Installed system is very different to Live CD system
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Mint |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
In some respects this is a feature request, but it is a very serious diminishment of the new user experience. The Live CD supports a considerable amount of software, but more importantly properly installed display drivers for X.
When installing on my Core i7 with an ATI HD6950, 16 gb of RAM, I find the LiveCD experience of Linux Mint 13 to be excellent - it can be easily and readily switched out of mirror mode to full resolution on both monitors. It is fast and has a complete set of software.
The experience received once Mint is installed though is very different - the ATI drivers are not present, and the system is completely unusable until some command-line hackery is used to setup and install fglrx.
For the ordinary user - hell, for me - this is a major turn off from Linux Mint, that comes right as I've decided to commit to it, and the vast majority of potential users would be completely unable to solve it - I shudder to think what would happen if I had recommended it to a friend as a good free alternative. This experience potentially occurs immediately after they have removed another operating system with the installer, but as evidenced by the LiveCD absolutely doesn't have to.
The Linux Mint system as represented by the Live CD image, should be fully installed by the "Install Mint" action to the users hard disks, with as minor alteration as possible (i.e. change hostnames, usernames). The system that currently results will be difficult at best (I imagine) but in my experience would be enough to drive even technically minded people away.
