[Bug 1863672] Re: The 'new' persistent live method starting in 19.10 no longer works

[Akeo]

I'll let Michael elaborate but I really don't see how that wouldn't
work.

20.04 is introducing *NEW* alternative 'writable' label for persistent
partitions. This is a brand new label that is being introduced.

So my take on this is that, if we are introducing a brand new label for
persistent partition, we might as well use 'persistence' instead of
'writable', because 'persistence' is what Debian live uses.

We are at the precise point where we do have a choice in a new
alternative label name being introduced, so my point is that, rather
than FRAGMENT the persistent landscape further, by having each distro do
whatever the heck they want with no regards for what the others do, we
should try to BRIDGE it.

As such, I will assert that if you do have an issue with using
'persistence' as a label, then you also have an issue with using
'writable' as a label (which is what Michael proposes), and are voting
to not have a new alternate label being introduced at all, which is
actually something I can rally with, since, unless it is done to bridge
the gap, I really don't see the point of introducing yet another label
for persistent partitions...

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Title:
  The 'new' persistent live method starting in 19.10 no longer works

Status in casper package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  I am iso-testing Focal Fossa and I am creating and maintaining tools
  to create live and persistent live USB drives. Lubuntu Focal daily
  live dated 2020-02-12 works. But the current version of Lubuntu Focal
  dated 2020-02-16 (zsynced approx. one hour ago) does not work when
  using exactly the same method using mkusb-plug, that edits the iso
  file to replace 'quiet splash' with 'persistent  ' /12 characters/ and
  creating an ext partition behind it.

  I noticed that the version of casper has changed from 1.438build1
  (when it worked) to 1.439 so I suspect that this has caused the
  failure.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: casper 1.439
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.439
  CurrentDesktop: LXQt
  Date: Mon Feb 17 20:54:54 2020
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200216)
  SourcePackage: casper
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.casper.conf: 2020-02-17T20:52:45.667205

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