Public bug reported: on my computer there is more than one Linux distribution; all used to access the same swap partition (say /dev/sda3)
now more and more distributions address partitions by uuid BUT: formating the swap partition changes the uuid! example: - distribution 1 uses swap partition with uuid=1234 - now I install ubuntu, which reformats the swap partition; not it has uuid=5678; - all works fine for the new ubuntu installation, but my previous distrib. 1 cannot anymore access the swap partition! for this reason: don't touch existing swap partitions, if they are already formated ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- don't format existing swap partition https://launchpad.net/bugs/96865 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs