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).
On Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 11:47 AM Jeremy Bicha <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > -- Aaron Honeycutt - Ubuntu Fl Loco South Lead - Kubuntu Council Member
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