Ubuntu has big usability problem with lots of network cards, which are not
supported by open source drivers, but works fine with ndiswrapper and
closed-source Windows drivers from CD, included with network card.
In Ubuntu Live and install CD's and in default installation Ubuntu should
include not only ndiswrapper-utils package, but also info from
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation and
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/List, I think. Without
this info users, who have only ndiswrapper supported network cards, can't
connect to internet, even advanced linux users can't :(
Best decision would be to include some user-friendly wizard to install
drivers for network cards, which doesn't have open source drivers in
ubuntu, but works through ndiswrapper and closed-source drivers for
Windows.
** Changed in: Baltix
Importance: Untriaged => Medium
Assignee: (unassigned) => Mantas Kriaučiūnas
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
Target: None => dapper
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ndiswrapper-utils not installed automatically
https://launchpad.net/bugs/38081
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