Sounds like what we're going for with the Ubuntu Tour https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tour
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 5:34 AM, Shane Fagan <shanepatrickfa...@ubuntu.com>wrote: > I thought about this a lot but instead of a welcome center id love if > we had a nice tutorial that walks you through how to use unity. So > when you open a fresh install it would ask you if you want the walk > through and then do a series of animations showing how to open the > dash, maybe the shortcut keys, how to use the indicators. So like do > some nice arrows and large tooltips saying what to do. I think the > idea of a welcome center is interesting but I think it wouldnt be as > polished as a tutorial showing them how to use everything, although in > the welcome center it would be really awesome to have a FAQ since lots > of users do get stuck on the same things. > > --fagan > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Niklas Rosenqvist > <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi! I've been thinking about the discussion at UDS concerning the problem > > with fitting extra content on only one CD. There has been some debating > on > > whether Ubuntu should stick to it's one CD policy or go with a DVD sized > > installation image or multiple CD's. I myself haven't attented UDS I've > just > > read about it on blogs. > > > > Anyway, the problem seems to be that the 700 MB that one CD offers is > very > > limiting for the Ubuntu developers to be able to ship more default > programs, > > e.g. Unity 2D, though it's also good in forcing developers to create > > lightweight programs. There are also negative sides to start with a DVD > > sized image since everyone doesn't have access to a DVD-writer but almost > > everyone with a computer has a CD-writer. And people have never been fans > of > > having to insert new CD's during installation so I have to proposed two > > solutions to this problems and my favourite is the "Ubuntu Welcome > Center". > > Today Windows greets you with a "Welcome Center" on a fresh install and > > gives the user some options to do some basic configurations with the > system. > > Hardcore users often just closes it and never opens it again but for > first > > time users I believe it could be very helpful. If Ubuntu created a > Welcome > > application with the options to download "Ubuntu Extras" - meaning a meta > > package with more "default" programs which can't be fit in the "one > > CD"-installation image. Together with an option to install the "Ubuntu > > Restricted Extras" which many new users have a hard time figuring out it > > even exists since it's not mentioned anywhere except for in forums and > blog > > posts. Maybe this can be grouped with some basic configuration options > like > > launchers for the user settings and appearance settings applications. > > The other solution I propose which shouldn't really be discussed in > Ayatana > > is to offer one CD-installation image for default Ubuntu, and one > DVD-image > > for "Ubuntu Extended" which could also be installed through the Software > > Center or the "welcome center". > > What do you guys think about the "Welcome Center" idea? > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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