Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer
This is a very specific bug related to the manual partitioning behaviour - /dev/sda4 is an encrypted ext3 FS Start the 8.10 alpha 6 installer - configure /dev/sda2 as ext3 / - set up /dev/sda4 as ext3 /home (do not check format box) - proceed with install and /dev/sda4 gets formatted Restart the 8.10 alpha 6 installer - set up /dev/sda4 as ext3 /home (do not check format box) - installer automatically checks format box (presumably because type has changed from unknown -> ext3) - no immediate warning of impending format - 'ready to install' page does list that /dev/sda4 will be formatted On the one hand the installer has done the correct thing as there's no other way to mount an unknown fs on /home However, this caught me out as I deliberately did not check the format box. I can restore from backup, but others may not be as lucky I believe that the installer should introduce an *immediate* pop-up warning: ==== Warning! This partition will be formatted as (insert FS type here) in order to be mounted on (insert mount point here) ==== ** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Installer disk layout utility does not warn sufficiently before formatting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273925 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs