The Ubuntu community is always buzzing with creative energy, which is what makes all open source projects so innovative, a buzzing participating user base. We take a look at the most popular recent brainstorm suggestions that have surfaced in the Ubuntu community.

Wine Suggestion for .exe files.

Any Linux user is well aware of the Wine project which adds .exe application compatibility to a Linux system, ie allowing Linux to run windows applications. However to a Linux newcomer, this probably is not known. Therefore klau3 over at Ubuntu Brainstorm suggested implementing a pop up window that informs a user that .exe files are not native to Linux and that a user will have to install Wine in order to run the .exe file.

While there is a decent open source software alternative for almost every Windows application, and it would be preferable to convince a user to switch to one of those alternatives. Nevertheless this would be a great idea in dispelling the myth that Linux is incapable of running a wide verity of software

Default Software configurations during installation

“Installation process should give people the choice to select some standard programms.
Someone using Thunderbird as mail client doesn’t need Evolution…
It is not about installing all kinds of programms during the installation process, but about selecting the most common programms easily.” explains klau3 who also posted this suggestions.

Again this is a great idea, however it would have to be implemented with care and tact if it is decided to be included in future Ubuntu releases. Ubuntu prides itself as an advanced yet easy to use and understand desktop operating system. Implementing a menu like this during installation will surely induce panic and confusion for anyone’s grandmother trying to install Ubuntu.

Install a simple compiz config manager by default

A very valid suggestion as most Ubuntu users will surely be using their Ubuntu machines with compiz desktop effects enabled, therefore it would be logical to provide a pre installed method to customize the desktop effects.

Tags: Configuration, Customization, Installation, Interface, Packages, Software

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