@Colin Watson,
The suggestion is based on my impression that the only 2 process are the
apt-get update and download of language packs.
Or are there other processes?
** Description changed:
Currently, the installer stalls at 82% with no user-freindly instructions or
feedback about the download progress.
This takes a considerable amount of time with slow connections and new users
often wonder if the installation has stalled.
Present dialogue :
Configuring apt
[ 82% ]
Scanning the mirror....
New users dont know what apt or mirror actually means!
Suggestion:
- Explain the process better and allow users to skip this step.
+ Explain the process better and allow users to skip the downloads.
+
+
+ Configuring update-manager
+ [ 82% ]
+ Updating from network...
+
Downloading language packs (N Mb) ...
[ 82% ]
Language packs are essential for better localization of the Ubuntu install.
Skip this step
--------------Old Description-------------
When installing Ubuntu desktop on a computer with a slow Internet connection,
the "Configuring Apt" stage of the installer sits at 82% while 'apt-get update'
runs in the background. The user cannot see it running and therefore cannot
cancel it if they know the update will take a very long time.
While having the network update during installation is quite convenient,
it can also take a very, very long time for those of us who want to
install first and update later. I think there should be an option
somewhere in the installation that asks if the user would like to
connect to the Internet to get updates/activate repositories.
For the record, the update takes about 10 minutes on a DSL line that
gets 20 kB/s (~256 kbps?).
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/172879
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