Public bug reported:
I used Ubuntu 16.10's VirtualBox to attempt to install Ubuntu 16.10
today. VirtualBox suggested an 8 GB virtual hard drive.
When I attempted to install, I got this unhelpful error message:
"You need at least 8.6 GB disk space to install Ubuntu.
This computer has only 8.6 GB."
Screenshot attached.
And I think "If I need at least 8.6 GB but have 8.6 GB, what's the
problem here?"
The numbers need to be more precise in this case or the message needs to
be rewritten.
I filed bug 1614810 requesting that VirtualBox increase its recommended
virtual hard drive size for Ubuntu.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: ubiquity 16.10.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Aug 18 22:03:53 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160818)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug iso-testing ubiquity-16.10.7 ubuntu-gnome yakkety
** Description changed:
I used Ubuntu 16.10's VirtualBox to attempt to install Ubuntu 16.10
today. VirtualBox suggested an 8 GB virtual hard drive.
When I attempted to install, I got this unhelpful error message:
"You need at least 8.6 GB disk space to install Ubuntu.
This computer has only 8.6 GB."
Screenshot attached.
And I think "If I need at least 8.6 GB but have 8.6 GB, what's the
problem here?"
The numbers need to be more precise in this case or the message needs to
be rewritten.
+ I filed bug 1614810 requesting that VirtualBox increase its recommended
+ virtual hard drive size for Ubuntu.
+
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: ubiquity 16.10.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Aug 18 22:03:53 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160818)
ProcEnviron:
- PATH=(custom, no user)
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Unhelpful error message when hard drive is barely too small
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