There is a very simple workaround, that works automatically. I used an 8GB USB-stick to install Lubuntu on my netbook with only 4GB space. The requirement of 4.4 GB disk space was okayed automatically. I assume that there is a second bug (PLEASE don' t fix that one!) that lets the install script look at all the available drives, including the USB-drive from which you install!
But it took me ages to get past the partitioning screen. I do not want a swap drive, because I checked regularly if it was being used, and this was NEVER the case. Now, default *buntu will create a swap drive the size of the internal memory, In my case 1GB. That would leave me with just 3GB of disk space for Lubuntu, and 1GB of NEVER USED swap drive. It really is a hell of a job at the moment to prevent the creation of a swap drive, whatever your own opinion on this. My suggeston is to add just one question in the install script: "Do you want to create a swap drive". If the answer is "No" please leave the person who installs Lubuntu in peace and respect his choice. IMHO a swap drive is a hobby of early Linux users, who used computers with low internal memory. The days to create a swap drive by default should long be over now! I do not need it on my low resources netbook with 1GB memory. -- 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
