Public bug reported:
Ubiquity doesn't fail gracefully on older computers with low RAM. PC's
with 512 MB have problems with ubiquity's manual partitioner, or when
Ubiquity is run on a system without a swap partition. Ubiquity should
also check that the PC has enough RAM to install when running on the
LiveCD, which mounts 200-300MB of files into unrecoverable RAM.
Fedora's anaconda graphical installer has a feature that prevents out-
of-memory crashes from occuring, by having a configurable memory limit.
Having a descriptive error for this common condition would mean that
users trying Ubuntu for the first time would not be lost.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-10.10-generic 3.5.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 17 16:05:01 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity
initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120815)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal ubiquity-2.11.21
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Ubiquity Should Check for required RAM before running, Provide helpful
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