How to transfer settings from one fresh install to a ubuntu newbies install

[user1]

How to transfer settings from one install to a ubuntu newbies install.

I have read, that a lot of newbies who want to start using ubuntu does 
not because the initial setup after a fresh install is too difficult.

Some people suggest that linux Mint is better because it does not need so 
much setup.

Then my suggestion is to make setup more easy, but I am not quite sure 
about how to do it.

I read following link:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1585001

Each time I have made a fresh install I have used a lot of time and linux 
knowledge to setup my ubuntu, but a newbie will not be able to do it, and 
so ubuntu loses a lot of newbies who stays at windoze because it is too 
difficult.

So my suggestion is to make it possible for a newbie to make a fresh 
install, and then to add "something" to finish the installation so the 
ubuntui is fully working without any further setup.

The installation should end up with the newbie to just change username 
and pasword of his/hers own choice.

This "something" should contain: Necessary repos, necessary deb packages, 
a sources.list file, a /home folder and a /etc folder?

I would like to hear some suggestions about how to do this in a very easy 
to way, possible mostly automatic so all newbies would be able to do it 
with possible a few mouse clicks?

This is very important to make more people able to switch to ubuntu, I 
think? :-)