[Bug 1164809] Re: Install formats partitions and copies files before config is conplete

[Brian Murray]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  Install formats partitions and copies files before config is conplete

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  when installing Ubuntu 13.04 i386 image downloaded on 4  April 2013,
  the install asked me what to do with the drive. i choose to keep the
  existing partitions, but to format the file systems on those drives.
  The partition manager stated that this action was undoable at this
  time. Next i went to set up the keyboard, at which point the X server
  crashed due to a bug that likely has many bug reports already. when i
  went to reboot the system, instead of the old system, i was greeted by
  a Grub error 2. Booting to another Ubuntu live cd, i was able to see
  those two partitions, but found that the root file system contained
  Ubuntu 13.04 files.

  The installer should not touch the existing system until the user is
  actually ready, as at the end of the install configuration. it
  especially should not do so after the partition manager tool clearly
  states that the actions taken there can be undone! fortunately, for me
  this is a test system that has nothing on it, but imagine if this was
  my main machine. what if i change my mind about installing Ubuntu
  before i finish answering the configuration questions? what if the
  power fails?

  In past releases, nothing was changed on the old system until the user
  specifically presses an Install now button after the configuration
  questions are all answered. This is what I expected to happen this
  time.

  I assume that this is done to install things in the background while
  the user is answering questions to make the total install time
  shorter, and that is OK. However, it is not OK to change this
  behaviour with out telling us in the installer, nor is it OK to
  explicitly state that the partition action is undoable when, once the
  user clicks to the next window, it becomes undoable.

  This is a major issue because it can cause the loss of someone's
  system.

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