Re: Run From Pocket Drive Installer Option?
On 11/18/2010 05:50 PM, Dustin Kirkland wrote: We could probably just detect if you have a persistence file on the media, and if there's anything of value in it, and if so, then change the verbiage from "Try Ubuntu" to "Launch Your Live Ubuntu" or something more appropriate. As a step further, if the persistence file is there, and you click Try Ubuntu, maybe it would be worthwhile to just avoid launching Ubiquity in maybe mode in the future from that stick. -- Mario Limonciello supe...@ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Re: Run From Pocket Drive Installer Option?
Hi, No dia 18 de Nov de 2010, às 23:50, Dustin Kirkland escreveu: > -- > :-Dustin > > 8, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Jono Bacon wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Apologies if this is not the right place to ask, but one of the most >> interesting and valuable features in Ubuntu for me, is the ability to >> run an installation entirely from a USB disk. This is also particularly >> attractive for encouraging our community to test developer releases and >> help us bug reporting, triage, and fixing. >> >> Today the installer has two options: >> >> * Try Ubuntu >> * Install Ubuntu >> >> I am wondering if we should provide a third option for those who have >> booted from a USB disk with persistance switched on: "Run Ubuntu From >> Your Pocket Driver" (or some better wording), which will allow you to >> use the USB stick as the main disk. >> >> I think this could be a really valuable feature for (a) people trying >> Ubuntu in more real-world situations where they set up their email, chat >> accounts etc and run it from the USB stick, and (b) help us with >> testing. > > We could probably just detect if you have a persistence file on the > media, and if there's anything of value in it, and if so, then change > the verbiage from "Try Ubuntu" to "Launch Your Live Ubuntu" or > something more appropriate. > > :-Dustin > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel I think you should try to detect persistence file on the USB stick. This way we could run our personalized OS on every diferent machine. This would be a great alternative to live CDs, it stays in the middle of a live CD and a hard disk installation. Nuno Paquete -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Re: Run From Pocket Drive Installer Option?
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 17:50 -0600, Dustin Kirkland wrote: > We could probably just detect if you have a persistence file on the > media, and if there's anything of value in it, and if so, then change > the verbiage from "Try Ubuntu" to "Launch Your Live Ubuntu" or > something more appropriate. I think that would work great. Is this specced out in anyone's planned work? Jono -- Jono Bacon Ubuntu Community Manager jono(at)ubuntu(dot)com www.ubuntu.com : www.jonobacon.org www.twitter.com/jonobacon : www.identi.ca/jonobacon -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Re: Run From Pocket Drive Installer Option?
-- :-Dustin 8, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Jono Bacon wrote: > Hi All, > > Apologies if this is not the right place to ask, but one of the most > interesting and valuable features in Ubuntu for me, is the ability to > run an installation entirely from a USB disk. This is also particularly > attractive for encouraging our community to test developer releases and > help us bug reporting, triage, and fixing. > > Today the installer has two options: > > * Try Ubuntu > * Install Ubuntu > > I am wondering if we should provide a third option for those who have > booted from a USB disk with persistance switched on: "Run Ubuntu From > Your Pocket Driver" (or some better wording), which will allow you to > use the USB stick as the main disk. > > I think this could be a really valuable feature for (a) people trying > Ubuntu in more real-world situations where they set up their email, chat > accounts etc and run it from the USB stick, and (b) help us with > testing. We could probably just detect if you have a persistence file on the media, and if there's anything of value in it, and if so, then change the verbiage from "Try Ubuntu" to "Launch Your Live Ubuntu" or something more appropriate. :-Dustin -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Run From Pocket Drive Installer Option?
Hi All, Apologies if this is not the right place to ask, but one of the most interesting and valuable features in Ubuntu for me, is the ability to run an installation entirely from a USB disk. This is also particularly attractive for encouraging our community to test developer releases and help us bug reporting, triage, and fixing. Today the installer has two options: * Try Ubuntu * Install Ubuntu I am wondering if we should provide a third option for those who have booted from a USB disk with persistance switched on: "Run Ubuntu From Your Pocket Driver" (or some better wording), which will allow you to use the USB stick as the main disk. I think this could be a really valuable feature for (a) people trying Ubuntu in more real-world situations where they set up their email, chat accounts etc and run it from the USB stick, and (b) help us with testing. Is anyone working on this today? Jono -- Jono Bacon Ubuntu Community Manager jono(at)ubuntu(dot)com www.ubuntu.com : www.jonobacon.org www.twitter.com/jonobacon : www.identi.ca/jonobacon -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
