On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 02:11, Felipe Figueiredo wrote:
> Peter,
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>> Then came the deathnell for using the system because at 82% of
>> installation IT SETS UP AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND USES MY ADSL MODEM
>
> The subject seems much more harsh than the body. The only complaint, as I see
> it, is
There is a related (the 82% thing) thread on the forums at
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=580129 . This is being stuck
at 82% because the mirrors are slow probably due to high traffic...
I agree that the desktop ISO installer should not attempt to
automatically connect and download updat
I'm afraid I don't quite grasp the severity of automatic network access:
Windows (as it installs by default) will automatically download security fixes
without asking, and will even restart your computer so you can immediately
enjoy these patches. (It usually plays nice, but a hotfix or two occ
I would agree with Vladmir (phcoder). Ubuntu tries to be a distro that
non-tech-savy people can just plug in and use. That requires it to make some
decisions for the user (such as automatically downloading security patches)
which normal users really just don't care about.
If you don't want it to d
This access was just autmoatic package update. You can disable it but
then you'll be unable to install new software. The idea behind ubuntu is
to make a system for average user but with possibility of customization
so its default install gets you pretty much to "average user" system.
If you wa
Peter,
Disclaimer: I'm a regular user, not a Ubuntu developer, nor affiliated with
Canonical in any form.
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On Tuesday 23 December 2008 18:02:15 Evan Dand
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From: Peter Henderson (2nd Acnt)
Date: Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Subject: You lost a new Ubuntu user
To: ubuntu-devel-ow..
