[Bug 1431592] Re: installer first says swap won't be formatted, then says it will

[Phillip Susi]

IIRC, the debian-installer wants to always format swap, but when doing
so, makes sure not to change the UUID if it already is formatted as
swap.


** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => partman-basicfilesystems (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  installer first says swap won't be formatted, then says it will

Status in partman-basicfilesystems package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i already have the partitions i need, and the swap partition i already
  have is already known to other installs, so it'll be a bother to have
  to change the fstab and hibernate/restore information for them.  my
  particular partition layout, in case it matters:

  (parted) p all                                                            
  Model: ATA WDC WD3200AAKS-0 (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 320GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: msdos
  Disk Flags: 

  Number  Start   End    Size    Type      File system     Flags
   1      1049kB  208GB  208GB   primary   ext4
   4      208GB   282GB  74.0GB  primary   btrfs           boot
   3      282GB   284GB  2000MB  primary   linux-swap(v1)
   2      284GB   320GB  36.0GB  extended
   5      284GB   293GB  9000MB  logical   ext3
   6      293GB   302GB  9000MB  logical   ext3
   7      302GB   311GB  9000MB  logical   ext3
   8      311GB   320GB  9000MB  logical   ext3

  Model: Lexar USB Flash Drive (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sdb: 16.0GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: msdos
  Disk Flags: 

  Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
   1      16.4kB  16.0GB  16.0GB  primary  fat32        lba

  i selected partition 5, as ext4, for /.  when i dismissed that dialog,
  i saw it had selected it for formatting, so i changed it to ext3,
  unchecked format, dismissed it again, saw it was still selected for
  format, unchecked it on the list this time rather than bringing up the
  dialog.  a bit klunky there.  reviewing the list, nothing is checked
  for format.  good.  clicked "install now".  it warns me about / not
  being selected for format.  fine by me.  the next dialog informs me
  that partition 3 will be formatted as swap.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-9.10-generic 3.18.2
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-9-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.348
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Mar 12 22:09:24 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/casper/vmlinuz iso-scan/filename=/home/greg/Downloads/ubuntu/vivid-desktop-i386.iso boot=casper panic=30 --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha i386 (20150120.1)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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