[Bug 1082482] [NEW] Installer proceeds without prompt

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There is some issue with the 12.10 installer. When it offers the install
options it seems that under some conditions the installer proceeds
automatically (with no prompt at all) if the custom partition scheme is
choosen.

I am absolutely sure I was not prompted nor I had chosen any particular
scheme and I have installed countless times Ubuntu before so I am
familiar with the installer. I would like to offer more details on how
to replicate the issue but I don't feel like bricking all computers in
my house. All I can say is that under some conditions the installer
proceeds automatically to overwrite the windows partition with the
ensuing loss of data. There seem to be other similar reports and all of
them indicate that they were trying to select some partitioning scheme
when the installer just decided it was fine to proceed without any
warning at all.

Here is one report:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/206639/12-10-install-overwrote-my-windows-partition

Another one here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12365653

This is a _very_ annoying bug, it esentially wipes out partitions with
no input from the user. Let me know if there is something else I can
detail further.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment
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Installer proceeds without prompt
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1082482
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