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

[Bruno Nova]

In my humble opinion, besides fixing the OS detection and ambiguous
labels, a final confirmation step should be added after the
simple/advanced partitioning step (like others have suggested).

That step should detail the partitioning changes and warn the user that clicking "Install Now" will write the changes to disk and ask for confirmation.
Something like the Ubuntu installer used to have: http://linux4us.org/images/ubuntu_8.10/install7.png

It could also display the "before" and "after" disk(s) partitions in
that step, or before in the simple partitioning step like it used to:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/images/computers_new_1/ubuntu-install-
partitioning.jpg

The older versions of the Ubuntu installer made a better job here.

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Title:
  Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions

Status in elementary OS:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged
Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed

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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