Thank You very much for the comprehensive clarification. On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:40:25 +0200, Evan Dandrea <ev...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> As the description for this bug shows, there is no way to determine a > size for /home and a size for / that will suitable for all users and > will not cause problems for a large subset of users down the road. > > The manner in which we've implemented the ubiquity-preserve-home > specification does not involve creating a separate home partition. > Instead, when the user chooses to install Ubuntu on a partition without > formatting it, we remove all of the system files that will be replaced > during installation (so everything but /home, /opt, etc), then proceed > with a regular install. This is a much safer approach, and one that > does not trouble many users with concepts like partitioning that they > already find confusing. > > Because we have purposefully chosen to not implement a separate /home > partition option for the reasons stated above, I'm marking this bug > invalid. Again, I'd just like to stress that the functionality exists, > just not implemented in the manner that has been suggested here. > > Thanks. > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => Invalid > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > Status: Invalid => Won't Fix > -- offer to create a separate /home partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156177 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
