Public bug reported: Observations: - RAID is no longer only of interest to Server users - It appears that a number of users would like to use RAID on desktop machines (see also previous bug reports on missing RAID) - Forums, web sites, tutorials about RAID with Ubuntu Desktop seems to consist to a large part of explanations, how to get actually get mdadm - Getting mdadm onto an Ubuntu machine without Internet connection during installation appears to be a bit tedious
Since the RAID feature issue has been open for some time, and there seem to be lack of resource to address it, may I propose breaking down the task as follows: Step/Phase 1: Inclusion of mdadm in Ubuntu Desktop releases (same as for Ubuntu Server) This would allow users to boot a Live CD and use CLI to manually set-up/configure RAID, and then run Ubiquity installation Result: Including mdadm would get rid of the apt install step and the requirement for Internet connection, while and also simplify documentation/tutorials for workaround(s) Target date: Maybe 21.04 release Step/Phase 2: Add a CLI to Ubiquity (e.g. could show up when selecting manual disk partitioning) This would allow users to manually set-up/configure RAID from within Ubiquity Result: The user would not need to boot a Live CD evaluation before running Ubiquity Target date: Maybe 21.10 release Step/Phase 3: Include RAID support in Ubiquity Full RAID support in Ubiquity, which would probably make use of mdadm. Result: RAID Feature as requested by several users over several years Target date: Maybe 22.04 release Ref: Ubuntu Development Discussion <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> "[Feature Request] [RoF] Ubuntu Desktop - Inclusion of mdadm for RAID" ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: raid request-of-feature rof -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1885746 Title: [Feature Request] [RoF] Ubuntu Desktop - Inclusion of RAID To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1885746/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs