[Feature Request] OEM config should offer to purge extra language packages or offer command line option to do so
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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OEM Priority Project |
Fix Released
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High
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Canonical Ubuntu QA Team | ||
ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Karmic |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: oem-config
When performing a factory installation, multiple language packs may be installed on the system since it's destination may be unknown. Normally, the user will select their language when OEM config is first launched.
After a fresh Intrepid install, there are roughly 715 updates available because of so many language packs being updated after Intrepid's launch.
It doesn't necessarily make sense to keep all the alternate language packs installed when OEM config finishes. Additionally it would save on user's bandwidth if extra languages were removed.
In the event that more than one language pack is preinstalled, I think an option should be added to the end of the OEM config wizard to remove extra language support. This should be pre-selected, but disableable by OEMs who would prefer it not turned on by default.
A small mouse over should explain a little better what the ramifications would be as well as if possible the amount of disk space that would be freed by removing extra language support.
Changed in oem-config: | |
assignee: | nobody → evand |
Changed in dell: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Triaged |
affects: | oem-config (Ubuntu) → ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
tags: | added: oem-config |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
assignee: | nobody → Canonical Ubuntu QA Team (canonical-qa) |
importance: | High → Undecided |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in dell: | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Evan Dandrea (ev) → nobody |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
assignee: | Evan Dandrea (ev) → nobody |
Changed in somerville: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Fix Released |
no longer affects: | dell |
>In the event that more than one language pack is preinstalled, I think
>an option should be added to the end of the OEM config wizard to remove
>extra language support. This should be pre-selected, but disableable by
>OEMs who would prefer it not turned on by default.
This is an excellent idea. The additional updates for unnecessary languages
eat up bandwidth, further burden distribution servers, and inconvenience the
customer at update time.
We currently mitigate (somewhat) the problem in two ways: First, we ask the
customer at order time what languages are desired, but that's not always
possible to do, especially in a retail environment. (We also find that some
customers are a tad defensive or subtly evasive when responding.) Second, we
ship a DVD with addtional language packages relevant for the target market,
but that's not an optimal customer experience. I'm not even sure that anyone
ever looks at the documentation or the DVD anyway.
>A small mouse over should explain a little better what the ramifications
>would be as well as if possible the amount of disk space that would be
>freed by removing extra language support.
I like the concept, but a mouse-over would over-complicate things. (Not
everyone is physically able to use a mouse, and not every consumer computer
design contemplates one.) A concise sentence or two of explanation would
appropriately and neatly fit in the existing dialog box.
IMHO, the emphasis of that message should be on speeding up the update
procedure and on conservation of network and server resources. The addtional
hard drive space is trivial compared to the size of hard drives these days.
Everyone hates waiting for updates, however, and no one likes paying for
more bandwidth.
Happy Trails,
Loye Young start.iycc. net
Isaac & Young Computer Company
Laredo, Texas
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