First of all I don't disagree with anything said here, but I do need to do a better job of explaining what I was trying to convey ;^)
In order to keep things as simple as possible when I refer to "free space" I actually mean "unallocated" or "unpartitioned" space on any disc, this could include any hard drive, flash drive, media card, etc. Also when I refer to "automated install" I mean anything other than the use of "manual partitioning" which is now described as "something else: you can create or resize .......... or choose multiple partitions ........". What I hope to convey is the reasoning for always displaying the manual partitioning option regardless of how much disc space is available, and regardless of whether it's free space or existing partitions. Currently Lubuntu requires approximately 2.3GB for / whereas Ubuntu requires about 3.2GB. I'm unsure about Kubuntu and Xubuntu ATM, but with Kubuntu having proposed a KDE Lite version (actually referred to as "low-fat Kubuntu" when I read about it) I'll assume that all DE's can at least exist with no more than 4GB as /. If I'm mistaken please correct me. Let's first consider that the automated install always creates a new swap partition, generally anywhere from the same size as RAM to double the size of RAM. I'm not sure how ubiquity calculates that but the two machines I commonly use to test with both have 2GB of RAM and I've had the automated installation create anywhere from just over 2GB of swap to as much as 3GB+. That is where bug 782507 plays into the whole thing. So, if I were using the Lubuntu live CD, and I tried installing to a 4GB drive with either an existing swap partition, or if it were a blank drive (that is all free space), the installer would presumably still fail based on the amount of swap commonly created during an automated installation. (2.3GB for / + 2GB for swap) To make things worse if the 4GB drive were completely unpartitioned, and was the only drive present, bug 766265 comes into play because the installation would just begin with no option to use the advanced partitioning tool :^( I hope that's fairly clear. I see Colin Watson commented at bug 782507 which indicates that the devs are paying attention, so I hope I made it clear why always presenting the manual partitioning option is needed. In some cases it may need to be presented along with other automated install options, but in others it may need to be presented as the only option along with a stern warning. Regardless I'm fairly certain that Lubuntu will have an alternate CD available by Oneiric final, so difficult installations can always be performed using it. I'll still bet Colin and Evan have a dartboard dedicated to me somewhere in the office ;^) I hope all of the devs know I'm only trying to help. BTW the latest specs I'm aware of are here: https://docs.google.com/View?id=dfkkjjcj_101gnkrpg5v#2.7.14 If I'm mistaken please let me know. -- 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 [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
