machines, with automatic or custom > hostnames, then give the computer to their user for account setup. > > > Current Ubiquity “Complete” Screens > > Welcome w/ Language Select and “Try Ubuntu” or “Install Ubuntu” > > Preparing to Install Ubuntu w/ Download Updates and Install 3rd Party > checkboxes > > Installation Type w/ drive setup and full disk encryption > > If full disk is chosen, Choose Security Key > > Timezone > > Keyboard Layout > > Who Are You? w/ user account setup and hostname > > > Proposed Ubiquity “Complete” Screen > > Welcome w/ Language Select and “Try Ubuntu” or “Install Ubuntu” > > Keyboard Layout > > Preparing to Install Ubuntu w/ Download Updates and Install 3rd Party > checkboxes > > Installation Type w/ drive setup and full disk encryption ADD hostname > > If full disk is chosen, Choose Security Key > > Timezone > > Who Are You? w/ user account setup REMOVE hostname -- ubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel</a> </blockquote></div><div dir="ltr">-- </div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Aaron Honeycutt - Ubuntu Fl Loco South Lead - Kubuntu Council Member </div>