I would like to have new repositories created to have a standard set of users and have my configuration set when I run the create command. Can anyone tell me if this is possible at all? Maybe someone might have a wrapper for it that will edit the files afterward..maybe I need to write one.

I found this article on slashdot about Dell won’t sell Ubuntu based systems to businesses. If you read my blog you know the troubles I have had with Dell and I see that article as another big reason to just totally write them off. I don’t understand the reason why they won’t sell them to businesses, what about it being designed for personal use makes it unfit for business use? I mean really, does it have a sesame street background for the kids? While I don’t like Ubuntu one of the benefits is its use of packages, so the things people want and do not want can be installed and removed with a package manager. I setup systems for businesses and I don’t consider their systems more business than personal. I setup email, the network, standard applications. I guess the only difference is Quickbooks and a couple applications. Whatever, its Dell… I still havn’t gotten my damn money back for that monitor. If I don’t have it by Monday I am filing a BBB complaint. It has been over 2 months since I ordered the monitor and getting close to a month since they received it.