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

[Dan Koepke]

Make that another. 14.04 install. I'm an experienced Ubuntu user. I
could have sworn that I had used "Erase Ubuntu and reinstall" in the
past to upgrade Ubuntu while leaving Windows (and any other) partitions
intact. Not this time. I'm guessing my recollection was wrong too; I
can't imagine the current behavior could exist if it actually did
something entirely different in the past. Either way, I make less
mistakes like this when I partition manually because I can see what's
going on. I get the drive toward auto user-freindly stuff, but if that's
the direction to head, than auto HAS to get it right, and from the
user's perspective, not the developer's.

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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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