Reset Ubuntu to Factory Defaults

Bug #1734806 reported by Jeb E.
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned
ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu users can really benefit from an easy GUI app built-into Ubuntu that allows the user to reset the OS to factory defaults and/or wipe the entire device, similar to the built-in Recovery options Microsoft offers users in Windows 10.

There's already an app in development that works with Ubuntu called 'Resetter.' Maybe this or something like it can be implemented into the next release?

https://github.com/gaining/Resetter

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.404.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-lowlatency 4.13.8
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Nov 27 23:59:04 2017
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jeb E. (jebeld17) wrote :
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Jeb E. (jebeld17) wrote :

Ubuntu Seeds does not have a Launchpad page for Bug Reports.

Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in ubuntu-seeds:
assignee: nobody → Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott)
assignee: Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) → nobody
assignee: nobody → Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott)
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in ubuntu-seeds:
assignee: Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) → nobody
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
affects: systemd → at (Ubuntu)
no longer affects: at (Ubuntu)
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
affects: ubuntu-seeds → gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
affects: gnome-control-center → gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
no longer affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
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