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

[Phillip Susi]

While dhcp *can* configure the hostname, this generally is not done
because it requires the network admin to figure out the mac address of
the computer in question, and configure the dhcp server to assign that
hostname to that mac address.  It is much easier to just enter the name
when installing the OS and not have to worry about mac addresses.  This
is certainly not something that grandma is going to do.

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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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