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The following are issues that I would like to see fixed in the next release of Ubuntu. Feel free to confirm any bugs that affects you by clicking on the +affectsmetoo link.

gdmsetup

In the previous releases, gdmsetup had all options configurable graphically. The community is developing a graphical utility gdm2setup. Lack of an updated gdmsetup or "Login Screen" configuration utility causes users to have problems accomplishing the following tasks:

• Install/Change the GDM Theme +affectsmetoo

• Turn on remote login (XDMCP) +affectsmetoo (Workaround available)

• Allow TCP logins to Xserver +affectsmetoo (Workaround available)

• Enable multiple logins for a single user +affectsmetoo

• Remove Shutdown/Reboot option form actions menu +affectsmetoo

label/uuid-based mountpoints

HAL used to mount unlabeled disks to /media/disk. Its successor devicekit-disks now mounts unlabeled disks to /media/f5d1d6cf-22d8-4db0-9ae3-816001dd248b/ (which is intimidating to novice user) and labeled disks to /media/label. In certain use-cases this could be the only way a user can identify a drive, and they may need to type it in manually. It is not simple for a user to change a label. Currently palimpsest can do this on an unmounted disk. Nautilus should be able to change a disk label without needing the user to unmount the disk.

• Unlabeled partitions are mounted under their UUIDs +affectsmetoo

• Feature request: Provide support for changing volume labels in nautilus +affectsmetoo

usb-creator

There are stability, usability and technical issues with usb-creator. As a vital piece of software for the distribution, usb-creator should undergo a more rigorous testing and quality assurance process.

• USB Creator does not warn or ask user to confirm before formatting disks +affectsmetoo

• Regression: usb-creator stopped using abstracted device for device paths +affectsmetoo

• Error "Unable to mount Filesystem. A job is pending" when inserting drive +affectsmetoo

• Error "DBus error org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.NotFound: The given volume was not found" when formating +affectsmetoo

• Does not provide UI notification when a partition cannot be unmounted +affectsmetoo

• Standardize the formatting process: reformat fat16 to fat32 before starting +affectsmetoo

• ubuntu-bug and apport-collect should attach .usbcreator.log +affectsmetoo

• Should not re-mount all connected drives on startup +affectsmetoo

clipboard

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS A GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE PROJECT - The Great Clipboard Fixing Galore Project, Student: Sarah Strong Mentor: Ted Gould The clipboard deletes content in the clipboard when quitting the source program. This means Copy -> Quit -> (Can't Paste).

• Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste +affectsmetoo (Workaround Available: parcellite)

network-manager

PLEASE NOTE THAT I SPOKE TO DAN WILLIAMS CONCERNING THIS BUG. Google summer of code project will fix this issue. Goal: 0.8.1 or soon after

The network-manager applet works fine on a one user system, but fails in multi user scenarios. Switching to second user does not allow the second user to use nm-applet. This thread on the networkmanager mailing list shows that the issue has been discussed.

• nm-applet fails when another user is logged in +affectsmetoo

update-manager

"Only notify about available updates" option currently starts update-manager. This starts the update-manager process which 1) slows down ubuntu on entry-level hardware 2) starts a process without the permission of the user 3) is not a notification as the option indicates. "Only notify about available updates" in software sources should bring up a notification stating the number of packages to be updated.

• Update Notifier icon would provide useful status information / new update-manager behavior is annoying +affectsmetoo

sound effects

Users no longer have the ability to customize their sounds or simply create/modify a sound theme. We need a utility to make sound themes and/or return to per event sound files customization.

• gnome-volume-control missing ability to customize session sound effects theme +affectsmetoo

upstart

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS A GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE PROJECT - services-admin configuration and Upstart-ification, Student: Jacob Peddicord, Mentor: David Bensimon Ubuntu is currently in a transition between SysV init scripts and upstart jobs. services-admin (graphical services/server/daemon manager) doesn't currently manage upstart jobs. A replacement to services-admin should aim to support both types of services.

• Upstart compatible services-admin (Blueprint)

• init: add non-destructive means to disable a job +affectsmetoo

• Support Upstart in services-admin +affectsmetoo

shares-admin

“System > Administration > Shared folders” (shares-admin) is a feature that has been removed from the menu since 8.04. There has been no replacement for this tool since its been made invisible but still accessible. KDE has taken an advance on file sharing by allowing the user list all samba/nfs shares and allow the user to configure the shares centrally and graphically. The proposed project aims to create a utility that should provide a graphical front-end to configure both samba system shares (managed in /etc/samba/smb.conf) and samba usershares (/var/lib/samba/usershares/). Should time allow, this application can also be written to configure NFS shares.

• shares-admin doesn't add share +affectsmetoo

• shares-admin +affectsmetoo - Marked fixed because shares-admin was put back in place yet it is not in the menus and does not work as expected

hardware

• Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet +affectsmetoo

• ATH5K Preformance +affectsmetoo

• iPod in Banshee +affectsmetoo

• nvidia flip-screen +affectsmetoo

• GMA-500 - Poulsbo +affectsmetoo

other

• NetworkManager + OpenVPN = FAIL +affectsmetoo

• Issues burning a CD +affectsmetoo

• Issues burning a CD on SATA Burner +affectsmetoo

• ffmpeg can't read/convert ogv +affectsmetoo

• VLC convert to mp3 fails +affectsmetoo

• Installer can't use currently encrypted partitions +affectsmetoo

empathy

Will report bugs for these issues shortly.

• Can only register for Jabber
• Can't register for Jabber (unclear, errors, jabber service is down)

• No was to access Edit > Account if no accounts have been added

• Forces you to use Avahi/Bonjour/People Nearby/ZeroConf/Salut
• People nearby - can't specify hostname
• Can open multiple account detail pages at the same time, closing one closes them all
• Does not support OTR
• Audio/Video call doesn't work (msn, jabber)
• Gwibber/Empathy - Constantly reminds you that service is down/misconfigured instead of just at launch/activation of account
• Empathy (with no account config) doesn't allow you to add any type of account - no bug # for this

• Empathy fails pidin account import +affectsmetoo