[Bug 1224478] [NEW] When Net is not up during install, Ubiquity does not bring up dialogue to create a connection

[Santosh Krishnan]

Public bug reported:

When installing Lubuntu 13.10 beta 1 yesterday, installer window
informed me that a Net connection was needed for installation, but
indicated that a connection was not up (which is natural since it cannot
know my DSL username/password yet).

However it does not give the user any option to create a Net connection
by giving details. Simply informing that connection to the Net was not
there isn't helpful. I had to open a terminal and create a connection by
invoking nm-connection-editor, before proceeding with the next install
step, but this isn't something an average user new to Linux can do.

The installer should not only indicate whether Net is up or down, but in
the latter case also provide a dialogue to create a new connection.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.13-generic 3.11.0
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 12 18:45:59 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-11 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug nm-connections-editor saucy ubiquity-2.15.16

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Title:
  When Net is not up during install, Ubiquity does not bring up dialogue
  to create a connection

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When installing Lubuntu 13.10 beta 1 yesterday, installer window
  informed me that a Net connection was needed for installation, but
  indicated that a connection was not up (which is natural since it
  cannot know my DSL username/password yet).

  However it does not give the user any option to create a Net
  connection by giving details. Simply informing that connection to the
  Net was not there isn't helpful. I had to open a terminal and create a
  connection by invoking nm-connection-editor, before proceeding with
  the next install step, but this isn't something an average user new to
  Linux can do.

  The installer should not only indicate whether Net is up or down, but
  in the latter case also provide a dialogue to create a new connection.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.13-generic 3.11.0
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 12 18:45:59 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-11 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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