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Choosing “About This Computer” should open a normal, non-modal window in the center of the screen.

Ubuntu version

The main text in the window should be the Ubuntu version, followed by “pre-release” if it is not a release version, otherwise “LTS” if it is an LTS version. For example:

• Ubuntu 14.04 pre-release
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.10

Menus

File
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  Close  Ctrl W

Edit
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  Copy  Ctrl C

Copy

Choosing the Copy command should copy all the text shown in the window, colon-and-space-delimited:

Ubuntu 13.04 (64-bit)
Computer name: mistletoe
Model: Lenovo ThinkPad T420
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.7 GHz ×2
Graphics: Intel 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2
Memory: 4 GB
Disk: 100 GB, 26.8 GB free

Phone

On Ubuntu Phone, “About this phone” should be in System Settings — because, while it isn’t a setting, overall UI real estate is at a premium and there isn’t a better place to put it.

Each value should have the standard UI for copying it as a whole (bug 1286282).

The manufacturer and model should be on a single line, separated by a space.

When being tested/demoed on a PC, the “Serial” and “IMEI” items should not be present.

The “OS” value should be “{human name} (r{image number})”, for example “Ubuntu 13.10 (r81)”.

The “Last updated” value should be the date on which a system update was last installed, or “Never” for a fresh install.

“Check For Updates” should navigate to the “Software Updates” panel.

Below “Check For Updates” should be a standalone “Storage” item (not shown). We might add other hardware-related items here later.

“Software licenses” should navigate to a “Software licenses” screen, containing a page stack item for each piece of system software and default app. Each item should navigating to a screen with the software name as its header, and a readable text view of the license for that software, or else the text ‘Sorry, there was a problem displaying the license for “{name of software}”.’ (bug 1206150).

We will probably discover more legal requirements to display information here.

“Storage”

In the “Storage” screen, each storage amount should be displayed in the most appropriate unit for that amount — to zero decimal places for bytes, and one decimal place for any other unit.

“By Name” and “By Size” should sort the list of applications, “By Size” largest first.

In both the chart and list, the size for each application should be the total of the application itself, plus any documents and data it has saved.

“Software licenses”

The “Software licenses” screen should list, in alphabetical order, all the packages included in the system image, each expanding to reveal the copyright license(s) that cover it.

“Regulatory info”

The “Regulatory info” screen should present whatever regulatory identifiers, logos, and certifications are required in the markets where the devices are offered.