tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post7063748807482818302..comments2024-03-29T00:58:29.857-04:00Comments on Linux Blog: 9 features Ubuntu should implementDevOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02331067901785181627noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-55982452855512004862009-08-06T16:00:57.769-04:002009-08-06T16:00:57.769-04:00Yes with the the right hardware, a bit of luck, an...Yes with the the right hardware, a bit of luck, and lots of patience you can if you're lucky<br /><br /> 1. Easy (automated & graphical) configuration<br /> 2. Diverse hardware support (e.g., onboard and single-chip dual head video cards)<br /> 3. high performance (Xypher, xnest etc. have very poor performance)<br /> 4. Audio & USB key support<br /> 5. Multi-seat features (Turn one PC into 2) <br /> 6. Free for personal use.<br /><br />Userful Multiplier has all these things. You can install it directly from Ubuntu Multiverse:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-59880069299060584172009-04-28T13:39:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:39:00.000-04:00A tour of Xubuntu in a virtual machine. The name X...A tour of Xubuntu in a virtual machine. The name Xubuntu is a combination of Xfce Desktop Environment and Ubuntu. Xfce originally was an abbreviation for XForms Common Environment, while Ubuntu means "humanity towards others".Xubuntu's goals are to: "provide an easy to use distribution, based on Ubuntu, using Xfce as the graphical desktop, with a focus on integration, usability and performance, with a particular focus on low memory footprint.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://techunits.com/content/list_all/19/ubuntu" REL="nofollow">http://techunits.com/content/list_all/19/ubuntu</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-15928063012199400082009-03-12T11:52:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:52:00.000-04:00OK, this will probably get lost in the sea of repl...OK, this will probably get lost in the sea of replies, but here are a couple of features I believe should be borrowed from the Mac, and a couple which would beat the other desktop OS’s!<BR/><BR/>These i believe relate to fundamental usuability concerns which will put desktop users off, not silly bling to get them suckered in the first place…<BR/><BR/>1. Remote Filesystems - There are currently implemented through gvfs. This is great if you are using a GNOME program, but there is plenty of software which isn’t.<BR/><BR/>On OSX, any Samba or Appletalk shares are mounted under /Volumes, just like local mounts. They are *really* mounted, that is to say accesible from *any* process through normal file handling calls.<BR/><BR/>What should happen is that the user’s mount request is passed through to HAL which will then use the appropriate kernel support (or in the case of ssh or ftp, an appropriate FUSE module could be used).<BR/><BR/>Obviously a lot of consideration would need to be given as to where the filesystems actually get mounted to, and whether uid’s / gid’s need to be mapped. Also, i realize this would be a major re-design to GNOME, so i don’t expect this to happen overnight ;)<BR/><BR/>2. If the user is an Administrator (In the ‘wheel’ group / or done using sudo?), and they copy/move files into a location they cannot access, instead of being outright denied (and having to resort to the shell or whatever) they should be allowed to authenticate with either the root password (for distros which do it that way), or their own password (via sudo). Or indeed another user / password (let’s say you are at a non-privileged user’s session trying to fix something).<BR/><BR/>Let’s say you want to install a firefox extension for all users of the system. Or a ScummVM game. Wahetever - the point is, on the Mac, if you drop something where you technically shouldn’t, assuming you are an administrator, you can authenticate and the file copy /move proceeeds.<BR/><BR/>The owner / group of the files / directories that get copied should be sensibly derived based on the owner / group of the majority of files in the destination directory (or indeed the directory itself).<BR/><BR/>Also ‘take ownership’ should be implemented (for ‘administrators’) - it would be nice to not have to open the shell EVER for simple chown / chmod tasks! I don’t really know POSIX ACL’s, but i know Leopard has introduced support for them in the Finder, so this should be implemented too…<BR/><BR/>3. Queued file copying/move when the destination filesystem is the same for a copy already in progress.<BR/><BR/>I sometimes move some big files around, but i hate the thought of fragmenting my destination filesystem or slowing down the overall throughput of the copy due to context switching between the files.<BR/><BR/>Which means i normally end up waiting for the copy to complete before proceeding to the next file.