Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubiquity
I found the following warning misleading and obtuse
"WARNING: This will destroy all data on any partitions you have removed
as well as on the partitions that are going to be formatted.
The following partitions are going to be formatted:
partition #9 of /dev/hdc as swap
partition #3 of /dev/hdc as ext3"
I believe that in this case no data will be erased; that all data will
be created from unpartitioned space. This warning does not make it clear
whether this is the case.
Also, "Partition #9" will mean nothing to an end user. They would really want
to know "what data is on partition #9". The following would have more meaning:
What are the current contents of hdc9? (I.e. have a button that allows user
to browse hdc9 in Nautilus)
Is partition #9 a new or empty partition?
If #9 is not empty, how much space is used?
How big is #9?
Also to a savvy user /dev/hdc9 would be more clear than " partition #9
of /dev/hdc".
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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Obscure scary warning in installer.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57787
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