On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 04:47:46PM +0200, David Prieto wrote: > Hi again, > > > I should also point out (because I gave out misinformation on IRC in a > > moment of inattention) that this only works when you're using the manual > > partitioner and select a partition to mount as /, or equivalent. If you > > use the automatic partitioner and select "use entire disk", then that's > > equivalent to wiping the whole drive and starting again. > > I really would like to discuss this. I think this would make sense in > some cases, like having several distros coexisting in the same disk for > example. But what if there is just ONE partition, with Ubuntu on it? In > that case, why shouldn't /home be kept? > > My original proposal was intended for total newbies, the kind of people > who would be afraid of the manual partitioner. I think your solution > should especially help that kind of people, and that keeping /home if > there is only one partition would be the right way to do so.
I tend to agree. Unfortunately it doesn't fit very easily into how the automatic partitioner is designed right now, but please do open a bug report for this (against the partman-auto package in Ubuntu). > That aside, I opened a thread about the issue at ubuntuforums. The > members seem a bit uneasy about it, saying that it might bring problems. > I think it would be good if you guys came over and shed some light on > it. > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=793772 this is the link. I'd prefer if development discussions stayed here; what with OpenSSL and everything I have very little time for forums threads right now. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
