Public bug reported:
Ubuntu needs a system that appears for bootup for newbies, like "Welcome
to Windows XP".
It should provide video tutorials and introductions on what Ubuntu is,
in newbie talk, what it can do for you, and how to do basic and advanced
tasks. (I can help with videos).
There should be an accessible link to live help (#ubuntu on freenode if
networking is available, a phone call support number if support has been
bought) for more questions the user might have.
It should also provide a menu to help install commonly installed
applications, such as Flash, Java, Skype, Google Earth, Wine (which
should be installed by default if at all possible), extra codecs..
possibly by adding the Medibuntu repository. There should be a dial up
application and all available network drivers to help download, or the
packages in the system ready should it not be allowed to be included, to
prevent such Catch 22 situations as "You need to download a driver for
this network card".
It should also enable autorun for Windows CDs (after a warning), and
some sort of application detection, so it can warn (from WineHQ) that an
application "is not supported and may not work as expected" or "is
expected to work near flawlessly".
This will be a valuable addition to Ubuntu and will help rid new users
of previous annoyances, and should help propel Ubuntu into being the
easiest system yet to use.
Please help spread this!
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Ubuntu needs an easy intro system
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426992
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