UX Feature Request: prompt to configure backups on install

Bug #1876751 reported by Cara Donnelly
6
This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

## Context

I recently made a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal

## Objective

I finished a long-standing project to properly automate my backups. I designed my solution when I was much less experienced, and it was built from low-level building blocks rather than using a robust and supported solution. Following my old design was a mistake on my part.

## Feature request

Ubuntu should prompt on a fresh install to set up automatic backups using Déjà Dup. This is the default backups manager, but I was not aware that Ubuntu/GNOME/Déjà Dup had made this feature as easy to use as it had.

Adding this prompt would help all users of Ubuntu follow best practices around backups.

## Debug info

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon May 4 16:43:20 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-27 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Cara Donnelly (cdonnelly) wrote :
description: updated
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.