[Bug 1885746] [NEW] [Feature Request] [RoF] Ubuntu Desktop - Inclusion of RAID

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Public bug reported:

Observations:
- RAID is no longer only of interest to Server users
- It appears that a number of users would like to use RAID on desktop machines (see also previous bug reports on missing RAID)
- Forums, web sites, tutorials about RAID with Ubuntu Desktop seems to consist to a large part of explanations, how to get actually get mdadm
- Getting mdadm onto an Ubuntu machine without Internet connection during installation appears to be a bit tedious

Since the RAID feature issue has been open for some time, and there seem
to be lack of resource to address it, may I propose breaking down the
task as follows:

Step/Phase 1: Inclusion of mdadm in Ubuntu Desktop releases (same as for Ubuntu Server)
 This would allow users to boot a Live CD and use CLI to manually set-up/configure RAID, and then run Ubiquity installation
 Result: Including mdadm would get rid of the apt install step and the requirement for Internet connection, while and also simplify documentation/tutorials for workaround(s)
 Target date: Maybe 21.04 release

Step/Phase 2: Add a CLI to Ubiquity (e.g. could show up when selecting manual disk partitioning)
 This would allow users to manually set-up/configure RAID from within Ubiquity
 Result: The user would not need to boot a Live CD evaluation before running Ubiquity
 Target date: Maybe 21.10 release

Step/Phase 3: Include RAID support in Ubiquity
 Full RAID support in Ubiquity, which would probably make use of mdadm.
 Result: RAID Feature as requested by several users over several years
 Target date: Maybe 22.04 release

Ref: Ubuntu Development Discussion <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
  "[Feature Request] [RoF] Ubuntu Desktop - Inclusion of mdadm for RAID"

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: raid request-of-feature rof

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Title:
  [Feature Request] [RoF] Ubuntu Desktop - Inclusion of RAID

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Observations:
  - RAID is no longer only of interest to Server users
  - It appears that a number of users would like to use RAID on desktop machines (see also previous bug reports on missing RAID)
  - Forums, web sites, tutorials about RAID with Ubuntu Desktop seems to consist to a large part of explanations, how to get actually get mdadm
  - Getting mdadm onto an Ubuntu machine without Internet connection during installation appears to be a bit tedious

  Since the RAID feature issue has been open for some time, and there
  seem to be lack of resource to address it, may I propose breaking down
  the task as follows:

  Step/Phase 1: Inclusion of mdadm in Ubuntu Desktop releases (same as for Ubuntu Server)
   This would allow users to boot a Live CD and use CLI to manually set-up/configure RAID, and then run Ubiquity installation
   Result: Including mdadm would get rid of the apt install step and the requirement for Internet connection, while and also simplify documentation/tutorials for workaround(s)
   Target date: Maybe 21.04 release

  Step/Phase 2: Add a CLI to Ubiquity (e.g. could show up when selecting manual disk partitioning)
   This would allow users to manually set-up/configure RAID from within Ubiquity
   Result: The user would not need to boot a Live CD evaluation before running Ubiquity
   Target date: Maybe 21.10 release

  Step/Phase 3: Include RAID support in Ubiquity
   Full RAID support in Ubiquity, which would probably make use of mdadm.
   Result: RAID Feature as requested by several users over several years
   Target date: Maybe 22.04 release

  Ref: Ubuntu Development Discussion <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
    "[Feature Request] [RoF] Ubuntu Desktop - Inclusion of mdadm for RAID"

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