Small suggestion

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On the final screen of the installer, the text currently reads:

:white_check_mark:
Successfully installed
To begin using Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition), reboot your system.

Then there’s a button right below that says
Exit to live desktop

Instead of the button directing users to the live desktop, I think it should simply be
Reboot

As someone who’s been using Linux for a bit, I know I have to reboot the system after a fresh install. But for a new user who may not be reading all the text in the installer, they might just exit to the live desktop and think they’re in a fresh install of Fedora when they’re not.

Basically, the only button on this page should be whatever the final step is after an install. Maybe “Exit to live desktop” could be a text link under the button.

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I agree there should be a reboot button.

File a bug so that the anaconda devs see the idea - https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/bugzilla-file-a-bug/

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Agree, I also hesitated and was confused.

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No, the Exit to live desktop is for people who still want to do something in the live environment before leaving it completely and thus should stay there.
Having a second button is an idea but adds the risk of clicking the wrong one.

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Going to agree that having a reboot button makes alot more sense

But can understand what you are saying about people may want to do additional things.

So why not do an automatic reboot after say 60 seconds?

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I think having a big Reboot button in the middle of the screen but then a small Exit to Live desktop button off in a corner would be the best solution.

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How about two equal sized buttons. One says “Reboot” and the other says “Exit to Live Desktop”. The word “or” sits between the two buttons.

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I wouldn’t mind a Shutdown button; could safely-remove the install media before booting the OS and having to do it there :stuck_out_tongue:

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I agree that reboot should be the primary action, and “Exit to live desktop” could be secondary. Maybe even “Continue using live desktop” or something.

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