<BR/><BR/>Obviously this behaviour should be optional and decided when the user ‘pastes’ or ‘drops’ (when a copy/move to that destination filesystem is already in process) - if you have a huge dvd image copying and want to chuck a few text files over, you shouldn’t have to wait for that…<BR/><BR/>4. More nautilus extensions for common tasks (yes i know some of these exist already) - batch resize images, batch rename files, send file(s) to email client (my mother relies on this behaviour in Windows) etc - I know someone who won’t use Linux / Gnome / Nautilus on his Work PC because he is so used to Tortoise SVN !!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361030125174619624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-16916429765007533472009-03-10T07:02:00.000-04:002009-03-10T07:02:00.000-04:00Great Ideas peeps. You know you can submit them al...Great Ideas peeps. You know you can submit them all at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-40355564200547124882009-03-09T08:59:00.000-04:002009-03-09T08:59:00.000-04:00all u tards that are stuck in the brown mud lighte...all u tards that are stuck in the brown mud lighten up a bit. The Trash idea is brilliant. The active icons rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-51692672710685629532009-03-09T08:04:00.000-04:002009-03-09T08:04:00.000-04:00Built in Parental Controls.Built in Parental Controls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-67337230445226724042009-03-09T07:19:00.000-04:002009-03-09T07:19:00.000-04:00I would like to be able to install Windows and App...I would like to be able to install Windows and Apple software completely transparent. Not even have to think about that an app is made for another OS it should just work :)Jukka-Pekka Keisalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374604779600767780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-82321775615234556802009-03-09T06:00:00.000-04:002009-03-09T06:00:00.000-04:00really I would like to see the Visual Folders hier...really I would like to see the Visual Folders hierarchyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-91855091221306862672009-03-09T05:55:00.000-04:002009-03-09T05:55:00.000-04:00Oh no! I don't want to see any of this in Ubuntu! ...Oh no! I don't want to see any of this in Ubuntu! Unless there is two separate versions: 1. Eye Canydy and 2. Standard edition;) for healthy people;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-58802593526020359142009-03-09T04:59:00.001-04:002009-03-09T04:59:00.001-04:00Ubuntu is to me best in every way. From their hope...Ubuntu is to me best in every way. From their hopeful mission statement to the comprehensive online documentation and finally the truly amazing and I am sure very difficult release schedule.<BR/> <BR/> Though Dell still still offers Ubuntu as an option it isn't making a lot of money from it. The long term support service is seemingly too expensive for many home users, and large corporations run windows on the desktop for compatibility with Microsoft. Gamers too. %^&* .NET, D.R.M. and DirectX. (sigh) <BR/><BR/> The only feature I would ask for The best operating system yet is financial success.<BR/><BR/>~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-39187256211366601892009-03-09T04:59:00.000-04:002009-03-09T04:59:00.000-04:00well, i did not take the time to read all the comm...well, i did not take the time to read all the comments, so maybe i'm just repeating myself.<BR/>ubuntu (and most linux distros) are community build and driven. so... have u ever considered building any of these features and making it avaiable for ubuntu????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-34965285538816497442009-03-09T04:57:00.000-04:002009-03-09T04:57:00.000-04:00Ubuntu is to me best in every way. From their hope...Ubuntu is to me best in every way. From their hopeful mission statement to the comprehensive online documentation and finally the truly amazing and I am sure very difficult release schedule.<BR/> <BR/> Though Dell still still offers Ubuntu as an option it isn't making a lot of money from it. The long term support service is seemingly too expensive for many home users, and large corporations run windows on the desktop for compatibility with Microsoft. Gamers too. %^&* .NET, D.R.M. and DirectX. (sigh) <BR/><BR/> The only feature I would ask for The best operating system yet is financial success.<BR/><BR/>~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-40494490403861808382009-03-09T04:52:00.000-04:002009-03-09T04:52:00.000-04:00You people still have no clue. Do you live in the ...You people still have no clue. Do you live in the real world?<BR/><BR/>There are only two features that Ubuntu needs:<BR/><BR/>1- Become a desktop platform. <BR/>2- Find a way to be profitable and pour a lot more resources in their development that they're doing now. Being free and all it's nice, but software does not develop itself, and a modern OS is much more than just lines of code. Graphic artists and usability experts, anyone?