[Bug 498395] Re: RFE: instead of being greyed out, ntfs etc. should prompt to install package

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  RFE: instead of being greyed out, ntfs etc. should prompt to install
  package

Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gparted

  I am using Karmic Mythbuntu.

  I like that Ubuntu doesn't automatically install ntfsprogs etc. with
  GParted.  I think that the current approach is unintuitive, however.
  I wanted to format a partition ntfs and it was in the list, but greyed
  out.  I was not sure whether this was because I had the wrong
  combination of logical/extended or had done something else
  inconsistent.  When I Googled it, I realised that it was because I
  needed to install ntfsprogs and then all worked as expected.

  What should happen, in my opinion, is something like the GStreamer
  approach, where it lets you select it, warns you (if necessary, say
  for exFAT that may have patent issues) and then installs the package
  for you.

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Dec 19 16:12:59 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  Package: gparted 0.4.5-2ubuntu1
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
  SourcePackage: gparted
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64

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