Ubuntu LiveCD "Install" icon confusing
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Humanity |
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One Hundred Papercuts |
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Low
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity-
Yesterday I watched a number of people using Ubuntu Gutsy LiveCDs on their computers. They were confused by the "Install" icon on the desktop.
One user cleverly downloaded a .deb file from a website and drag-dropped it onto the "Install" button. He was thrown off when the computer did not respond as he had expected -- he thought it would install that program onto the computer, like when you drag an app from a DMG package to the Applications folder in Mac OSX.
A few other users were confused in a different way, clicking Install in order to find new programs to install. They were not expecting to begin the *Ubuntu* install process -- they just wanted to see what programs were available. Because the Install button is more prominent than the Add/Remove button on the Ubuntu LiveCD, they went for the Install button right away.
I think that this represents a bug in the Ubiquity user interface, and I would like to see a change.
I propose, for starters, renaming the icon "Install Ubuntu to Hard Drive" instead of the vague "Install". You might also think about moving it somewhere else, so that it isn't one of the scarce few icons on the LiveCD desktop. I know that you want to make installation easy, but right now it's also confusing to many new users.
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
milestone: | none → round-3 |
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assignee: | nobody → Daniel Fore (daniel-p-fore) |
I second this comment. Simple "Install" is frankly too simple :) It is confusing.