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ubiquity package

autodetect hostname from existing GNU/Linux installs

Bug #100013 reported by KarlGoetz
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ubiquity (Baltix)
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ubiquity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Similar to the way Ubiquity offers to import user settings, it would be really neat if it could automatically suggest a hostname for the new install based on what your existing installs are called. My laptop had 2 installs before i installed feisty alongside, both called "Evangelion". I'd have been impressed if it could have guessed the name i wanted this time :)

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GabrielGrant (gabrielgrant) wrote :

I can confirm that this feature is not there. What action would you suggest if there are multiple hostnames on the computer already? Checkbox list?

-Gabriel

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: nobody → gabrielgrant
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Evan (ev) wrote :

I will evaluate this for Feisty+1.

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: gabrielgrant → evand
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
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Evan (ev) wrote :

GabrielGrant,
I think that would be far too complex. I would most likely grab only the hostname from the first partition. This being a non-critical feature, it shouldn't overly complicate the interface.

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GabrielGrant (gabrielgrant) wrote :

Agreed - keep it simple.

Thanks for your attention!
-Gabriel

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KarlGoetz (kgoetz) wrote : Re: [Bug 100013] Re: autodetect hostname from existing GNU/Linux installs

Evan Dandrea wrote:
> GabrielGrant,
> I think that would be far too complex. I would most likely grab only the hostname from the first partition. This being a non-critical feature, it shouldn't overly complicate the interface.
>
>
 Sounds good, assuming the first partition has a GNU/Linux install :)

Evan (ev)
Changed in ubiquity:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Evan (ev)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
assignee: Evan Dandrea (ev) → nobody
Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in ubiquity (Baltix):
status: New → Invalid
Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in ubiquity (Baltix):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → New
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Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This issue has sat incomplete for more than 60 days now. I'm going to close it as invalid. Please feel free re-open if this is still an issue for you. Thank you.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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