[Bug 743070] Re: ubiquity sets wrong computer's name

[Phillip Susi]

You can't use the hostname to set the hostname.  We also don't want to
hard code a default like "ubuntu", so while it may not be perfect ( due
to motherboard vendors being stupid and not filling in the field ),
using the bios provided name is what we've got.


** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  ubiquity sets wrong computer's name

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  In Ubiquity (here KDE version, but should be the same in GNOME) the name that is set automatically here is "christian-System-Product-Name", so it seems to be %username%-%hostname%.
  But this hostname or system-product name is not retrieved correctly.

  There should be a check if it is retrieved correctly, and if not, give
  it a default name, but not "System-Product-Name", maybe "computer" or
  "laptop", depending on system, if that's possible.

  Most computer-untrained persons (like Bobs mum or Alice's Grandfather
  :-) ) leave this text like it is, and "Alfred-System-Product-Name" is
  a VERY unpretty name for a computer ;-).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.5.22
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar 26 12:39:43 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110303)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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