Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-19 Thread Erick Brunzell
On 06/18/2013 02:03 PM, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > Wait.. Average end users are not logging in as root. Or running sudo > all the time. So how exactly is this a risk? Any time a user uses sudo > is "a bit risky for the average end user"! If you do not want them to > do that, don't give them an accou

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-19 Thread Iberê Fernandes
2013/6/18 Julien Lavergne > 2013/6/18 Leszek Lesner : > > As far as I know the gnome-disk-utility is a good diagnosis tool for > SMART > > and other data around harddrives. It also warns you whenever you make a > > destructive move. So I don't think we should remove it. > > It's also the only way

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Julien Lavergne
2013/6/18 Leszek Lesner : > As far as I know the gnome-disk-utility is a good diagnosis tool for SMART > and other data around harddrives. It also warns you whenever you make a > destructive move. So I don't think we should remove it. It's also the only way I know to format an USB drive easily (no

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013, at 08:36 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: > On 06/18/2013 05:26 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> On 2013-06-18 09:18, Erick Brunzell wrote: >>> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially >>> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. ... >> What feature i

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Erick Brunzell wrote: > > IMHO any app that allows repartitioning and/or formatting of a disc or > partition is a bit risky for the average end user. I maintain a few > dozen PC's for mostly elderly pensioners and I always remove it > post-installation just to be

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread James King
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: > On 06/18/2013 05:26 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > On 2013-06-18 09:18, Erick Brunzell wrote: > >> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially > >> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats > >>

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Erick Brunzell
On 06/18/2013 05:26 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > On 2013-06-18 09:18, Erick Brunzell wrote: >> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially >> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats >> 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it as

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Nio Wiklund
On 2013-06-18 09:18, Erick Brunzell wrote: > I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially > dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats > 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it as a > default app? > > In many ways it's compara

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
Hi, Without explaining why we should do that, it is hard to tell whether yes or no :) What makes it "potentially dangerous" application? Thank you! On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: > I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially > dangerous app in t

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Lars Noodén
On 06/18/2013 10:54 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: > I'm just trying to determine if anyone thinks it's either useful or > destructive. IMHO it's seldom useful and potentially destructive for > clueless end-users ;^) > > I think it was just pulled into Ubuntu's default apps when GNOME went to > version

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Leszek Lesner
As far as I know the gnome-disk-utility is a good diagnosis tool for SMART and other data around harddrives. It also warns you whenever you make a destructive move. So I don't think we should remove it.-- Gesendet von meinem HP Pre3Am 18.06.2013 09:24 schrieb Lars Noodén : On 06/18/2013 10:18 AM, E

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Erick Brunzell
On 06/18/2013 02:24 AM, Lars Noodén wrote: > On 06/18/2013 10:18 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: >> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially >> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats >> 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] About 'gnome-disk-utility' as a default app

2013-06-18 Thread Lars Noodén
On 06/18/2013 10:18 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: > I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially > dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats > 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it as a > default app? > > In many ways it's comp