[Bug 1265192] Re: Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions

[Clement Lefebvre]

Hi,

This is for the devs and the Ubuntu Installer Team:

We experienced this issue as well in Linux Mint. Our bug report is at
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1325786.

We decided to fix it by renaming "Replace OS with.." with "Erase disk
and install..":

https://github.com/linuxmint/ubiquity/commit/8bfc98e60cc80cefe7986774f3740a5b0530e364

We've rolled out this commit in our Xfce edition. Although it's still in
RC, we're confident the resulting installer is far less misleading.

Long term I would also suggest a confirmation dialog. You added warning
dialogs for cases such as the lack of SWAP, or the non-formatting of /
which I think is great. It would be nice to add one to scenarii where
the disk is wiped. Even though there is a red warning there underneath
the label, there's no dialog to interrupt the flow. It might lessen the
quality of the experience but if it saves a few people from wiping their
drive just because they didn't read all the info on the screen, it might
be worth the annoyance.

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Title:
  Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows 8.1.  So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu" (That may not be the exact text)
  It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this happened.
  On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine. 
  This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
  If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so starting over is not so bad.

  Steve Devine

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