[Bug 426739] Re: side-by-side install resize separator is difficult to notice on large hard-drives

[Colin Watson]

** Project changed: ubiquity => ubiquity (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  side-by-side install resize separator is difficult to notice on large
  hard-drives

Status in The Linux Mint Distribution:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  For installs on disks with an existing OS taking up the whole drive
  (very common), the default partitioning setup is side-by-side, with
  the linux partition only just large enough to contain the system files
  (c. 100MB free space).  The resizing widget on the visual indicator is
  not immediately obvious on large (tested with 256GB) drives, since
  it's only the width of the separator itself.  This leads to newbie
  (i.e. not familiar with partitioning) confusion when they just select
  next, and they run out of space quickly on the fresh install.  This is
  further compounded when they try again and end up with two tiny linux
  installs, until they either give up or approach the forums for help.

  Suggestion: somehow make it more obvious that you can change the
  amount of disk space available to linux at the partitioning stage,
  possibly explaining that the default is just enough for the system and
  that expanding it will enable you to both store more user data as well
  as install more programs (though this could be left in a tooltip or
  something)

  reported on Linux Mint 7 Gloria, based off Ubuntu Jaunty, causing new user confusion:
  http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=32451

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