2017-07-07 16:24 GMT+02:00 Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik@xxxxxxxxxx>: > = System Wide Change: Reduce Initial Setup Redundancy = > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ReduceInitialSetupRedundancy > > Change owner(s): > * Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro@xxxxxxxxx> > > Currently there is a high level of redundancy between the Anaconda > installer and gnome-initial-setup. This change aims to eliminate these > redundancies and streamline the initial user experience in Fedora > Workstation. > > == Detailed Description == > Firstly, please note that the effects of this change will be > restricted to Fedora Workstation. We do not propose any changes that > affect alternative Fedora installers (e.g. Calamares) or initial setup > tools (e.g. the initial-setup package, not to be confused with > gnome-initial-setup). > > A few years ago, Fedora Workstation developers discussed with Anaconda > developers the redundancy between many Anaconda settings and > gnome-initial-setup. The Anaconda developers responded by added a > configuration file mechanism, /etc/sysconfig/anaconda, which can be > used to suppress Anaconda spokes if written before Anaconda runs. This > file is also written by Anaconda to tell the initial-setup tool which > Anaconda spokes the user has visited, so that the initial-setup tool > can suppress specific spokes. Although this functionality has existed > for some time now, the Workstation developers until now failed to > follow up and begin using it. We now intend to make use of this > functionality to suppress Anaconda spokes that are redundant with > gnome-initial-setup. Meanwhile, our friends at Endless OS have added a > similar configuration file for gnome-initial-setup that allows us to > suppress some configuration that is best handled in Anaconda. Below, > we discuss what we plan to do with specific settings. > > Language and Keyboard Layout > > Although we do not propose it at this time, language and keyboard > layout selection should be presented to the user *before* entering the > live session, as it is currently too difficult for users to change > these settings unless they are already familiar with Fedora, and -- > unless you speak English and use a US keyboard -- these settings must > be changed for the live session to be usable. Both Anaconda and > gnome-initial-setup are too late for configuring these settings. (An > exception would be for netinstalls of Fedora Workstation, where > Anaconda is the best place for this configuration.) In the meantime, > until we have a way to prompt users for these settings earlier than > Anaconda, these panels should be removed from gnome-initial-setup, > because Anaconda is clearly a better place than gnome-initial-setup > for this configuration. (This would affect gnome-initial-setup when > creating the first user account. Additional user accounts created > later would still receive these panels in gnome-initial-setup.) > > Time and Date > > We want to remove the time and date spoke from Anaconda, since it is > largely redundant with the timezone page in gnome-initial-setup. > However, it might be necessary to remove this page from > gnome-initial-setup instead, as previously there have been technical > concerns raised regarding the necessity of configuring the system > clock before running the installer. This choice will be based on > technical feedback from the Fedora developer community. > > Network > > We will remove the network configuration spoke from Anaconda. > Currently this spoke only allows configuring the system hostname, but > it places restrictions on the possible characters in the hostname that > do not match the restrictions used by Fedora Workstation. Fedora > Workstation uses systemd-hostnamed to allow "pretty" hostnames with > Unicode characters and spaces, which we expect to be displayed > properly and consistently in the user interface, but the Anaconda > configuration does not follow this pattern. Additionally, exposing the > hostname as network configuration is confusing. We may consider adding > a simpler "Computer Name" setting that allows "pretty" characters and > is not presented as a networking setting in the future, but it does > not seem necessary to prompt the user to set a hostname at all. > > Note: this applies only to USB install, obviously not to netinstall. > We will need some way to differentiate between the two when writing > the Anaconda configuration file. > > User Account > > Currently, users have the option of creating the initial user account > in Anaconda, or not. Anaconda does not require this if the user sets a > root password. Users who do not create a user account in Anaconda are > required to create a user account later, by gnome-initial-setup. This > means we currently have two different ways of creating the first user > account in Workstation, with (potentially) two different sets of bugs. > Since Anaconda allows configuring whether the initial user is added to > the wheel group, it also means some initial users will be in wheel and > others will not. We will remove the user account creation spoke in > Anaconda. All users will create the first user account using > gnome-initial-setup, and all initial users will be added to the wheel > group. Of course, this can be easily changed after installation if > desired. > > Root Account > > Currently, users have the option of setting a root password in > Anaconda, or not. Anaconda does not require this if the user creates > an initial user account and selects the option to add it to the wheel > group. We will remove the root password creation spoke. All > Workstation installs will have no root password set by default, as in > Ubuntu. Having a root password is not useful for nontechnical users, > and it is confusing to ask users to create multiple passwords. Because > the initial user created by gnome-initial-setup will be added to the > wheel group, all administrative functions will continue to be > available within the desktop environment via Polkit. Additionally, the > initial user will have sudo access to run commands as root. Of course, > a root password can be set after installation using `sudo passwd`. > Will there be any GUI method to remove the sudo rights from the first created user? > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: Provide a default /etc/config/anaconda file for > Fedora Workstation. This could be e.g. shipped in the > gnome-initial-setup package or written by the firstboot tool before > Anaconda runs. > > * Other developers: Anaconda developers to review UI. QA team to > review installation tests. > > * Release engineering: [1] > > * List of deliverables: No changes needed > > * Policies and guidelines: No changes needed > > * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > [1] https://pagure.io/releng/issue/6878 > > Thanks, > Jaroslav > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
