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

[Billie Walsh]

On 11/28/2010 07:42 AM, user1 wrote:
> 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? :-)
>
>
>    
I've been thinking about this for a while. I have to wonder what kind of 
install your doing. Every install I've ever done required very little to 
make it work. Mostly "Plug-N-Play". The only things I ever have to "set 
up" are the extras that I want. Otherwise the system works 
right-out-of-the-box.

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