On 11/11/10 15:51, alan c wrote: [snip] > I got burned by a nasty bug in the live CD of 10.10 which has the > effect of wiping your whole hard drive if you should be so unlucky to > choose a particular install option relating to choosing a *partition* > (not the whole drive!). [snip] > Bug #659106 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/659106
I have drafted a note which I am handing out along with any Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop CDs. (I have a display event tomorrow) =========================================== Ubuntu 10.10 Installer Bug Warning Most functions in this installer work fine, and are ok. However: One particular option button in this installer will cause data damage, you are advised to avoid it if you have data anywhere on the hard drive! During the Install Ubuntu process, and from the first of three installer options: 'Install alongside other operating systems'. You are then offered a facility to re-size a partition to allocate drive space. The re-size facility itself has no problems, if you wish to use it please do. However, two more choices are also shown in this display in a pair of buttons: 'Use Entire Partition' and 'Use Entire Disk' Warning: Both of these buttons do the same thing - they use the entire disk, and any other partitions on the disk will be lost. (Reference: Bug #659106) =========================================== hth -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
