Indeed, but, for example, 4GB SSD Drives are now inexpensive, and on some laptops. I also recall the pleas for help with 2.3GB hell when the system just used 2.3GB and then left no room for user data! Can we find a 'middle' ground, or are such people faced with alternate install only.
Regards, Phill. On 19 March 2012 15:08, Evan Dandrea <evan.dand...@canonical.com> wrote: > For what it's worth, the fudge factor is there not as a workaround, but > because we do not want users creating an Ubuntu installation that is > only just big enough to contain the system files. We should ensure they > have enough room to be able to use the operating system, including > storing documents, music, and downloads, for the life of the > installation. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Lubuntu > Packages Team, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (819538). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775124 > > Title: > Ubiquity should have a command line option to override the free space > check > > Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “ubiquity” source package in Oneiric: > Won't Fix > Status in “ubiquity” source package in Precise: > Triaged > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: ubiquity > > I downloaded the 11.04 desktop i386 iso, put it on a usb drive so i > could it install it on my netbook, but couldnt even get past the > install screen, because it says i need 4.4GB to install ubuntu 11.04. > The problem is that my hard drive is only 4GB large, a common size in > netbooks. I have run installers for ubuntu 10.10, 10.04, 9.10 and > 9.04 netbook editions on my netbook and never had a problem before. I > notice that 11.04 has netbook and desktop editions combined into a > single ISO, so maybe that is why the error happened in 11.04 and not > before. > > Also, I notice that the install footprint of 10.10 is around 2.1GB, so > it shouldnt be a problem running 11.04 unless they truly added 2GB of > junk to the OS. The problem is I just can't get past the installer. > > [i am intentionally posting a duplicate of bug > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772164 because i can't change the package > of > bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772164 to ubiquity from netbook] > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: ubiquity 2.6.10 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 > Architecture: i386 > Date: Sun May 1 20:24:28 2011 > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_US:en > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: ubiquity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/775124/+subscriptions > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775124 Title: Ubiquity should have a command line option to override the free space check To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/775124/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
