[Live-demo] [OSGeo] #989: bury the "install" button a bit deeper to avoid accidental hard drive reformats

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#989: bury the "install" button a bit deeper to avoid accidental hard drive
reformats
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 Reporter:  hamish   |       Owner:  live-demo@…              
     Type:  task     |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  major    |   Milestone:  OSGeoLive6.0Final        
Component:  LiveDVD  |    Keywords:  6.0                      
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Description changed by hamish:

Old description:

> Hi,
>
> it worries me a bit that a new user will pick up the DVD and click past
> the warnings that install ubuntu will reformat your hard drive. great way
> to lose a customer.
>
> the default 'chroot method' puts this in your face a bit more, so we
> might consider making the autoboot just offer the "Try ${RELEASE}"
> button, and leave the "Install ${RELEASE}" to the documented desktop icon
> or elsewhere.
>
> it seems the file to hack is /usr/share/ubiquity/gtk/stepLanguage.ui
>
> maybe we can just remove the GtkButton <child> object for "" on lines
> 88-108
> and the image object for ubuntu_installed.png on lines 75-87? (hopefully
> the widget packing of the rest adapts well)
>
> better yet, figure how to bypass ubiquity at boot time all together, but
> still have it work if the user installs from the menu. maybe just edit
> /etc/init/ubiquity.conf and comment out the "starton" lines at the top?
>

> Hamish

New description:

 Hi,

 it worries me a bit that a new user will pick up the DVD and click past
 the warnings that install ubuntu will reformat your hard drive. great way
 to lose a customer.

 the default 'chroot method' puts this in your face a bit more, so we might
 consider making the autoboot just offer the "Try ${RELEASE}" button, and
 leave the "Install ${RELEASE}" to the documented desktop icon or
 elsewhere.

 it seems the file to hack is /usr/share/ubiquity/gtk/stepLanguage.ui

 maybe we can just remove the GtkButton <child> object for "install_ubuntu"
 on lines 88-108
 and the image object for ubuntu_installed.png on lines 75-87? (hopefully
 the widget packing of the rest adapts well)

 better yet, figure how to bypass ubiquity at boot time all together, but
 still have it work if the user installs from the menu. maybe just edit
 /etc/init/ubiquity.conf and comment out the "starton" lines at the top?


 Hamish

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