Although the new Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS release is nice and polished, there are a few glitches in how the bundled GNOME environment allows the user to customize some behavior.
Settings for how the desktop environment should handle removable media are important for me as I loathe the idea of having to deal with any autorun/auto play or popup nonsense every time i attach removable storage devices.
Settings for this have been available under the System -> Preferences -> Removable Drives and Media menu item in earlier versions of Ubuntu/Gnome.
Previously, said window looked approximately like this:
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http://www.nybergh.net/notes/2008/05/08/disable-nautilus-pop-up-on-media... [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.geekinside.org/drupal/sites/default/files/nautilus-file-management-preferences-removable-media-gnome-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.png
[2] http://www.nybergh.net/notes/2008/05/08/disable-nautilus-pop-up-on-media-insert-in-ubuntu-804/