<BR/><BR/>Since I know that nobody will listen, Ubuntu will fade into total irrelevance, as this was the fate of every other Linux-based toy OS out there. Don't say nobody ever told you this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-85154207441021105622009-03-09T04:28:00.000-04:002009-03-09T04:28:00.000-04:00Maybe add this ideas to brainstorm.ubuntu.com?Maybe add this ideas to brainstorm.ubuntu.com?Magnesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428784692200757208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-84997627705213901612009-03-09T03:41:00.000-04:002009-03-09T03:41:00.000-04:00Wow, it's a good listWow, it's a good listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-85208780543342185942009-03-09T03:04:00.000-04:002009-03-09T03:04:00.000-04:00Magically Morph into PClinuxOSMagically Morph into PClinuxOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-24530922505385164542009-03-09T02:32:00.000-04:002009-03-09T02:32:00.000-04:00Who said "Ubuntu is not an operating system. Ubunt...Who said "Ubuntu is not an operating system. Ubuntu is a distribution"?<BR/><BR/>Come on, that's like saying "a frog is not an animal. A frog is an amphibian."<BR/><BR/>SteveSteve Mouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254571216740447620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-39529824523840277912009-03-09T01:18:00.000-04:002009-03-09T01:18:00.000-04:00The date/time applet can already show weather for ...The date/time applet can already show weather for the locations that you can add.Vinod Kharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329996665270601782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-18798779802870669572009-03-09T00:58:00.000-04:002009-03-09T00:58:00.000-04:00um, most of these already exist.1. The gnome apple...um, most of these already exist.<BR/><BR/>1. The gnome applet already does this<BR/>2. This already exists and I am using it now<BR/>http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/All+Day+Long+(Animated+Wallpaper)?content=83443<BR/>3. Trash bin!<BR/>4. Disk usage analyzer<BR/>5. Maybe but I thought that was what a calender was for.<BR/>6. I agree with that<BR/>7. Boxee, but I don't think it should enabled by default<BR/>8. This is being worked on<BR/>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/17320/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-6400561844048539472009-03-09T00:46:00.000-04:002009-03-09T00:46:00.000-04:00But why - all that eye candy - Personally, I prefe...But why - all that eye candy - Personally, I prefer a black background and nothing to distract me from my mission.<BR/>Let's encourage bugfixes before beauty; not that there's anything "buggy" about Ubuntu, but there are many third parties can do all the "dog and pony show" effects, while the Canonical folks should keep stability and security as Priority One.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-63022726871326976572009-03-09T00:34:00.000-04:002009-03-09T00:34:00.000-04:00Excellent article. My favorite one was the folder ...Excellent article. My favorite one was the folder hierarchy. That is the greatest "Desktop" feature I've ever seen, it would be good to use it on the "Home" folder too for those like me who find icons on the desktop as obstacles for the wallpaper view.Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140320072138657322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-19465521033306911242009-03-09T00:15:00.000-04:002009-03-09T00:15:00.000-04:00For them weather part, there is already that featu...For them weather part, there is already that feature. I have the current weather in my system tray.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716971068389584689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-91184422009744021972009-03-09T00:14:00.000-04:002009-03-09T00:14:00.000-04:00Most of them look like what you'd get if you start...Most of them look like what you'd get if you started first with Mac OS X's Aqua desktop environment and simply took things to their logical conclusion. I really like them. Whether they should be there "by default" or presented to the user for post-fresh-install installation can be debated (and is over at UbuntuForums), but they are good ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-61795006713299235012009-03-08T23:48:00.000-04:002009-03-08T23:48:00.000-04:00Tank you for best commentTank you for best commentClaitom Segahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813081223672426653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006114617625504970.post-26551972424911700362009-03-08T23:45:00.000-04:002009-03-08T23:45:00.000-04:00sorry to leave a negative comment but these ideas ...sorry to leave a negative comment but these ideas are horrible. the weather thing is the only thing useful. all of these other suggestions are just changes to the appearance that really dont need to be made. maybe ubuntu could release a media center edition but then it would seem that they are trying to be like microsoft. i mean, you don't see Mac OS X media center edition do you? i like the suggestions that Anonymous made about simple image mounting and better support for mime types. those are functions that make sense rather than changing the way ubuntu looks.kewshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345488618986179305noreply@blogger.com