Public bug reported:
For some reason, Ubiquity recognized my ext4 partition as ext2. So I set
up the proper filesystem type - ext4, proper mount point, and didn't
(checked it twice) set a checkbox "format partition".
After installation the partition was formatted.
Steps to reproduce:
0. Set up a virtual machine, to avoid actual data loss.
1. Create a test partition with an ext2 filesystem.
2. Store some test data on it.
3. Run Ubiquity installer and create some other partitions needed to install
Ubuntu.
4. Set a mountpoint for the test partition, change a filesystem type, do not
set "format partition" checkbox.
5. Install Ubuntu.
Expected result:
Test data will be stored on a test partittion, Ubuntu will fail to boot due to
filesystem mismatch.
Actual result:
Test partititon will be empty.
This issue can be resolved in two ways:
1. If formatting partition should be be mandatory, the checkbox "format
partition" must be set up and disabled, so the user will know, that the
partition will be formatted.
2. If formatting partition is not mandatory, then Ubiquity shouldn't format the
partition.
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: "partman"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811570/+attachment/5228836/+files/partman
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Title:
Ubiquity format partition on filesystem change even "format" is not
set. Potential data loss.
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