Many users think OEM installation is the opposite of TEXT installation (alternate)

Bug #95582 reported by Wesley Stessens
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu CD Images
Fix Released
Undecided
Colin Watson
gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Colin Watson

Bug Description

I am one of the moderators of the official Dutch Ubuntu forums and I can't help but notice that a lot of users think OEM installation mode is a more graphical installation way for the Alternate installer.

This is due to the fact that there are 2 options that can be chosen for installation:
- Install in TEXT mode
- Install in OEM mode

The fact that the second line is the same as the first one, but with TEXT replaced by OEM, makes users believe that the OEM mode is a non-text mode, hence a more graphical mode they can use to install the system.

You can't believe how many users come complaining that they can't login because they think they either forgot their login, or they are sure that their login wasn't asked. And they are right. It wasn't asked, because they installed in OEM mode.

So what do I suggest? Make it more clear to the user that OEM mode is not the opposite of TEXT mode. Most users don't check out at the help to see what OEM really means, because they think it is clear to them that OEM is the opposite of TEXT, but this is not really true.

You could make the options like this:
- Install in text mode (recommended)
- Install OEM version for manufacturers

Note: this is just an example

As an added bonus you could also make space for on-screen help: 3 or 4 lines of explanation for what each option does, and the on-screen help changes if you move to another option

Changed in ubuntu-cdimage:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Changed in ubuntu-cdimage:
assignee: nobody → kamion
Changed in gfxboot-theme-ubuntu:
assignee: nobody → kamion
Revision history for this message
Kurt von Finck (mneptok) wrote :

My US$0.02 ...

Text mode installer
Text mode installer for OEMs

Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Following discussion with Chris Kenyon and Maria Bonnefon:

gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (0.3.5) feisty; urgency=low

  * Change "Install in ^OEM mode" to "Text mode install for ma^nufacturers"
    (LP: #95582).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:54:46 +0100

Changed in gfxboot-theme-ubuntu:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

revno: 1203
committer: Colin Watson <email address hidden>
branch nick: debian-cd
timestamp: Thu 2007-04-05 14:54:59 +0100
message:
  Change "Install in ^OEM mode" to "Text mode install for ma^nufacturers" (LP: #
95582)

Changed in ubuntu-cdimage:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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