[Bug 67893] Re: Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install.
After more than 6 years, I'm going to go ahead and say this is a wontfix. If you want custom partitions, that is what manual mode is for. ** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67893 Title: Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto/+bug/67893/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67893] Re: Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install.
After having to reinstall Feisty from scratch, I am very sympathetic to this being the default option. Indeed, it should discourage users from putting everything on one partition. The system can make decent recommendations for inexperienced users. Perhaps asking ahead of time what the user wants to use the machine for will help. -- Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67893 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67893] Re: Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install.
The problem with this is that inexperienced users (the target audience for ubiquity) do not have an accurate idea in advance of how much space they should allocate to / and /home, and changing this after installation is very difficult. I am opposed to making this the default until the entire area of filesystem resizing is significantly better. Users who want to try out multiple Linux distributions easily qualify as advanced users, and will almost certainly want to use manual partitioning at some point anyway. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: ubiquity = partman-auto Importance: Undecided = Wishlist Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed -- Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install. https://launchpad.net/bugs/67893 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67893] Re: Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install.
** Attachment added: partition screenshot. http://librarian.launchpad.net/4930900/Screenshot-lexhider%40lexhider-desktop%3A%20%7E.png -- Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install. https://launchpad.net/bugs/67893 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67893] Re: Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install.
I'm totally for it. But maybe it should be given a spec, instead of just a bug report. -- Option to create a separate /home partition when erasing entire disk during install. https://launchpad.net/bugs/67893 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
